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Game » consists of 3 releases. Released Aug 29, 2007
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
In some games, total immersion is helped along by allowing players to purchase and customize their own housing.
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
Porting is a term used when a game designed to run on one platform is converted to run on a different platform. Quality varies, though some titles are packaged with extras.
Ranking Systems tally the player's current progress and relative skill, by tracking raw numbers of multiple statistics (like score and time) during a session of gameplay. This results in a competitive meta-game where the goal is usually to reach the top position.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
The act of acquiring resources for the purpose of building structures and/or unit construction. Resource gathering is a staple of the RTS (Real Time Strategy) genre.
Games that have an open gameplay structure that allow players to interact with the world as they choose.
Special locations in game that allow the player to manually save their progress.
Slashing weapons are designed to cut and slice rather than causing blunt trauma. Examples include swords, axes, claws, naginatas, or even whips.
This bar keeps track of your Stamina. If it's depleted, you need to take a rest.
A condition which affects a character's effectiveness, either positively or negatively. Common examples include Poison or Haste.
Animals that have the ability of speech and in some cases are anthropomorphic.
Items found in video games that serve little or no use to the player, other than to be sold to NPC vendors for money.
Games that feature musical instruments as weapons, whether that be by smashing them over an enemy's head or by firing projectiles via a quick jam session.
A type of dragon with wings instead of arms. They were a heraldic symbol of war and pestilence. Wyverns and Griffons were said to be rivals and sworn enemies.
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