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Action RPG (Action Role-Playing Game), also known as ARPG, refers to RPGs (role-playing games) that use direct, real-time, reflex-oriented, action combat systems, instead of the more abstract turn-based or menu-based battle systems.
Battle system associated with Final Fantasy series. First introduced in Final Fantasy IV.
Large, semi-aquatic, scaly lizards. Not to be confused with crocodiles.
A creature with characteristics of both a human and an arachnid, most often a spider or scorpion.
Attributes are a numerical representation of a character's abilities who have their roots in RPGs. Today, attributes have spilled over to a wide range of game genres.
An immature childish person. It wears diapers and whines a lot, much like old folks. Babies are considered cute by most people.
When a character is naked, but does not have nipples or any form of genitalia.
Bats are small, very social flying mammals. They may frequent caves or haunted houses.
A large omnivorous mammal that can be white, brown, or black. Despite their ferociousness, they are also associated with being soft and cuddly, as in teddy bears. Bears are also known to eat stairs. Scientists say that because "bears eat stairs" rhymes the bears are naturally inclined to do so.
A derivative form of Cyberpunk which heavily revolves around biological technology.
Games that are based upon books or novels.
Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
Feline animals commonly kept as pets. There are many different breeds and varieties.
A Christian holiday widely celebrated in the western world. It is often associated with festive spirit and presents.
The roach is a notoriously indestructible insect found in many societies. It is also found in video games.
An attack that does more damage than usual, usually affected by random chance and some sort of modifier.
Crows are familiar over much of the world: large, intelligent, all-black birds with hoarse, cawing voices.
A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
Cutscenes that do not take into account the specific gear that the player has equipped.
Many RPGs and survival horror games have the player find diaries written by people that were slowly transforming into monsters or zombies. Somehow, they make sure to keep writing in their diary, right up until they're no longer human, so that the player can read their mindlessly violent final thoughts.
The concept of decay is best known in video games when an item or a being is of a degrading quality. When the item is degrading, players or the game itself refer to this matter as decay.
These prehistoric behemoths cause chaos amongst many. Unfortunately, they are extinct.
In video games, dithering is a graphical technique using pixel patterns to simulate additional colors or transparency. While far more common on CRTs, many games still use the technique, especially games which use pixel art.
The 1998 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia on May 28-30.
Experience Points are part of a character advancement system commonly found in RPGs. These points are generally gained by defeating an enemy or completing a task.
This concept is for games where at least one of the main characters is female.
A Final Boss encounter against an opponent designed to look like/represent a fetus.
A frog is a small and usually green amphibian that can swim, hop, and ribbit. Sadly, most of them aren't princes.
A listing of games that have functional mirrors inside the game. An in-game mirror must display the character as they move in order to qualify.
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