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Joke characters are characters in video games that provide humor, and are often parodies of characters from other games, or parodies of famous celebrities.
The process by which characters reach a new level, gain greater attributes, and learn more abilities. It usually involves earning enough experience points by completing a variety of tasks such as quests or by "farming" such as killing other characters for their experience points.
'Shhh!'
These games are based off of established licenses, such as movies, comics, or TV shows. Examples are the James Bond 007 and Spider-Man franchises.
Lions are currently the second largest felines on Earth. They are often referred to as the king of the jungle.
It's easy to lose oneself in the heat of battle. Luckily, some games will alert the player as to when they are close to death.
The concept of affecting the universe through supernatural methods, breaking the fundamental laws of science.
Short for mana points or magic points, the resource required to use spells or other special skills in many role-playing games.
From Beat-em-ups to fighting games to modern FPS, one dude hitting another has made an enjoyable pastime.
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These are often a departure from the conventional gameplay of a game. There have also been compilations; games including only minigames. The Mario Party series has a lot of minigames, too!
A type of primate with tails; often monkeys are depicted as causing havoc the moment they are encountered.
A movie reference in a game, is where a game references a film. This can be done in many different ways.
Sometimes one playable character just isn't enough.
Mummies are lumbering undead corpses wrapped in bandages. They are often associated with ancient Egypt and may have magical powers or be immortal.
A game concept derived from implementing pen & paper mechanics into video games such as Neverwinter Nights. A "natural 20" occurs when a player rolls a 20 on a 20-sided dice. A player can experience rolling a natural 20 in video games when dice rolls are implemented into combat or world mechanics.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
Orcs/Orks/Orques are a fictional race of tough humanlike creatures, often with green or black skin, originally coming from the Saxon word for the Normans during the invasion, meaning demon or foreigner.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
A Palette Swap is when two or more characters share the same style sprite or character model with only minor color or cosmetic changes. Although visually similar, palette swap characters may have very different moves and personalities.
A partner is someone in a duo that shares the same status and/or billing. In video games, you often switch from one to the other because they have different strengths and weaknesses.
A system in which the player is allowed to control multiple characters. Most commonly seen in role playing games. Can also be used to describe party systems in the MMORPG genre, which brings a group of players together to accomplish various tasks.
The 2008 Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) took place at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle, Washington on August 29-31.
The third annual PAX East took place from April 6-8, 2012 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
Referencing a TV show, celebrity, song, trend, historical event, etc. is one of the easiest ways to get a laugh. This can be either a throw-away gag, like the name of an achievement, or the main subject of the game.
Swearing, cursing, call it what you want. It is an expression of anger or frustration, in most cases.
Being able to fire bullets in quick succession. In earlier video games, often acquired as a power-up.
The foil of almost every early RPG lover, these rodents often live in sewers. While most rats are simple targets, games like Ratatouille make them the hero.
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