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A group of angel-like beings said to keep watch over the world in Tales of Symphonia. It is later revealed that they are not what they seem, nor are they too fond of humans.
The Desians are an evil organization in Tales of Symphonia, comprised of half-elves who enslave humans at facilities called Human Ranches.
All the enemies in the game show up in the credits, sometimes before the people who made the game.
A disorder that makes reading and writing tough, regardless of the sufferer's intelligence level. It can be the source of a wide variety of symptoms related to letter recognition, the sounds and spelling of words, and other factors.
Games that allow the player to adjust a character's level to any point between Level 1 and the actual current level of the character, allowing for the player to adjust the degree of challenge without changing the game's difficulty level. First introduced in The World Ends With You.
A common character class that has appeared in every entry in the Fire Emblem series.
A combo move in fighting games that 1) requires a specific button combination to activate while combo-ing & 2) delivers a special animation associated with character or environment. Depending on game, might involve a gauge or act as a finishing move.
In 2D fighting games, a command grab is a character-unique grab that is triggered by performing a special move command. It is the primary weapon of a "grappler" character.
During a race, a caution period slows the cars down so that workers can attend to cars involved in an accident, or remove debris from the track. This is typically indicated by a yellow flag.
The act of exchanging items between multiple characters in order to eventually receive a specific final item.
Games displaying aesthetics evoking watercolor paintings
Soldiers who fight for Super-Earth and "democracy", so named for their dive-bombing into war-zones via drop-pods to engage the enemy. Recognizable by their signature capes. Friendly fire incidents common.
A Newtype is theorized to be the next step in human evolution in the Gundam universe. This metamorphosis appears most clearly as a heightened mental state.
A corrupt military organization that serves as the antagonistic force of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.
Noise are the non-human enemies that attack players and are drawn to negative emotions in the game The World Ends With You. They are half animal, half tattoo, and all hurt.
A mode found in certain Turn-Based Strategy games where all the players take their turns at the same time instead of in a sequence.
The Dark Avengers is the name applied to a team of villainous counterparts to the Avengers, led by Norman Osborn.
An in game reward for simply logging in to a game.
A monetization structure common to mobile games where purchasable in-game currency is spent in exchange for randomized digital rewards, often in the form of collectible characters.
Rudimentary synthetics from the Alien franchise, developed by Seegson as cheaper alternatives to Weyland-Yutani's more sophisticated and humanlike synthetics.
Skags are vicious, dog-like creatures found in Borderlands. Skags will attack anything that isn't another skag on sight, tearing into them with razor-sharp claws and teeth, and their ability to jump surprising distances for facial attacks. Some have even developed the ability to spit wads of corrosive acid at prey.
The Rakk is an enemy type in Borderlands.
A variant of the vicious Rakk creatures in Borderlands. The player encounters one as part of the main storyline.
Denpa, literally meaning “electromagnetic wave," is a Japanese genre term used to describe stories that involve madness and delusion.
A species of cetacean with a long tusk.
This describes when the player is able to interact directly with a character's body. While this is often meant to be erotic, there are cases where it has a non-sexual context within games.
Dentists are professionals who specialize in teeth, the mouth and oral cavity. They practice surgical and non-surgical procedures and counsel the patient on good oral health.
Extra time given to the player after running off a ledge and before actually falling.
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