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Game » consists of 6 releases. Released Dec 15, 1995
Mostly in games that involve strategy. It involves special attributes determining the strengths and weaknesses of each move, species, character or type. One attribute is strong against another attribute, and weak against another, often in a circular fashion.
A rune is normally an ancient letter or symbol, often carved into a stone or gem, infused with mystical power. In many games they confer new abilities on a character, or add effects to an item.
Special locations in game that allow the player to manually save their progress.
No point in gathering coins, gold, gil, money, or whatever if you can't buy anything with it.
A lead character who never says a word, despite being spoken to.
Slimes are a common "starter enemy" in RPGs, and serve as a mascot for the Dragon Quest series.
The player goes to an ordinary, seemingly benevolent small town, only to find that there are some very strange things afoot there...
A two-dimensional image or animation overlaid into a scene. The foundation of early 2D games, making up everything from props to the player-controlled character.
Stars of Destiny are recruitable characters in the Suikoden franchise. They serve various functions from combat to shopkeeping to pivotal story events and are based on the 108 Stars of Destiny concept seen in the Chinese novel Water Margin.
A condition which affects a character's effectiveness, either positively or negatively. Common examples include Poison or Haste.
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
The concept of a character leaping forwards or backwards in time.
A tragic hero is a protagonist who makes several mistakes to fall from glory, or is affected by tragedy and seeks revenge or redemption.
Tricksters are mischeivous and inventive, they usually are mechanical and like to create gadgets like robots or living dolls; some Tricksters create thier own games and get people to play it. Some Tricksters are even the robots that a Trickster made.
Bosses that are designed to not be beaten; however, sometimes these bosses can finally be beaten at a later point in the game.
A trope commonly seen in RPGs, where a character in the player's party disbands without warning during a story event. This often means that the character takes their currently equipped items with them.
A Flower weapon is a weapon that is a flower or shaped as a flower. There are many varieties of a Flower Weapon such as a rose whip or a mallet that is shaped as a flower.
For games that have either wholly or partly Japanese title names.
The big bad is defeated, the world is saved, and any last minute moral decisions are made, but what happens to all your favourite characters after the credits roll? Some games leave that thread hanging, while others use slideshows, cutscenes, or text to explain what life had in store for them.
A video game character as it appeared in an earlier time of its life.
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