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Game » consists of 12 releases. Released Aug 19, 2014
The twentieth Electronic Entertainment Expo took place June 10-12, 2014 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.
A form of repeatable side quest, the character gets a job that he usually reports to at a set time. This could be doing deliveries for a shop, making cakes, operating a forklift, or collecting coconuts.
The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
Earrings, greatswords, and rubber suits. Some party members simply don't have the assets needed to wear these items.
These spooky entities are the spirits of the dead, returned from beyond their graves for generally sinister purposes. There's generally about even odds whether a particular ghost will be helpful or malevolent towards the living, but some ghosts just want to be left alone entirely.
Whether it be Mario vs. Bowser, Jedi vs. Sith, Link vs. Ganon, or Elves vs. Orcs, the forces of good are in an eternal battle with the hordes of evil.
A government is a group of people who are responsible for the running of a country
A term that can be used to refer to RPGs that focus more on the action, or brawler action games which focus on hack & slash gameplay.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
A gameplay mechanic allowing players to store their items and freely carry them around.
A reporter for a news-outlet, whether it be as a writer or photographer.
A heavily armored soldier in the service of a lord or cause. Typically a champion of good and a defender of the innocent.
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.
A real-time battle system used in Namco Bandai's Tales franchise.
A meter measured much like HP that depletes when you use magic, and depending on the game, regenerates over time or can only be regenerated through rest or potions. Mana is usually displayed as a blue bar beneath it's red counterpart, the HP bar.
Martial arts are a popular set of skills that many video game characters possess. Martial arts are the cornerstone of any fighting game, and have influenced many platforming and adventure games.
Mercenaries, Soldiers for Hire, have been found fighting in conflicts since the dawn of human warfare. These hired guns show a desire to turn their talent in the art of death to a more profitable profession.
Many games allow you to buy stuff, these are the dudes who help sell it to you. Typically they also engage in light conversation.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
Two or more characters are featured on the game's box art.
Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.
Sometimes one playable character just isn't enough.
A mode that allows a game to be replayed after a first completion, carrying over items, experience, weapons, and other elements from the first playthrough.
Sequels that have the player controlling a different character than the preceding game(s).
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
Games that allow characters to be switched with the press of a button. This concept's definition does not include player switching in team sports games.
An optional boss is a boss whose defeat is not essential to the plot and can be avoided. In some cases, they are stronger than the game's final boss.
Optional conversation-based cutscenes that are unrelated to the main narrative. These conversations are often humorous or provide insight into the game's setting.
Options menus give you the option to change anything the game lets you change. Whether you want subtitles or not, sound effects or not, the game to be harder or not, anything you want that the game lets you change, you can change in the options menu.
The existence of a parallel world which can be traveled to and from, and may contain differences of varying degrees from its counterpart. Often, this concept consists of a Dark and Light World through which the player alternates.
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