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Specifically in party based titles, a party leader that can fall in combat without causing a game over.
The player character jumps on the back of an enemy during a battle to take control of them.
A mask that is either possessed or able to possess the wearer.
Games whose menus feature a book-like motif. Often this is featured in games with a fairy tale—style narrative.
Extra stars that goes to the players based on their performance in the Mario Party franchise. It first appeared in Super Mario World.
We all know that explosions will get you to buy a game. This is why you want stuff blowing up on your game cover!
A visual representation showing the spells or skills collected by the player. This is in reference part of the user interface, not to book objects within a game.
Need to sneak around unseen? Darken the room by shooting out some lights.
An online digital distribution system for arcade games in Japan.
Star Power doubles your current score modifier. Activate it by tilting your guitar up or hitting the select button.
An arcade/minigame where the objective is to force popping moles back into their holes by hitting them on the head with a mallet. Games with similar elements of gameplay go here.
A NosCon (short for Nostalgic Continuity) is a game made with the purpose of appealing to people's nostalgia for the retro gameplay and style of a specific series.
The Spike Video Game Awards recognized the best games of 2006.
A person involved in the illegal transportation of goods.
Law makers and fat cats who will sell the population down the river just to gain more power and money.
A Prodigy is typically a young character who posses skills or intelligence far beyond their age. Some prodigies were born with this talent, while others had to work for it.
The concept that an asteroid may hit a location and effect the player and/or enviorment. In such games as the upcoming Rage from id Tech a Asteroid impact creates the wasteland-esque environment the player expirences the game in.
A combat system in which all the player character's offensive and defensive moves are mapped to a single button. Depending on the game, this can lead to a surprising level of complexity.
A physics simulation or manual animation of a character's posterior.
Using the Red Cross in an entertainment product is expressly forbidden by the Geneva Convention and international law, however some games don't realise that.
Any video game (especially RPGs) that allows the player the opportunity to talk to everyone, from companion characters to minor NPCs to surviving or reformed villains, during its playable epilogue to see what became of them.
Job systems allow for a user to dictate the role of a game character. Offering the capacity for deep customization and quick adaptability, job systems give players the ability to tailor their own experience.
A "Tech Tree" is a concept used mainly in strategy and role playing games. Unlocking a node in the tree generally unlocks some effect (example: a new ability in a role playing game or new unit in a strategy game). Unlocking a parent node allows access to its child nodes.
Lickilicky is the evolved form of Lickitung. Lickitung evolves into Lickilicky if it levels up while it knows the move "Rollout."
Dragoons, known as Dragon Knights, appear in various Japanese RPGs. Their weapon of choice is usually the spear/lance and they employ the powers of their namesake to either fight alongside or against other Dragons.
Having made an appearance in almost all of the Final Fantasy games, the Bomb is a fearsome-looking creature, resembling a levitating ball of fire with a twisted grin.
Haste is a spell or effect from a worn item that increases ones reaction speed.
A common character archetype of the Final Fantasy series. Most titles in the main series and some spin-offs feature a character named Cid.
Eidolons are summoned creatures commonly found in the Final Fantasy series. They have alternatively been called terms such as Summons, Espers, and Guardian Forces depending on the Final Fantasy universe in question.
A common enemy in the Final Fantasy Series. It's a cat-like beast that has two long whiskers which it uses to cast very powerful magic. Its attack, "Blaster", either paralyzes, petrifies, or instantly kills one or more party members.
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