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A race of slug-like creatures in the Star Wars universe.
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.
Romance in video games can either be interactive, in which the player attempts to woo another character, or an unchangeable part of the story of a given game.
A box, chest, or similar reward beckons you to come near, but it is actually an enemy in disguise. Sometimes can be difficult to differentiate from a real treasure chest.
Controlling by using different gestures such as touch, swing, twist, flick, and more!
The End of Days. A concept often used in video games. In most games: the protagonists are working to prevent it, although sometimes the goal is to actually bring about Armageddon yourself.
Often appearing in role-playing games, the reluctant hero starts out not wanting to fight, but ends up getting drawn into the conflict nonetheless. If not forced into it against their will, they are often motivated by love, honor, or a sense of righteousness.
A tragic hero is a protagonist who makes several mistakes to fall from glory, or is affected by tragedy and seeks revenge or redemption.
Sea monsters are sea-dwelling, mythical or legendary creatures, often believed to be of immense size.
In a number of games, characters often talk about friendship and the importance of friends, some sacrificing themselves for one another.
A plot device where innocent characters are killed. Sometimes players forced to watch it happen and can do nothing to prevent it.
Archaic words borrowed from middle to early modern English. Many Role-Playing Games of the 90's implemented this. Examples: Hither, tither, yonder and lo.
Classic form of numbering that gives things a more regal feel.
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 letter delivery service ran by Final Fantasy's ever lovable moogles in Final Fantasy IX and the 2006 remake of Final Fantasy III.
A headless horseman of Irish folklore. It is said to carry its own severed head, bearing a mischievous grin that reaches from one side of the face to the other.
An animated transition that is used to switch from one screen to another.
A draw occurs when two or more players end a versus match where no player is determined to be the winner. This can be caused by a double knock out, or when players have an equal point value at the end of a set period of time.
Lenticulars are images that change or move when viewed from different angles. Occasionally they are used on the cover of a game. The process is based on stereoscopic vision and is made possible through the use of arrays of carefully designed parallel lenses.
Heroes can only fight for so long. If they don't get rest or are able to recuperate, their performance will suffer (and so might they).
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, affectionately known to fans as Spurs, is an English professional football club currently playing in the English Premiere League.
3DS titles that use the handheld's built-in StreetPass feature, allowing two units in sleep mode to share game information when they detect each other.
Cross Genre Games take completely different gaming genres and place them together in a single game in an attempt to innovate beyond traditional gaming practices.
A local multiplayer feature that allows players to move independently of each other by implementing split-screen when they travel too far apart, but merges the views together when close.
Games that let you choose the path you take through the story-line.
In text based games, most, if not all the game play, or graphics is created with words.
The military dictators of Japan for nearly 700 years, until the great "opening" and Westernization of the country in 1868. Famous shogun include Minamoto no Yoritomo (the first true shogun) and Tokugawa Ieyasu, whose ascension marked the end of the Sengoku (Warring States) Period.
Life after death, known by many names in many cultures, where the dead continue their existence forever parted from the living.
Archers are marksman that practice the arts of archery. Archers specialize in picking enemies off from a distance one by one. using bows and arrows to deliver precise shots to unsuspecting opponents. it's a class base or a unit for a strategy game, archers are lightly armored and have less hitponits. but has moderate speed, longer range and highest damage of them all.
Cavalry Troopers are warriors the specialized in mounted combat.
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