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These are less powerful versions of Barons of Hell. They have half as much HP and are more common.
They are just like Demons, except invisible.
A lich is a powerful sorcerer who became undead through a magical ritual they cast on themselves. Usually lichdom is achieved to extend their "lives" or give themselves more power. They can control vast hordes of undead.
The annual European games convention held in Cologne, Germany. It took place on the 18-22 of August.
An air shot is the exact intersection of two flying objects, your projectile and someone else about to be in pain.
This is a concept that allows a single weapon to have two or more functions with the same ammo
Before the rise of the Empire there was the Galactic Republic.
A precise button press while guarding from a combo that allows you to cancel that combo and counter attack.
Some substance, organic or other wise that alters perfectly normal creatures into something else. Often times the agent in question is some form of virus or parasite.
The Suplex is a well-known wrestling maneuver where the attacker grabs hold of their opponent, lifts them off the ground, then uses both of their bodies to drive the opponent into the mat.
This concept is for when the blood type of characters is included in the game, often to allude to personality traits in Japanese games.
Used as a last ditch effort the desperation move is often a single, powerful attack that hits multiple enemies on screen. The attack is executed at the cost of a percentage of the user's total hit-points.
Autolog is a social feature in Electronic Arts' racing games that actively challenges players based on their own friends' performance in the same game.
Conjuration is the magic school of manifesting objects such as weapons out of thin air. In some settings, conjurers are also responsible for summoning creatures.
The common use of "Zero" or "0" at the end of a game's title to emphasize it as a precursor to the rest of the series. Similarly, some series will title a prequel "Origins" instead to denote it as the earliest point in the story.
A half human, half reptile mutant introduced in Resident Evil, Hunters recur throughout the series in numerous forms.
An extraterrestrial race whose society is centered around trophy hunting.
The Bangsian Fantasy is a fantasy trope where famous historical or literary individuals interact within the after-life. It was named after John Kendrick Bangs who often wrote in said manner.
A Human Shield is a form of cover in which a player uses a body to absorb damage like that of a shield. It's usually found in first and third-person shooters.
A character working for an agency or organization who is, in reality, working in secret against the organization for a rival agency.
This is an in-game time dilation effect brought about when the player is about to collide with a deadly obstacle. The slowdown allows the player time to recover from the situation.
An event in a video game in which the screen is split up into multiple frames to give the player better overview of everything that's going on.
If there's more than two rounds, there's always a final round.
Games which use an acronym or initialism for a title. The acronym is sometimes related to the games theme (ie. F.E.A.R. is a horror game, H.A.W.X. is a flight combat game).
Friendly Territory is a place where the player can buy and sell items, acquire quests from NPCs, and have no fear of being attacked by the opposite faction.
When you have a weapon that has a single shot, full auto modes, or even shotguns with semi and pump modes
When an animated character graphically looks realistic, but shows poor, unrealistic animations, the result can be very awkward. These instances of almost-human-but-not-quite can appear stilted, off-kilter, or even eery. This is the Uncanny Valley effect.
A level/mission/chapter that shares a name with the game itself.
A Nintendo-operated social network that connected users with friends and similar players through Wii U and 3DS. Miiverse could also be accessed through any other internet-enabled device until its discontinuation in November 2017.
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