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Action RPG (Action Role-Playing Game), also known as ARPG, refers to RPGs (role-playing games) that use direct, real-time, reflex-oriented, action combat systems, instead of the more abstract turn-based or menu-based battle systems.
Dragons were originally messengers from heaven, according to early Buddhist texts. In games, they can be among the most fearsome of adversaries, but there are some exceptions.
This cat race appears throughout the Monster Hunter Franchise. They have become one of the most popular icons of the series.
The hunter is a popular class archetype. The usually travel light and excell best at range combat with either guns or bows. Often pets are associated with hunters as they are known to tame wild beasts.
A subgenre of Action RPGs, focused on Boss Fights, mission-based structure, and loot/grinding for materials. Popularized by Capcom's Monster Hunters series
A situation where the player-controlled character loses their life immediately. The quickness of that demise is often a stark departure from the balance of power, and sometimes the rules, established by the developers during the rest of the game.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
Games that have an open gameplay structure that allow players to interact with the world as they choose.
Slashing weapons are designed to cut and slice rather than causing blunt trauma. Examples include swords, axes, claws, naginatas, or even whips.
This bar keeps track of your Stamina. If it's depleted, you need to take a rest.
Strategic dismemberment allows players to separate an enemy's limbs from its body without killing it, disabling limb-specific functions.
The player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. There is generally a movable camera but it can also be in a fixed position. It most commonly refers to a viewpoint behind the player character.
Items found in video games that serve little or no use to the player, other than to be sold to NPC vendors for money.
A type of dragon with wings instead of arms. They were a heraldic symbol of war and pestilence. Wyverns and Griffons were said to be rivals and sworn enemies.
Zenny, sometimes spelled Zeny or Zeni. It is often a form of currency in games produced by Capcom.
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