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Game » consists of 1 releases. Released Jan 22, 2008
Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
A protagonist who lacks some or all of the qualities traditionally seen as heroic.
Combining or raising animals, plants, or any variant of living items into a child or new item.
When a character from an existing media franchise makes a brief appearance in a video game, sometimes without even openly acknowledging their origins.
A cliffhanger is a type of ending where the fate of the characters, the world, or everything in the world is left unresolved. In most cases, they are revealed in sequels.
The game borrows assets from several other games.
A cult dedicated to Diabetes features in one arc.
Neoshekels are the main currency in the Game.
Vince Carter is a cyborg in the game.
Diabetes is a status ailment in the game.
Your friend in medicine. Mostly.
Cyberdwarf and the Duergars.
A dark version of a game's hero, featuring many of the same powers. Usually wears black. Male evil twins often have goatees.
Experience Points are part of a character advancement system commonly found in RPGs. These points are generally gained by defeating an enemy or completing a task.
Flashbacks take a player into a flashback sequence. Often playable, but not always.
Freeware games are those which have their full versions legally free to download or otherwise obtain.
GameMaker is an easy-to-use, no programming required 2D game development tool for Windows and Mac, first created by Mark Overmars and now developed and maintained by YoYo Games Ltd.
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.
In-Game Advertising is the placement of advertisements for real-world products within the game, sponsored by companies external to the developer.
“Indie” or “independently developed” games are video games which are developed by a studio without the support of an external publisher.
The single most important thing in the world, love is a powerful story telling element that can connect characters or drive a story. There are many video game characters who have fallen in love with someone or something.
A character whose intentions seem to be to help the player character, but their motives are unclear.
Japanese media is referred in the game with select characters being fans of "vidcon", a term used in the game to refer to anime.
Puzzles may need to be solved before the player can progress to the next section of the game. Often it may not be clear to players exactly what the puzzle is, or whether the an in-game items needs to be attained before it is even possible to solve it.
When the character blows itself up, inflicting damage, or when the character falls, flies, or is otherwise ejected from the arena by their own actions.
Quests that aren't necessary for game completion. They typically offer side-stories or specific rewards.
Modification of the body for grave medical purposes or otherwise.
Games whose main character is so egotistical that the whole game just HAS to be named after them.
A malevolent character whose goals are evil in nature. While villains are commonly featured as antagonists, not all antagonists are necessarily villains.
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