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Due to an incident in his past, Barret lost the use of his right hand and had a gatling gun attached as a prosthesis.
Barret's gun arm can be switched out with different implements, including but not limited to only different machine guns. He can also attach objects like a boxing glove and use a striking attack. In Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, he is shown to have a fully functional robotic hand which can also transform into his signature gun arm.
AVALANCHE is an anti-Shinra group. They believe that the extraction of Mako energy harms the planet. That's why they target the Mako Reactors with their attacks.
A Concept mostly in MMORPGs. A Buff allows the player to increase their stats for a short period of time.
The Cetra is a human race from Final Fantasy VII. They have the ability to "speak" with the planet.
Global Warming is the rising of the Earth's temperature. As temperatures rise, ice caps melt, ocean levels rise, and climates are drastically altered.
Video game controversy revolves mostly around the psychological effects that games with graphic violence or sexual content in them can have on players. Other sources of controversy can range from racism, sexism, politics, or religion.
Eco-terrorism is terrorism conducted with the aim of saving the environment.
A situation where the player must quickly escape from a building currently in the process of blowing up. Could either be a cinematic or actually gameplay.
Flashbacks take a player into a flashback sequence. Often playable, but not always.
When a game has specific or unique dialogue for when the player has already completed a task before being given a quest to do that task.
In Final Fantasy VII, the Lifestream is the spirit and lifeblood of the planet and has all the memories and knowledge of those who lived on it. It is the source of Mako energy.
A powerful attack in the Final Fantasy series, useable mostly when a character's hp is low or a certain condition has been met.
The meter which is used to gauge how much power there is left to use magic abilities.
In Final Fantasy VII, Mako is a liquid form of Lifestream that has been processed as an energy source through machines known as mako reactors.
A level or sequence where the player must ride in a mine cart, and has some meaningful control over the character or the cart. The Donkey Kong Country series popularized these sequences, and gave them the stigma of frustrating difficulty at the same time.
Everyone that is born has parents. These games feature adults with children of their own.
The political thriller is a story, often action-oriented, that tends to revolve around two or more nations struggling to gain power. Outcomes are usually found through military confrontations, covert wars, and back alley negotiating.
A lack of basic needs like clothes, clean water, shelter, and food.
Barret Wallace, the only playable character who is also a large black man, is a jive-talkin' tough-as-nails soldier type who resembles American celebrity Mr. T.
A weighty real-world issue that some games comment on, often through allegory. Unfortunately, other games can offend players in their depiction of different ethnicities, whether intentionally or not, thus becoming part of the issue themselves.
Many games feature a story which involves saving the world and its inhabitants, often single handedly.
Shinra is a ruthless mega-corporation who harvest Mako, the life force of the planet Gaia, and transforms it into electricity to power the city of Midgar and its surrounding area. Famous for the Jenova Project which resulted in the creation of Sephiroth.
A staircase sequence consists of the player ascending or descending a stairwell for an extended period of time, perhaps a minute or more. These are often presented to create a vertical box of movement, with limited mobility to avoid hazards.
A condition which affects a character's effectiveness, either positively or negatively. Common examples include Poison or Haste.
Summoning involves bringing a distant ally into battle to either perform a single, devastating attack or to fight on the behalf of the summoner.
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