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Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
Regenerating health is a gameplay mechanic which automatically refills the players health bar after successfully escaping damage for a set amount of time. It is typically seen in RPGs and modern first/third-person shooters.
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.
Dialogue from NPCs that constantly repeats.
Resurrection is the act of being brought back to life. One must have already been living and have died in order to be able to be resurrected.
A ring out occurs when a character leaves a stage (mostly due to falling off stage because of being forced by opponent or bad timing) and automatically loses round/match. This is a common concept in fighting games.
A page about different rivals seen in video games, such as Shadow the Hedgehog, the numerous rivals from Pokemon games, and so on.
Mostly in games that involve strategy. It involves special attributes determining the strengths and weaknesses of each move, species, character or type. One attribute is strong against another attribute, and weak against another, often in a circular fashion.
Classic form of numbering that gives things a more regal feel.
Game mechanics traditionally found in role-playing games that are incorporated into a non-RPG title.
In the Dragon Ball Z franchise, the Saiyans (also known as Saiya-Jins) are a warrior race from the Planet Vegeta.
Special locations in game that allow the player to manually save their progress.
Many games feature a story which involves saving the world and its inhabitants, often single handedly.
In-game jokes or Easter eggs involving references to characters or events from earlier in a game or the game's series.
A sequel (also called a follow-up) is a game that carries forward the gameplay concepts, and often the story, of a previous game to which it is officially linked.
A hairstyle, sans hair.
No point in gathering coins, gold, gil, money, or whatever if you can't buy anything with it.
Showing half a face on box art is often used to give a sense of power or mystery.
A competition between brothers and sisters.
Slashing weapons are designed to cut and slice rather than causing blunt trauma. Examples include swords, axes, claws, naginatas, or even whips.
Like pirates, only spacier. Frequent antagonists in sci-fi games, especially the Metroid series.
Spamming, in video games, refers to the rapid, repeated use of the same item or action. For instance, "grenade spamming" in COD4 is the act of a player throwing a large amount of grenades in succession into an area so that they may get a lucky kill or simply distract the enemy.
Featured mainly in fighting games, special attacks usually require more than just pressing a button to activate. They are usually unique or at least varied between characters.
The SPECIAL System was created by Black Isle Studios, for their 1997 role-playing game: Fallout. It is heavily based on the GURPS System (Generic Universal Role-playing System), which they weren't allowed to use in Fallout.
Protagonists that have gravity defying hair styles and often appropriately spikey personalities.
Sometimes, you want to play games with a real person who's sitting right next to you. These games have you covered.
A two-dimensional image or animation overlaid into a scene. The foundation of early 2D games, making up everything from props to the player-controlled character.
The option to display dialog and other information with text on screen.
Sudden Death occurs when two or more players/teams have the same score at the end of the game. It can also be a penalty that activates when a player of match is taking too long. The players will then have to get rid of each other in a hurry.
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