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Game » consists of 3 releases. Released Sep 28, 2020
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.
A tiered reward system usually involving players having to purchase to acquire certain rewards.
Climbing is a common tradition in games, particularly platformers. There is often a particular type of surface that can be climbed, and it has a recognizably different look than other surfaces in the game. Climbing ladders or stairs doesn't count.
Crabs in all forms and sizes, not just the giant enemy variety.
A system allowing players on different gaming platforms to play together.
A quick burst of speed that propels the player slightly forward or backwards.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
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.
A digital distribution platform operated by Epic Games.
A device used in many games with vast open worlds, to travel instantaneously from one place to another. It sometime appears in the form of an item or skill.
Cold-blooded aquatic animals that have scales and breathe through gills.
Free to Play titles allow a user to play a version of the game without paying an initial purchase fee, but generally require the purchase of microtransactions to access additional content.
A monetization structure common to mobile games where purchasable in-game currency is spent in exchange for randomized digital rewards, often in the form of collectible characters.
The 21st annual Game Developers Choice Awards celebrate the best games of 2020.
More effective than any hospital. These games let you heal damage; ranging from a black eye to a gunshot wound, just by having a snack.
Some games require players to accept a terms of service agreement before playing or connecting to online services.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
Games with language selection allow the player to choose which language is displayed or spoken in the game.
The concept of affecting the universe through supernatural methods, breaking the fundamental laws of science.
The minimap is a small, simplified version of a larger map. This plays a vital role in many games, especially Real Time Strategy, where it is important to have an overview of the entire map.
Two or more characters are featured on the game's box art.
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
Options menus give you the option to change anything the game lets you change. Whether you want subtitles or not, sound effects or not, the game to be harder or not, anything you want that the game lets you change, you can change in the options menu.
A warning to players that might get seizures from certain patterns, lights, or images.
An in-game currency bought with real world currency.
The act of taking on an in-game task; most often, these are provided to the player by an NPC. MMOs and RPGs are the primary users of this concept.
Slimes are a common "starter enemy" in RPGs, and serve as a mascot for the Dragon Quest series.
A blob consisting of some icky substance, the slime monster is one of the most used RPG monster clichés besides rats.
Propelling oneself with kinetic usage of limbs while submerged in liquid (or otherwise fluid material).
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