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The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
In games, fire can be an obstacle, a tool, a weapon, or a solution. Just don't play with it...unless you really want to.
Fire element means using magic or an ability associated with fire the most of the time. If any kind of magician uses fire-related spells this concept applies to it.
Fire Lizards show up in a number of games, and are usually based on the elemental salamander.
Cold-blooded aquatic animals that have scales and breathe through gills.
When a game has you picking flowers or plants as part of the game mechanic, such as for alchemy components or quest items.
Enemies that prefer to keep a distance to the ground, and swoop down occasionally to do some damage.
Weapons that use a freezing effect to damage opponents, slow them up, or freeze them solid.
When the main character starts out as a weak, hopeless, tiny lad and the player makes him the most powerful person in the game.
GamersGate is a client-free digital distribution service.
It is believed that Frank Herbert's Dune books were the first to popularize the concept of a giant worm that is capable of devouring a person whole without even noticing it.
Giant rats are like regular rats but significantly bigger. Giant rats are the first enemy in many role playing games.
Gladiators may or may not be forced to fight. They are usually depicted as being from ancient Rome.
Goblins are irritable, evil and mischievous creatures in folklore. They can range in size from halfling to average human size.
God Mode is an ability, often entered through a cheat code, that gives the player god-like abilities.
A digital distribution platform that focuses on providing DRM-free computer games, both old and new.
A humanoid construct given life through magic. The materials used to create a golem vary greatly.
Ground Fog is low-flying fog that obscures less than 60% of the sky and doesn't extend to the base of any overhead clouds.
A guild is a group of people who are expert at a skill or task and have banded together for ease of employment. In games guilds take many forms, from massive societies of real people in MMOs, to simple places to level up and receive quests in most RPG's
A term that can be used to refer to RPGs that focus more on the action, or brawler action games which focus on hack & slash gameplay.
A winged creature from Greek mythology with the body of a bird and the head of a woman. Generally depicted as a winged woman with grotesque features with a mind full of bad habits.
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.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
Someone who lives in solitude, far away from others.
A rendering technology using lighting with a larger dynamic range to create more realistic images.
Pursuing and killing or capturing wild animals for sport or food.
Ghostly lights that can sometimes be seen near swamps. This phenomena has been attributed to ghosts, fairies, and biogas.
A status of decreased cognition caused by a substance such as alcohol.
Infinite Pockets are a system of inventory often found in adventure games. The player character's pockets seem to be of an infinite size, capable of holding anything from peanuts, to garden rakes, to spare tires, yet none of this is reflected on the character.
Insanity is a condition whereby the sufferer is of unsound mind. Depending on the condition of the individual, he or she may be prone to fits of uncontrollable violent behavior, hallucinations, or other symptoms.
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