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Game » consists of 4 releases. Released Jul 29, 2011
Often referred to as Hentai, Eroge is a video game genre which has (usually manga-style) pornographic content and artwork.
Although killing or being killed has been one of the most universal mechanics in games through the years, in some games players or their foes merely faint instead.
You may think you know who you are playing as, but do you?
See? The exploiting, soulless people who run the video game industry DO care about their fans!
First-Person is a vantage point that attempts to simulate looking through a game character's eyes. It is most commonly found in first-person shooters, racing games, and visual novels, and to a lesser extent in other genres, such as RPGs, 3D platformers, and adventure games.
Flashbacks take a player into a flashback sequence. Often playable, but not always.
The concept of a game referencing another game through mockery, parody or even directly. A game reference to the same franchise does not count.
This tag is for all games and characters that deal in the concept of gods, demigods, half-gods and the like.
When a conscious character perceives something that either does not exist or is a contorted reality manifested by the character's unstable psyche.
"Hand to hand. It is the basis of all combat." -Gray Fox
The expression of care and love, an act performed in many games.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
The possibility for a character to sustain a permanent or temporary injury, thus lowering his abilities.
Kidnapping is often used in videogames as a motivation for the protagonist to venture into unknown worlds and fight seemingly hopeless battles.
The act of pressing your lips against someone or something else as a sign of affection.
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.
The concept of affecting the universe through supernatural methods, breaking the fundamental laws of science.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
When a relative is missing, and the protagonist is forced to look for the aforementioned relative.
Mixed Martial Arts, or MMA is a full contact combat sport that allows its to competitors to utilized skills from an almost unlimited variety of disciplines
Moral dilemmas presented to the player that often have a significant effect on the story or other characters.
A single game may use multiple art styles. For example, Comic Jumper switches its levels between art styles inspired by comics, and Rock of Ages has its stages take on the style of various art periods.
Two or more characters are featured on the game's box art.
Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.
Games that feature more than one storyline, each often paired with a different protagonist. The storylines may intersect, or they may be completely independent of one another.
Not to be confused with Evolving Title Screen, some games feature multiple title screens from the get-go that can be changed.
Music speeds up as the time runs out or a particular part of the game gets harder. Found in Street Fighter, Mario games, Sonic games, etc.
A menu where highlighting each option plays a different note. Usually if navigated to the correct tempo, a recognisable music phrase will be heard.
A game which does not force the player to play through the story in a particular order, chronological or otherwise. Some games offer the option of skipping whole chapters entirely.
This is when the events of a story are not in chronological order. Often, the end comes at the beginning, and the remaining story explains how things came to be the way they are.
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