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Game » consists of 4 releases. Released Jul 29, 2011
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
Nudity is qualified as either exposed buttocks, breasts, or genitalia or general lack of clothing. Video game nudity is largely a rarity outside of the PC market.
It may or may not be the apocalypse, but someone, somewhere, did something that really distorted the cosmic laws.
Open wounds are caused by injuries that continue to bleed, which drains Hit Points for its duration. It is a Damage over time effect, similar to poisoning.
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.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
An orphan is a child that has both of his/her natural parents absent from his/her upbringing. The absence could be from the parents' death, abandonement, or "accidental" disappearance.
A term referring to those obsessed with a specific field of interest, especially anime and manga.
It is common in Japanese video games (and other media) for the Moon to appear much bigger than it is in real life. This is usually happens when a main or villain character is standing with the Moon shining behind them for dramatic effect.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
The PlayStation TV is a media streaming device based on the PS Vita. It can play many (though not all) Vita game cards, as well as supporting some PSN games and PS4 Remote Play.
A narrative that takes an unexpected turn. Commonly, plot twists come in the form of revealing that the player character is not actually who they thought.
A postal service transports and delivers letters and packages from one place to another often for a fee.
These are the characters who may or may not wind up in a relationship with the protagonist of the game. Sometimes the player gets to choose if this relationship will develop, while in other instances it is just left up to your imagination at the end of the game.
Quicksave allows the player to save their progress in record time at the push of a button. It is more commonly found in PC games than in console games.
Romance in video games can either be interactive, in which the player attempts to woo another character, or an unchangeable part of the story of a given game.
A joke or reference that appears throughout a series of games.
Games that allow save file data to be transferred from one save slot to another.
Getting extra stuff on a new game from a previous game save on the player's system.
Special locations in game that allow the player to manually save their progress.
Not all scientists are mad and/or hell-bent on dominating worlds. Some are just your ordinary egghead with a coat.
An intimate physical activity between two or more individuals.
Shrine maidens, or miko, are girls or young women who perform various duties at Shinto shrines.
A lead character who never says a word, despite being spoken to.
Whether it's to restore your health, save your game, just for the hell of it, or all of the above, sleeping in games has numerous uses.
A gameplay mechanic which allows the player to move faster than the normal speed. Usually for a set amount of time.
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.
Those that attend a school seeking knowledge. In many video games (especially RPGs) students, most commonly high school students, are the protagonist of the game.
Acquiring new knowledge, or skills by reading or practicing.
Games often sexualize their female characters. A lot of the time it comes in the form of a really out of place swimsuit scene.
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