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A species of striped feline.
The act of changing an event in the past that significantly alters further events leading up to the present. This is a major element of many stories involving time travel.
Tokyo Game Show 2008, the world's second biggest video game trade show, was held from October 9th to 12th 2008 at the Makuhari Messe.
The 2009 Tokyo Game Show (TGS) took place between 24-27 September at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Tokyo. The theme for the show was 'Game, it's so energetic!'
2010 Edition of the Tokyo Game Show that is to be held from September 16 to September 19.
The Tokyo Game Show 2012 took place in the Makuhari Messes from the 20th-23rd of September. The show's theme was 'Spreading Smiles Through Games'.
A tomboy is a girl who behaves in a boyish manner. It manifests itself through the practice of games and activities that are typically considered to be the domain of boys.
Some bosses transition through two or more forms during the course of a fight. Each form has its own abilities and health separate from those of other forms.
Device used by games with text boxes to show that a mysterious and/or unknown character is talking. Mostly used in games coming from Japan (at least nowadays).
Bosses that are designed to not be beaten; however, sometimes these bosses can finally be beaten at a later point in the game.
Pirates who are also undead.
Video games contain a lot of activities for players to do underwater, from exploration to combat. Sometimes games treat water as simple low gravity movement, while other games treat underwater more realistically.
Unexpectedly changing from one character to another during the plot.
Extra objects, characters, or content in a game that can only be accessed after completing a certain task such as completing the game, or by using cheat codes.
Cutscenes that cannot be interrupted or bypassed through player interaction.
Tutorial sequences that must be played through in order to progress to the main game.
Monsters that invade the various worlds in Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. The protagonists Terra, Aqua, and Ventus fight to discover the source of the threat.
Weapons can often be upgraded with new attachments, augmentations, or magical enchantments. These upgrades result in the original item being more powerful than originally intended.
You can see the villain, but why are they in that huge, squishy monster shell?
A trope commonly seen in RPGs, where a character in the player's party disbands without warning during a story event. This often means that the character takes their currently equipped items with them.
The building/editing of vehicles, mechs, and the like.
A malevolent character whose goals are evil in nature. While villains are commonly featured as antagonists, not all antagonists are necessarily villains.
Just as heroes sometimes fall from grace, occasionally someone who works for the forces of evil will turn their life around and become a good guy.
Games that have you going into a computer generated virtual universe.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
A level that takes place either in or near water.
Marine mammals that can grow to be among the largest animals on earth. Whales are sometimes hunted for their meat, oil, and ambergris; this has left many species seriously endangered.
Possess the magical power of life. White magic are spells and abilities that heal damage, cure poison, and even revive the dead.
A viewable map that displays the entire game world. The map also usually shows the player's location in the world.
A type of dragon with wings instead of arms. They were a heraldic symbol of war and pestilence. Wyverns and Griffons were said to be rivals and sworn enemies.
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