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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.
In game terms alchemy is typically an item creation system. Centuries ago it was the pursuit of changing normal metals into gold, unsuccessfully.
Character Creation refers to characters created by players themselves, rather than developers.
The ultimate pressure feature. Players have to complete the task at hand, be it defeating opponents or cutting the right wire, in the allotted time.
Some games let players customize their character (or characters). Degree of customization may vary, with some games simply allowing to choose between different types of clothes, while others provide more detailed tinkering of features such as the distance between a character's eyes or hair color.
A specific number that briefly floats above an enemy after an attack which displays the exact amount of damage the attack has done.
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.
A subgenre of Action RPGs, focused on Boss Fights, mission-based structure, and loot/grinding for materials. Popularized by Capcom's Monster Hunters series
When the title of the game does not appear immediately at the beginning of the game, but rather after the first mission or prologue.
An online multiplayer grouping system that allows players to join a party and "travel" from match to match together automatically.
Quick Time Events show up in all sorts of games as an attempt to make cutscenes interactive. Press the buttons displayed on-screen before time runs out, or else.
Slimes are a common "starter enemy" in RPGs, and serve as a mascot for the Dragon Quest series.
Game titles that are three words long, and have a conjunction or a preposition. These games usually take the form of "X of Y" or "X & Y".
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