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A rich snob is a character who thinks he/she is better then everyone else because he/she is rich.
Using stealth often requires the player to accomplish their objective without being detected by enemies. Methods of detection can vary from game to game, and can be based on an enemy's line of sight, how quiet the player is, or even how the player interacts with the environment.
Also known as the Sengoku Era, the Warring States Era was an extended period of civil war between Japanese warlords.
Depending on the country, a song enters public domain after a certain number of years after release or after the death of the writer. In the United States, it is 95 years after release.
The strategy of demonstrating how awesome something is by putting the word "super" in its title. Incredibly popular among developers making games for the Super Nintendo, which itself counts as an example.
These prehistoric behemoths cause chaos amongst many. Unfortunately, they are extinct.
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.
Evolution marks the progression from one stage to the next.
Souls are the spiritual essence of living things.
A playable class in many roleplaying games. Rogues are also sometimes known as Thieves. The class in almost all these games center around their stealth capabilities.
An individual who specializes in armed combat.
Betrayal is when a person breaks the trust and faith that others have placed in them.
A shooter in which the player movement is restricted so they can only follow a linear, predetermined path. This style of game is considered very "arcadey" and is usually accompanied by a lightgun.
An Easter Egg is an intentionally hidden cheat or hidden content in a video game, also known as a "secret".
The ability to stop or reduce the damage from an oncoming attack.
A common element in the Shin Megami Tensei series and many of its spin-offs. In order to recruit new demons, the player must enter negotiations during battle and appease them so that they feel inclined to join.
Not all scientists are mad and/or hell-bent on dominating worlds. Some are just your ordinary egghead with a coat.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
A mode in which a game will play a gameplay demonstration video as a means to entice players into playing the game.
A door that players must go through to exit the level
Halflings, also known as hobbits, average about three and a half feet tall. They have an innate affinity to nature and possess both the agility and dexterity to make great rogues. Halflings are generally good people, but also have a mischievous side that my infuriate others.
Rabbits, or bunnies, are smallish mammals with long ears and a cottony tail.
Mythical Creature with the face of a man, the body of a lion, sometimes with wings and a tail that can shoot spikes. Other times it has a snake for a tail or a scorpions tail.
Blindness is an affliction that robs a person of their sight. In games it usually causes physical attacks/projectiles to miss, but magical spells aren't as widely affected.
Optional conversation-based cutscenes that are unrelated to the main narrative. These conversations are often humorous or provide insight into the game's setting.
Frozen water. Ice can be slippery and it can be fun for ice skating.
When they don't *quite* think a game name through.
The title of a game is a year, or has a year in it. Normally used for sports games and other annual titles, but also used to designate when a game takes place rather than the year released.
A blob consisting of some icky substance, the slime monster is one of the most used RPG monster clichés besides rats.
A character who gets washed ashore on some island or other remote place.
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