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Game » consists of 5 releases. Released Jul 04, 2012
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.
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, commonly refers to the programmed behaviors of NPCs in a game, whether it's the fact that a soldier takes cover behind a wall in Gears of War, or that townspeople cheer upon your arrival to their village in Fable.
A tiered reward system usually involving players having to purchase to acquire certain rewards.
Bats, hammers, wrenches, maces, staves, or even brass knuckles. These are weapons intended for blunt trauma rather than cutting or slicing.
Also called a "Boob Slider", this is an interface that allows players to interactively increase or decrease the size of a character's breasts usually as a part of character creation.
The race of androids in the Phantasy Star Online and Phantasy Star Universe series.
A system allowing players on different gaming platforms to play together.
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.
The 25th annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, which took place June 11-13, 2019 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.
A digital distribution platform operated by Epic Games.
An unofficial translation of a video game, created by people not associated with the original development team.
That bad guy looks awfully familiar... probably because it's you. This is for games where you fight yourself or an evil version of yourself
Free to Play titles allow a user to play a version of the game without paying an initial purchase fee, but generally require the purchase of microtransactions to access additional content.
These games were popular enough to warrant an anime, whether it was a full television series, an OVA (original video animation), or a feature-length movie.
Whether it be Mario vs. Bowser, Jedi vs. Sith, Link vs. Ganon, or Elves vs. Orcs, the forces of good are in an eternal battle with the hordes of evil.
A graphical engine created by Sonic Team which is mainly used for lightining effects.
An numeral indication of how much damage a character can sustain. The loss of all hit points results in the death of the character or another penalty.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
Sending or receiving fake email inside a game.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
The process by which characters reach a new level, gain greater attributes, and learn more abilities. It usually involves earning enough experience points by completing a variety of tasks such as quests or by "farming" such as killing other characters for their experience points.
In Phantasy Star Online, a MAG is a pet creature that accompanies the player while providing stat and combat enhancements. It has qualities and care requirements similar to tamagotchi, which includes feeding.
A fixer of mechanical things that are broken. It's always good to have one near your tank or spaceship.
Small payments made with actual money which result in an in-game bonus, such as an extra item, character, etc...
The alien adversaries from Sega's Space Channel 5 series. They plan to conquer the galaxy by hypnotizing people and forcing them to dance.
A race of genetically-modified beings who have strong innate photon abilities who appear in the Phantasy Star Online and Phantasy Star Universe series.
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
Released on vinyl.
The ninth annual PAX Prime took place between August 31-September 2, 2012 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
While PSO2 may be free, its houses are not. Each character can access an apartment on their ship if they pay a monthly fee. They can decorate it with furniture that they will be rewarded with in game regardless of whether or not they're paying their rental fee or not.
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