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A frog is a small and usually green amphibian that can swim, hop, and ribbit. Sadly, most of them aren't princes.
When the main character at some point has to escape from a confined area, be it a dungeon, a prison cell, or a penal colony.
Revenge is an act of violence, financial ruin, or emotional torment that one person or group carries out against another, in response to some perceived wrongdoing.
OnLive was a cloud gaming service offering video game streaming through a user's computer, smartphone, or TV.
PlayStation Move is a motion control system for the PlayStation 3 console, allowing for fluid control of objects in a simulated 3D space.
This is a place of special vulnerability. Particularly used in boss fights or when simply fighting Giant Enemy Crabs that cannot be defeated by usual means.
Popularized by franchises such as Resident Evil and Silent Hill, these games typically involve a strong implication of danger, vulnerable protagonists, and disturbing monsters.
The fifteenth PAX West took place August 31-September 3, 2018 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
Subtitled Silence is when a character remains silent in a section of dialogue and a subtitle box appears usually having an ellipsis (...) or nothing at all. Most common in J-RPGs and dating sims. The character can also make a small moan or grunt.
Games featuring guests introduce playable, established characters from outside of a franchise. Primarily but not exclusively seen in fighting games.
A clone is a being created as a perfect genetic duplicate of another being, right down to the DNA.
In game terms alchemy is typically an item creation system. Centuries ago it was the pursuit of changing normal metals into gold, unsuccessfully.
A pervasive feeling of sadness, perpetual boredom, or both, which can dramatically affect a person's life.
A punctuation mark that is used to express intense emotion.
Most achievement systems allow developers to hide certain achievements, obscuring details about them until a player has earned the achievement.
When the character the player is controlling dies as part of the game's plotline.
When a conscious character perceives something that either does not exist or is a contorted reality manifested by the character's unstable psyche.
Using gestures with the controller to control on-screen actions. Alternatively, these gestures can also be detected by motion-sensing cameras.
Floating Islands are land masses (anywhere from island size to continental size) that float either by the use of magic or some other force.
Cyberpunk is an aesthetic choice that is employed in many different media, it focuses on technology and how that technology encroaches on our natural, daily lives. Cyberpunk is also often associated with monopoly capitalism in its extremes
Vampires are undead, nocturnal creatures that subsist on blood. They have superhuman powers and are sometimes able to shape-shift. They are weak against sunlight, foreign objects stuck in and left in their hearts, decapitation and sometimes holy water and crosses.
A cloud gaming service from Microsoft/Xbox.
Some game environments feature certain areas that allow for special kills outside a player's normal cadre of moves. These kills usually feature unique animations such as slamming an enemy's head through a television or sticking their head in a trash compactor.
A scripted sequence or even an entire level where the player character is falling from a great height. Gameplay typically includes avoiding debris or battling enemies (or sometimes both).
Hand-drawn or computer-generated animation.
When players must fight all of the bosses of the game at once. This can either be an optional mode, or a required sequence. Boss Rush can also mean a game where the player only fights bosses.
The fourteenth PAX West took place September 1-4, 2017 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
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.
A superhero is a fictional character of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do in the public interest.
When the player character is a robot. This does any form of humans infused with robotics.
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