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The many lovely ladies who have been allies and love interests to James Bond.
A condition in which two male characters are socially close, but not sexually or romantically, and are often partners.
The concept of a helpless female character in desperate need of rescuing by the protagonist, in most cases from a villain, or from a form of impending doom.
These are endings that aren't just good, but they give you everything you could want. The world is saved, the hero gets the girl, friendships are made that will last forever, everyone is safe, the villain is gone for good, and all loose ends are wrapped up forever.... unless a sequel is made.
The expression of care and love, an act performed in many games.
The taboo act of engaging in sexual activity with one's own blood relatives. Generally frowned upon because it results in genetic deformities in any offspring created.
The act of pressing your lips against someone or something else as a sign of affection.
An umbrella term for any sexual orientation or gender identity that is not straight.
The single most important thing in the world, love is a powerful story telling element that can connect characters or drive a story. There are many video game characters who have fallen in love with someone or something.
Marriage is when characters, typically a pair of them, are joined in loving (or not so loving) matrimony!
A game created for the female demographic which puts the player in control of a female protagonist who tries to win the hearts of attractive men. Also called GxB (Girl x Boy) games by some Western fans.
These are the characters who may or may not wind up in a relationship with the protagonist of the game. Sometimes the player gets to choose if this relationship will develop, while in other instances it is just left up to your imagination at the end of the game.
Pregnancy is the term for when a female of a species is carrying a new, developing member of the species within her body.
The daughter of a monarch or monarchs.
Monarchs and their families.
An intimate physical activity between two or more individuals.
An important game mechanic in the Persona series. Social links represent the people you meet, and each are associated with a single Arcana. It is called Community in the Japanese versions.
A relationship mechanic present in latter games in the Fire Emblem series. Characters may form bonds, granting them stat bonuses when in close proximity on the battlefield.
An aesthetic sub-genre of fantasy, focusing on brutal barbarians and arcane wizardly magic.
A tragic hero is a protagonist who makes several mistakes to fall from glory, or is affected by tragedy and seeks revenge or redemption.
A sub-genre of adventure games, visual novels are a form of interactive fiction that usually have very little in terms of gameplay but often focus more on extensive storytelling, character interactions, decision-making and branching narratives.
"Vore" is an internet term for a sexual fetish for the act of a creature swallowing someone else whole while they are still alive. The act is also seen in many video games, in a decidedly less sexual manner.
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