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The ability to take direct control of another person's body, or an inanimate object, in order to further your own goals. Usually an ability found only in spectral characters.
When the character the player is controlling dies as part of the game's plotline.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
The concept of being reborn as someone or something else following one's own demise.
Resurrection is the act of being brought back to life. One must have already been living and have died in order to be able to be resurrected.
A Scripted Death is a moment when the player is taken out of control resulting in the characters death
Shakey Cam is the use of shaking the camera in a game in order to give the feeling of chaos, disorientation or realism. It is usually used in action games when moving at fast speeds or when a large impact or explosion occurs.
Shaman are mediums between the mortal and spiritual realms. In games, they are often priests with the ability to heal via magic and crafted potions.
SpeedTree is a software toolkit that generates realistic forests on the fly.
When a developer creates a game that could be perceived as a new instalment in an existing franchise that they've worked on before, but doesn't share the same name due to licensing issues or other reasons, it's called a spiritual successor.
A boss that doesn't move around during battle. It will instead use other means to "reach" the player.
A transformation is a different stage or form for something. Usually an upgrade.
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.
When a protagonist/hero works for the bad guy. It may be unintentional or completely voluntary.
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