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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.
A female warrior from the Amazons, an all-female nation in Classical and Greek mythology.
The lowest of all the angelic orders, angels are tasked with delivering God's messages to humans in addition to being personal guardians. Angel has also become a generic term for any such kind of heavenly being.
The second of the orders of angels, archangels are tasked with strengthening the faith of mankind, heralding good news, and delivering prophecy to humans though the lower order of guardian angels. This order sometimes includes named angels like Michael and Gabriel, but they can also be seen as distinct.
In Norse literature, berserkers are described as intense warriors who fought in a wild and uncontrollable fury. Many game have based characters or classes on the concept of these rage-driven warriors.
Games that let you choose the path you take through the story-line.
A creature of Myth. Catoblepas are said to have scaly hides and, according to Pliny the Elder, can instantly kill a person or turn them to stone if they were to look directly into the creature's eyes.
Cherubim are the second highest of the nine orders of angels. They have four heads (a man, an ox, a lion, and an eagle) and four wings, and at least one guards the entrance to the Garden of Eden.
The Chupacabra is a purported creature resembling a gargoyle, said to exist in parts of Mexico, Puerto Rico and of course, video games.
A catch-all term for the collection of gods, monsters, and spirits that manifest in the Megami Tensei series. The English usage is derived from the Greek word "daimon," which was used to describe ethereal beings both benevolent and malevolent.
A pair of Jacks who are heeving mad at the wanton murder of their fellow demonkind by human devil summoners and are out for blood.
Dominions are sixth in the angelic hierarchy, named such for the authority they wrest on the lower five orders. They empower governments of God-fearing nations and teach how to chain the fleshly body to spiritual endeavors.
Duergar or Gray Dwarves are a cruel and evil subrace of dwarves.
Fire Lizards show up in a number of games, and are usually based on the elemental salamander.
The unholy conglomeration of all Five Fruity Frosts! Though on their own they are but weak and dispensable, when brought together they become impervious to all but the most fearsome of attacks!
A race of giant skeletons in Japanese myth. They are formed from the bones of people who have died of starvation.
Earrings, greatswords, and rubber suits. Some party members simply don't have the assets needed to wear these items.
Gnomes are a race of mythological creatures, which are usually much smaller versions of humans.
The gremlin is a relatively new concept from English Folklore, a mechanically oriented prankster with a passion for sabotaging aircraft.
A common folkloric archetype, generally represented as an elderly woman of supernatural or malevolent disposition. The term "Hag" is derived from the Germanic "hægtesse", meaning "witch".
A winged creature from Greek mythology with the body of a bird and the head of a woman. Generally depicted as a winged woman with grotesque features with a mind full of bad habits.
Sending or receiving fake email inside a game.
Incubi are demons who have sexual intercourse with women as they sleep. The female equivalent to an incubus is the more well-known succubus.
Beautiful fairie women of Celtic folklore who take on human lovers and drain them of life.
A male fairy found in Irish mythology.
Game within a game. Can either have no effect on other portions of the primary game or have drastic impacts. In order to qualify as a meta game it must be outside the normal experience and have seperate rules that govern it.
Moral dilemmas presented to the player that often have a significant effect on the story or other characters.
Symbolic or artistic imagery that evokes male genitalia.
Mythical/Magical creature that has magic power. When a Phoenix dies it burns up into ashes and another rises in its place.
The Nintendo 3DS has a system-level currency called Play Coins, which are earned for walking while the system is in sleep mode and can be spent in a variety of ways.
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