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Game » consists of 1 releases. Released Sep 25, 1997
In game terms alchemy is typically an item creation system. Centuries ago it was the pursuit of changing normal metals into gold, unsuccessfully.
Large, semi-aquatic, scaly lizards. Not to be confused with crocodiles.
Barbarians in games are often known for their brute strength, large size compared to normal humans, appetite for meat and ale, general crudeness, and prowess in melee combat.
Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
An age-old, widely-hated strategy in multiplayer games: stay in one spot and kill passers-by. Also refers to a more benign activity in MMOs.
Character Creation refers to characters created by players themselves, rather than developers.
Video games that include a physical cloth or paper map in their packaging.
Conning is a feature in most MMOs which allows a player to estimate the level and/or potential challenge of a particular mob primarily by the color of the text that appears when considering the fight. Conning can also determine faction standing with a particular NPC from a safe distance.
Some games let players customize their character (or characters). Degree of customization may vary, with some games simply allowing to choose between different types of clothes, while others provide more detailed tinkering of features such as the distance between a character's eyes or hair color.
A cyclops is any race of creature that is born with only one eye.
DPS stands for Damage per Second and represents the average damage a character can cause each second . This is often used in MMORPGs so people can determine how much damage they cause. DPS can also refer to a character or character type that specializes in high DPS
Environments cycle between day and night, often with effects on other aspects of the game.
When developers and publishers can't resist putting themselves in their games, either in the title or actually within the game itself.
Dragons were originally messengers from heaven, according to early Buddhist texts. In games, they can be among the most fearsome of adversaries, but there are some exceptions.
Drakes are often depicted or described as European dragons. In games, they are typically smaller and more agile than true dragons.
The 1997 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Georgia World Congress Center and Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia on June 19-21.
Supernatural beings that are created from and serve their respective elements.
Missions during which players are tasked with protecting a non-playable character or object from harm until a certain goal is met.
The Ettin is a two headed ogre type monster. Ettins are often found in the same areas as orcs and trolls in role playing games.
Fairies appear in many games, usually as a race that will assist players with magic. Fairies are almost exclusively female.
An industry game design convention that's appeared in many games over the years. The fetch quest involves sending the player out to collect a certain number of items, and return them to complete the quest. A staple of the RPG and Adventure game genre.
Fire ants are a variation of the Giant Ant, with the ability to breathe fire. The result of an experiment gone awry, they now roam the city of Grayditch, incinerating everything in their path.
Cold-blooded aquatic animals that have scales and breathe through gills.
A gaming genre of its own, but also frequently featured as a mini-game in other titles, especially RPGs.
The act of ganking is when a person (or group of people) go after unsuspecting foes in a manner in which they cannot defend.
Magical creatures made of stone, resembling the grotesque statues commonly part of Gothic architecture such as the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.
General MIDI (also known as GM or GM 1) is a standardized specification for electronic musical instruments that respond to MIDI messages. It is used in the large majority of older DOS and Windows games.
Giant rats are like regular rats but significantly bigger. Giant rats are the first enemy in many role playing games.
Goblins are irritable, evil and mischievous creatures in folklore. They can range in size from halfling to average human size.
The practice of gathering a large amount of ingame currency mostly in an MMORPG, and then selling the currency to other players for real world cash. It has been forbidden outright in most MMOs.
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