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An AI companion is a computer-controlled ally who follows and aids you through your adventures or who requires your protection. The AI companion's survival is often essential to game and story progression.
Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.
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.
As time progresses, the character ages. A boy one moment, a man the next, soon the character is so old he's on the brink of death...
Characters either begin with multiple outfits, unlock them through play, or purchase them as in-game items. These costumes are sometimes integral to play.
Animals that follow you or help you on your journey.
When a game allows the player to pet animals encountered in the environment. Some games are all about this.
Some games allow players to alter the color of their armor and clothing through the use of armor dye. The dye is an an actual in-game item, sometimes crafted by the player, and is required in order to customize the colors.
The game automatically saves for you when you reach certain points. Implemented in order to reduce frustration for forgetful savers.
Avatar Awards are items or clothing that are unlocked for Xbox Live avatars by completing certain tasks within the game.
Balverines are monsters in Fable which are similar to werewolves. They can infect people with their bite and transform other people into balverines.
The forceful expulsion of gas from the stomach.
A proprietary video codec (.bik/bk2 extension) developed by RAD Game Tools and used in a very large number of video games.
Necessary to sustain life in organic creatures, the crimson fluid known as blood tends to make appearances when the body's structure is compromised in some way, a very, very common occurrence in videogames.
When blood will splash textures on walls or floors and even roofs.
Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
Games that let you choose the path you take through the story-line.
A path that is displayed on screen to help guide the player to certain objectives.
Busking is the practice of performing in public places for tips and gratuities.
A butler is a domestic servant who is in charge of meal service and wines, and oversees all other servants in the household. However, in modern times the word is often used to describe any male servant wearing a suit.
"Chicken Kicking" is the subtle art of introducing the tip of your foot with the posterior of a chicken at very high speeds. Few have mastered this craft, but those who do are glad they did.
Child labor is seen as an exploitative practice in commerce and industry, involving children and adolescents who are pressured into employment. While almost no game would ever endorse the practice, it can occasionally be portrayed as an element of the historical and societal world the game is set in.
Limited editions of games that include extra "perks" like Making of DVDs and a nice and shiny tin with extra box art
The ability to change the color of a character's clothing/armor or even a vehicle's paint with or without the use of an in-game item to do so.
The ability to combine different schools of magic or spells to create a new or enhanced effect. Sometimes this can be done with a partner.
One of the age-old narrative structures in literature, in which a young protagonist faces conflict that transforms him or her into a mature adult. This is an especially common device in RPGs.
The act of performing a task in benefit of the community without payment - often this is not voluntary.
The act of dressing in clothing generally associated with the opposite sex, often employed in video games for comic effect or for sexual excitement.
Currency has all forms in video games. It is used to buy characters, vehicles, weapons, and more.
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