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A Flan is a gelatinous enemy that has appeared in almost every Main Final Fantasy title and spin-off. They are often affiliated with one of the four that appear in Final Fantasy.
Flashbacks take a player into a flashback sequence. Often playable, but not always.
FMVs are pre-rendered videos used in place of real-time graphics. Using FMV was an attempt to make videogames look "more like movies", sometimes with CGI animation and others with live-action actors speaking directly to players. The downside is that FMV requires a lot of disk space, and live-action FMV in particular can look terrible by comparison.
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
It is believed that Frank Herbert's Dune books were the first to popularize the concept of a giant worm that is capable of devouring a person whole without even noticing it.
Usually depicted as magical when in games, glyphs are simplistic symbols that are often tangible to the player character.
Greatest hits is a general term for re-releases of games which have sold a certain number of copies, as part of a program managed by the console manufacturer.
Constantly performing an in-game action to progress a certain attribute.
The Guado are a humanoid race that appears in the Final Fantasy X series. They are the protectors of the afterlife.
Games that feature characters whose hair movement is governed by a physics engine.
Description of an healing spell that works over time, that is it brings small chunks of health repeatedly within a certain time-frame.
A character type found in RPGs, MMOs, and class based Multiplayer games that focuses on keeping friendly characters alive. Their general role is to heal/buff and resurrect fallen allies.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
An attack that is fueled by the attacker's own health, causing it to decrease each time the attack is used.
A condition where characters have differently colored eyes. It could be used to indicate wisdom, insanity, or split personality.
An numeral indication of how much damage a character can sustain. The loss of all hit points results in the death of the character or another penalty.
The expression of care and love, an act performed in many games.
A race of aquatic creatures featured in Final Fantasy X and X-2.
An in-engine cinematic is a type of cutscene that is rendered in real time using the game's graphics engine.
Re-Release of a game (most of the time in Japan) that usually contains changes made to a game when it was released in western territories (and sometimes brand new changes as well). In some cases, it will also contain English voiceovers.
A game that takes place between the events of two previously-released entries in a series, whether those be games or other media like films.
Iron Giants are recurring monsters in the Final Fantasy franchise. They are clad in heavy armor and rely solely on physical attacks.
Japanese pop music, also known as J-Pop, refers to the most popular and mainstream music produced in Japan. It is commonly featured in many rhythm games as well as other genres.
Job systems allow for a user to dictate the role of a game character. Offering the capacity for deep customization and quick adaptability, job systems give players the ability to tailor their own experience.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
Quest givers that task the player with killing an enemy or specific number of enemies.
The player character learns one or more additional languages to their own. This may affect the way the player can interact with or view the game world.
A way for players to level their characters, generally from a RPG game, where they select nodes on a grid to raise the stats of their character.
Games that incorporate licensed music from popular bands and musicians for their soundtracks.
A powerful attack in the Final Fantasy series, useable mostly when a character's hp is low or a certain condition has been met.
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