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A power in the God of War series.
Betrayal is when a person breaks the trust and faith that others have placed in them.
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.
Some creatures don't need guns or swords to hurt you. Instead they pack a punch with some kind of deadly breath attack, be it flaming, poisonous, radioactive, or just plain bad!
Darkness is used in games to restrict access, increase tension, or just to set a mood. Often the player has access to a light source that can mitigate its effect.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
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.
Demons are generally creatures of evil, usually from Hell, who are often totally untrustworthy even when they're not murdering everyone and destroying everything in their path.
The ability to create, shape, and control fire at will. This is a common and well known power in fiction, its appearance dating back to ancient literature.
This tag is for all games and characters that deal in the concept of gods, demigods, half-gods and the like.
God Mode is an ability, often entered through a cheat code, that gives the player god-like abilities.
Stories and legends created by the ancient Greeks. Today these myths are used as an endless source of inspiration for all media.
Whether a character never ages or is invincible, immortality represents the inability to die. Sometimes this is a blessing, sometimes it is a curse. Either way it usually makes for an interesting game mechanic.
The taboo act of engaging in sexual activity with one's own blood relatives. Generally frowned upon because it results in genetic deformities in any offspring created.
The ability for the player to become unseen, from basic camouflage to fully vanishing from sight.
Marriage is when characters, typically a pair of them, are joined in loving (or not so loving) matrimony!
Many games such as Shin Megami Tensei, God of War, or Too Human base their story off of or utilize elements from the order of the cosmos as perceived by humans both ancient and modern.
A gathering of people who believe in the same higher power(s), and follow the rules laid out by the mortals chosen to be their prophets. Video games generally try to shy away from negatively portraying real religions to avoid controversy, however they make ample use of fictional in-game religions.
The ability to change shape. Humans shifting into animals is the most common type of shape shifting.
An elemental power in God of War: Ascension.
For some reason, some games are named after the opposing person. Sometimes it's because the bad guy is cooler than the good guy.
Anguish of body or mind. Can be used by authority figures to extract sensitive information that would not be given under normal circumstances.
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