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Elves are a race found in a lot of games based on a fantasy setting. They are recognizable by their elongated ears and often live much longer than humans. Some are even immortal. There are many variations of Elves.
Slightly above Alphas in rank, Emissaries use Blood Magic to support the darkspawn horde in battle.
Enchantment is the process of infusing mundane items with magical properties, or manipulating your enemies minds with magic.
The accent of someone traditionally from England. Not to be confused with Welsh or Scottish, which are totally different despite being sometimes referred to as simply "British" accent.
Often referred to as Hentai, Eroge is a video game genre which has (usually manga-style) pornographic content and artwork.
When the main character at some point has to escape from a confined area, be it a dungeon, a prison cell, or a penal colony.
A punctuation mark that is used to express intense emotion.
Some games feature a system where a character near death can be dazed into a 'down but not out' state; while their allies can often revive them if they reach the downed character quickly enough, their enemies can perform special, frequently gruesome, execution attacks against such characters.
Games where the main character acquires a base that grows as certain requirements are met. For example, when characters join the group, bosses are killed or when items are found.
An Expansion brings new missions, modes & new story elements to a full product title. Expansions typically require a full version game to function, but there are also stand-alone packs as well.
Experience Points are part of a character advancement system commonly found in RPGs. These points are generally gained by defeating an enemy or completing a task.
When a character in a video game must explore their own psyche to progress through the game. Although this can be metaphorical, more often than not, the character does so literally.
This is an external application usually officially packaged with preorders or as a demo to promote soon-to-be-released games.
Extreme violence pertains to excessive amounts of blood, gore, or violent acts. These include decapitation, mutilation, dismemberment, amputation, defenestration, disembowelment, torture and much more.
A tattoo that is on a person's face. They are said to make one look more bad-ass and cool.
Games that can link up to Facebook for additional features.
See? The exploiting, soulless people who run the video game industry DO care about their fans!
A natural or special ability that stem from a being's grudge towards another being, class or race, making the character hit fiercer and/or more often.
This concept is for games where at least one of the main characters is female.
An alluring female who uses her charms to seduce men with intention of using them to further her own intentions.
That bad guy looks awfully familiar... probably because it's you. This is for games where you fight yourself or an evil version of yourself
In games, fire can be an obstacle, a tool, a weapon, or a solution. Just don't play with it...unless you really want to.
Fire element means using magic or an ability associated with fire the most of the time. If any kind of magician uses fire-related spells this concept applies to it.
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.
A concept found in numerous video games, the idea that a weapon on fire is more powerful or does special "burn" damage when set on fire. Most commonly found with swords, several other weapons have been known to be set on fire for a similar effect.
In many games that feature team-based competition, "Friendly Fire" is the ability shoot or somehow directly impair ones own teammates.
When the main character starts out as a weak, hopeless, tiny lad and the player makes him the most powerful person in the game.
Developed by Swedish studio DICE, the Frostbite Engine focuses on destructible environments and HDR sound. The engine made its debut with Battlefield: Bad Company.
A status effect that may increase strength and vitality at the expense of drawbacks such as poorer dexterity and reduced stamina.
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
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