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Game » consists of 7 releases. Released Mar 13, 2003
Soft resetting is used in many console games to reset a game using the controller.
The player goes to an ordinary, seemingly benevolent small town, only to find that there are some very strange things afoot there...
Souls are the spiritual essence of living things.
Final Fantasy X's leveling up system.
A game that takes gameplay mechanics, characters, or story elements from an existing series in a separate and different direction, sometimes changing genres along the way.
A condition which affects a character's effectiveness, either positively or negatively. Common examples include Poison or Haste.
Summoning involves bringing a distant ally into battle to either perform a single, devastating attack or to fight on the behalf of the summoner.
Commonly found in fighting games, a super meter increases when either a character takes or gives damage (depending on the game). There are many variations on the super meter, depending on the franchise or game.
Games often sexualize their female characters. A lot of the time it comes in the form of a really out of place swimsuit scene.
An aesthetic sub-genre of fantasy, focusing on brutal barbarians and arcane wizardly magic.
A "Tech Tree" is a concept used mainly in strategy and role playing games. Unlocking a node in the tree generally unlocks some effect (example: a new ability in a role playing game or new unit in a strategy game). Unlocking a parent node allows access to its child nodes.
People who are aged during the growth period of adolescence, traditionally between 13 and 17 years old.
Whether it's an obvious callback, a bookend narration, a repeat in scenery, or a never ending time loop, many games feature an ending that gives the player a severe case of déjà vu.
What lies ahead, and is distant from the present.
The player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. There is generally a movable camera but it can also be in a fixed position. It most commonly refers to a viewpoint behind the player character.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
A deceptively powerful enemy featured in many Final Fantasy games almost always wearing a brown cloak and equipped with a lantern and small knife. Infamous for being able to instantly KO one or all party members after slowly approaching them.
A tragic hero is a protagonist who makes several mistakes to fall from glory, or is affected by tragedy and seeks revenge or redemption.
A personality archetype with a name that arose from Japanese fandom. It describes a person with cold, aggressive, or confrontational exteriors that are rather soft or kind deep down inside.
Turn-based games divide game actions into distinct parts, called turns. This gives the player time to strategically choose actions as the battle or events unfold.
When a character wears a shirt/coat/etc. without putting their arms in the sleeves.
Items found in video games that serve little or no use to the player, other than to be sold to NPC vendors for money.
A fanfare played at the end of a battle in which the player is victorious.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
Experienced soldiers that often feature as mentor characters.
Extremely rare within the worlds they populate, WEAPONs are extremely powerful creatures found within the various realms of the Final Fantasy series. Usually an optional superboss, WEAPONs have also been part of the main story, such is the case with Final Fantasy VII.
No longer just a pastime for bored individuals, the simple act of whistling has played an integral part in games such as the Splinter Cell series.
Possess the magical power of life. White magic are spells and abilities that heal damage, cure poison, and even revive the dead.
The Zu is an enormous birdlike creature of Middle Eastern mythology. It is also a recurring enemy in the Final Fantasy series.
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