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Game » consists of 7 releases. Released Jul 31, 2011
Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
Anthropomorphism is the concept of an object, concept or character that has human qualities or traits, such as speech, a level of intelligence similar or higher than a human's and self consciousness. "Anthro" means "of human" and related to the concept of humanity.
Winged, usually flying creatures, many of which enjoy perching on branches and defecating on unfortunate victims below.
In video games, breaking the fourth wall occurs when a game becomes aware of its nature as a game, or when a character directly acknowledges the player.
A Christian holiday widely celebrated in the western world. It is often associated with festive spirit and presents.
A character archetype, typically found in anime works, defined by grandiose personalities, often claiming or fully believing themselves to have occult knowledge, psychic powers, and/or magic.
A twice-annual Japanese convention designed for buying and selling doujin works.
The act of dressing in clothing generally associated with the opposite sex, often employed in video games for comic effect or for sexual excitement.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
Dialogue trees are a feature through which the player selects responses from a list of choices, eliciting reactions from NPCs and determining the path of the conversation and story.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
An unofficial translation of a video game, created by people not associated with the original development team.
This concept is for games where at least one of the main characters is female.
The concept of a game referencing another game through mockery, parody or even directly. A game reference to the same franchise does not count.
A digital distribution platform that focuses on providing DRM-free computer games, both old and new.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
Interactive fiction is a format that uses text to describe characters and objects within a setting, and the use of a parser to interpret text typed by the player, allowing the player to interact with the characters and objects within the setting.
The process by which characters reach a new level, gain greater attributes, and learn more abilities. It usually involves earning enough experience points by completing a variety of tasks such as quests or by "farming" such as killing other characters for their experience points.
A game created for the female demographic which puts the player in control of a female protagonist who tries to win the hearts of attractive men. Also called GxB (Girl x Boy) games by some Western fans.
A bird commonly associated with urban areas.
The second annual PlayStation Experience took place December 5-6, 2015 at Moscone West in San Francisco, California.
PlayStation Plus is a premium PlayStation Network subscription service.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
Referencing a TV show, celebrity, song, trend, historical event, etc. is one of the easiest ways to get a laugh. This can be either a throw-away gag, like the name of an achievement, or the main subject of the game.
When the character the player is controlling dies as part of the game's plotline.
Depending on the country, a song enters public domain after a certain number of years after release or after the death of the writer. In the United States, it is 95 years after release.
Much like Harem, but this applies to a lone lead female character with several attractive male character's that she can be romanticly involved with.
A sound effect that plays once the player has gained a level, solved a puzzle or reached a milestone within the game.
Shakey Cam is the use of shaking the camera in a game in order to give the feeling of chaos, disorientation or realism. It is usually used in action games when moving at fast speeds or when a large impact or explosion occurs.
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