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First appearing in Final Fantasy XII, the ADB system is a cross between the ATB (Active Time Battle) system used in offline Final Fantasy games and the RTB (Real-Time Battle) system used in the online Final Fantasy XI.
The systems in these games are governed by rules from the pen-and-paper RPG Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. There have been many turn-based and action RPGs that have utilized parts of the AD&D rule set.
Games that allow the player to adjust a character's level to any point between Level 1 and the actual current level of the character, allowing for the player to adjust the degree of challenge without changing the game's difficulty level. First introduced in The World Ends With You.
Attributes are a numerical representation of a character's abilities who have their roots in RPGs. Today, attributes have spilled over to a wide range of game genres.
A tiered reward system usually involving players having to purchase to acquire certain rewards.
A Generation V psychic-type Pokémon that evolves from Elgyem. It was first introduced in Black/White.
A bug/rock pokémon that evolves from Dwebble. It is a generation V pokemon.
Digimon are the digital monsters that populate the Digital World. They can be captured, trained, and digivolved into stronger forms.
A generation V Pokémon that makes it’s first appearance in Pokémon Black/White.
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.
This Normal type Pokemon is the final evolution of the Pokemon Whismur. This Pokemon can be found in Ruby and Sapphire.
A Holy-species Digimon. It wears a holy ring on its tail that, if lost, decreases its power.
A Pokémon that was introduced in Generation V.
The final form of Sandile, it evolves from Krokorok.
This form of leveling up does not need XP to level up stats. The character levels up a skill simply by doing the action.
The maximum capacity for leveling up something in-game (usually a character).
Games that fill up the player's health upon leveling up.
In Phantasy Star Online, a MAG is a pet creature that accompanies the player while providing stat and combat enhancements. It has qualities and care requirements similar to tamagotchi, which includes feeding.
The concept of minimizing undesirable qualities of a character so as to maximize desirable qualities in order to achieve the most powerful character possible in an RPG.
The successor of the Aurora Engine. Created by Bioware for Knights of the Old Republic.
Obsidian's own in-house Onyx engine that powered Dungeon Siege III, cancelled Third-person survival horror Alien adaptation RPG title Aliens: Crucible and cancelled Microsoft exclusive Stormlands
Manifestations of a person's 'mask' that he or she shows the world. They can also be described as a representation of the control over a character's shadow personality. These entities appear as famous and legendary characters in the world of mythology. Tremendous power hidden within each one.
A feature in a game which redistributes mana and health potions to all characters in a party depending on class and level.
Power Leveling is a tactic, primarily in MMOs, where a higher level player will assist a lower level player in order to earn the lower level player experience faster than otherwise possible.
Power Ups can be used to give the controlling character, or any other character, temporary or permanent upgrades.
The Press Turn System is the combat system used in several Shin Megami Tensei games. It allows players and enemies alike to take advantage of opponents weaknesses and provides a unique and challenging take on the turn based battle.
Popularized by Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and seen in many games since, to "prestige" is to reach the maximum level of experience in a multiplayer game and reset your character to do it all again.
Would an experience point by any other name level up your character as sweet?
Renamon is strong rookie level digimon, she is able to digivolve into Kyubimon, Taomon and Sakuyamon.
Game mechanics traditionally found in role-playing games that are incorporated into a non-RPG title.
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