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When someone is androgynous, they have a mix of masculine and feminine aspects, or they have the appearance of being in between male and female. A common aesthetic in Japanese media and games.
Games centred around Barbarians. A barbarian is usually recognised by his/her long flowy hair, loincloth and animal skins, lack of clothes and sword (not the same as cavemen).
Men and woman who train their muscle for aesthetic goals and show them off in contests wearing only Speedos and swimsuits
A boxer is someone who participates in the sport of boxing.
A Concept mostly in MMORPGs. A Buff allows the player to increase their stats for a short period of time.
Male version of Femme Fatale. An attractive male who has regular, frequent dalliances with women or more sinister, uses his charm to seduce woman to use them for his own needs.
Video game controversy revolves mostly around the psychological effects that games with graphic violence or sexual content in them can have on players. Other sources of controversy can range from racism, sexism, politics, or religion.
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 concept of a helpless female character in desperate need of rescuing by the protagonist, in most cases from a villain, or from a form of impending doom.
One or more events from someone's past that negatively affected them. Plenty of video game characters have such pasts.
Often referred to as Hentai, Eroge is a video game genre which has (usually manga-style) pornographic content and artwork.
See? The exploiting, soulless people who run the video game industry DO care about their fans!
A femboy is boy who behaves in a girlish manner. It manifests itself through the practice of games and activities that are typically considered to be the domain of girls.
A person that grew up in the wilderness without any form of social contact with a civilized society. Such a person displays behavior and mannerisms learned from living in the wild.
This describes when the player is able to interact directly with a character's body. While this is often meant to be erotic, there are cases where it has a non-sexual context within games.
The act of pressing your lips against someone or something else as a sign of affection.
An umbrella term for any sexual orientation or gender identity that is not straight.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
Creatures that are usually part fish and part human.
Nudity is qualified as either exposed buttocks, breasts, or genitalia or general lack of clothing. Video game nudity is largely a rarity outside of the PC market.
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.
Professional wrestlers have appeared in loads of games over the years.
Characters that are designed to be scantily-clad.
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.
Characters that harbor their past even though it may be revealed later. They are commonly uncovered in a number of video games.
An intimate physical activity between two or more individuals.
Female characters who are designed with highly idealized figures and proportions, outfits that are revealing and/or form-fitting, and prone to ending up in completely over-the-top poses designed to show off their bodies.
Men too tough to cover up their chest.
An aesthetic sub-genre of fantasy, focusing on brutal barbarians and arcane wizardly magic.
A tragic hero is a protagonist who makes several mistakes to fall from glory, or is affected by tragedy and seeks revenge or redemption.
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