Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Move on
Move on verb - Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.
Both terms in one sentence
- Most serious players of the game attempt to do this, fail miserably, give up and move on.
Source: That One Sidequest - If you fail to kill all the targets and move on from your current spot within 40 seconds, you'll lose a life (presumably from being flanked).
Source: Exact Time to Failure -
Lost Forever: Anything you fail to pick up during the current chapter/month is gone once you move on to the next chapter/month.
Source: Video Game / Rule of Rose
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