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Characters whose ages have never been revealed in a game or officially by the creators. This may be due to an added sense of mystery, to avoid controversy, or just lazy character development.
Extra objects, characters, or content in a game that can only be accessed after completing a certain task such as completing the game, or by using cheat codes.
Game engine made by Epic Games, used for Unreal Tournament 2004, Mods, and other licensed games.
Developed by Epic Games, Unreal Engine 3 is the third generation of the Unreal engine, and is base for numerous games, such as Unreal Tournament 3, Gears of War and Roboblitz.
The unreliable mentor is there to teach and guide you sometimes. Though other times, you just don't know what their intentions are, and whether you should trust them or not.
Don't believe anyone. There's more going on here than is immediately apparent.
Supporting characters who are heard throughout the course of the game, but are never seen physically by the player.
Tutorial sequences that must be played through in order to progress to the main game.
Weapons can often be upgraded with new attachments, augmentations, or magical enchantments. These upgrades result in the original item being more powerful than originally intended.
A utopian society is often considered a 'perfect' world, although it can also can be seen as a society better or more desirable than ones in the present. Often used as a plot device to show that a world isn't all that it may seem.
A video game concept in which plainly valuable items, weapons, and even hard currency are routinely found in trash cans and roadside dumpsters.
In order to circumvent various obstacles, some protagonists must travel through ventilation systems.
Verticality relates to the scale of spaces in a game and the player's ability and freedom to traverse them. It implies that a player has freedom of movement that extends to vertical planes through abilities, vehicles, or level design.
A malevolent character whose goals are evil in nature. While villains are commonly featured as antagonists, not all antagonists are necessarily villains.
A visual obstruction is an extra layer added to the player's viewpoint. Most common in first person games to add to the notion that you are looking through a character's eyes. Obstructions include blood, water and ice crystals.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
A extreme communist resistance group from Bioshock Infinite that rebelled against The Founders.
These are games that begin with the player waking up. More often than not this occurs in RPGS, but is certainly not exclusive to the genre.
WASD, or WADS, is the most common and often the default setting to move the player character in computer games with a first or third person perspective.
Realistically rendered water can really immerse you in a game. Just don't try to dive into your TV!
Describes magicians using the element of ice. It's also valid for beings distinguished by elements, like dragons.
A level that takes place either in or near water.
A biological entity with the innate ability to control the behavior and direction of water using little to no physical contact.
This is a place of special vulnerability. Particularly used in boss fights or when simply fighting Giant Enemy Crabs that cannot be defeated by usual means.
Weapon bob refers to the sway of a held weapon when a player is in motion in a first-person shooter.
Air moving with a considerable force. It's important to take wind into consideration when playing golf.
When a protagonist/hero works for the bad guy. It may be unintentional or completely voluntary.
A viewable map that displays the entire game world. The map also usually shows the player's location in the world.
A middleware engine for game audio, developed by Audiokinetic Inc.
This is a list of PC games which support connecting an Xbox 360 controller to your computer and using it to play the game.
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