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An applause is the act of a crowd or group of people clapping their hands, usually in response to something awesome that happened.
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.
Missions during which players are tasked with protecting a non-playable character or object from harm until a certain goal is met.
In some games, health can be regenerated or bonus health acquired through romance of some kind, from flirting to kissing to sexual intercourse.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
A concept in a game where the playable character can't run out of ammo, and doesn't need to pick up/buy ammo. In some cases, you still have to reload your weapon, but you will still have an endless amount of magazines.
Information on the time honored tradition of killing rats. Killing rats is a much cliched first quest for many western RPGs.
Loading Screens are specific screens that are displayed while a game is loading resources so that the player has something to distract them while the game loads. Loading Screens can be images, text or even mini-games - and sometimes a combination of all three.
From Beat-em-ups to fighting games to modern FPS, one dude hitting another has made an enjoyable pastime.
Non-linear level design where the player is able to freely traverse the game world and choose where and when to visit certain areas in the game.
The police chase consists of the police chasing someone; usually by car. Sometimes the player plays as the guy getting chased and sometimes as the police.
Satire is a form of humor that ridicules aspects of real-world society and culture, usually making a serious but indirect point about the subject that the player is allowed to infer. Games such as Metal Gear, EarthBound, Grand Theft Auto, and Fallout, for example, satirize American culture.
Games that have seasons have their environment change depending on the time of the year.
Many games that feature a theft mechanic also include a some form of risk or punishment. Other games just let players steal things as if it's a perfectly normal thing to do.
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