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A mechanical system designed to capture or cause harm. Either the player can set traps for their enemies or others set them for the player.
A powerful release of energy. This energy is usually expelled in all directions very quickly, typically giving off orange or red flames.
Equines that go 'neigh' and tend to eat hay. Some are the stars of motion pictures. The truest of companions to many adventurers.
Winged, usually flying creatures, many of which enjoy perching on branches and defecating on unfortunate victims below.
Make sure you respect nature, or else! Note: This only concerns *protagonists*.
A game with fake interactivity will present the player with a choice, but will prevent further progress, such as by repeating the choice, until the player selects a specific answer.
Third-party developers and publishers occasionally engage in the practice of releasing a title or piece of DLC on only one platform for any number of reasons. Sometimes these are permanent while others are only platform exclusive for a certain window of time.
A feature in some games on the GOG.com service. Unlocked only while using the GOG Galaxy client.
Flashbacks take a player into a flashback sequence. Often playable, but not always.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
Chiptunes are musical compositions that are synthesized by a computer or console sound chip.
A movie reference in a game, is where a game references a film. This can be done in many different ways.
2D or 3D platformers that have slow methodical movements and intricate animations and puzzle solving, Resulting in the player having to "take things slow" and encourages more thinking before taking actions. Usually having more complicated controls than standard platformers that simply have you run and jump. Different modes of jumping, ledge grabbing, rolling, clambering, climbing, taking cover and usually if there is combat the player has to switch between platforming and combat modes.
Games that can be played with a CGA monitor and graphics card. CGA, Color Graphics Adapter was the first generation of color graphics for the IBM PC.
Special codes or button combinations used to gain powers or advantages in a game. Generally hidden.
Sometimes you want a challenge, sometimes you wanna coast.
The player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. There is generally a movable camera but it can also be in a fixed position. It most commonly refers to a viewpoint behind the player character.
You don't know how to play our game, so we'll teach you how.
Necessary to sustain life in organic creatures, the crimson fluid known as blood tends to make appearances when the body's structure is compromised in some way, a very, very common occurrence in videogames.
Referencing a TV show, celebrity, song, trend, historical event, etc. is one of the easiest ways to get a laugh. This can be either a throw-away gag, like the name of an achievement, or the main subject of the game.
An eight legged arachnid. Some make webs to catch prey and some are poisonous. None have made a web grand enough to be called a parlor, though.
A three dimensional image or transmission commonly used in science fiction. May or may not be interacted with.
Reptilian humanoids are a common motif in mythology, folklore and fantasy. As a race, they are sometimes cited to be extremely old, even older than men and elves. Examples: Lizalfos (Zelda), Lizardmen (Warhammer) & Argonians (The Elder Scrolls) They generally walk upright like any other humanoid and sport some kind of tail.
A portion of a shooter or action game where players are forced into an on rail shooting sequence.
Games that ask the player whether they are sure about the decision that they have just made.
Side-scrolling games present the world as viewed perpendicular to the direction the characters are facing on screen. With a heavy focus on lateral movement, objectives are often met by moving from one end of a stage to the other.
A situation where it is hard to tell which parts of the game world can be interacted with, and which are just for show. Mostly associated with point-and-click adventure games, where players often respond by clicking wildly around the screen until they find something.
These games let players see the credits without needing to play the game first.
A game perspective that views the action from above, commonly at a fixed position and/or rotation.
Sony's game streaming service for PS4 and PC.
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