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Three games that are individually complete but are closely related in theme or sequence
You don't know how to play our game, so we'll teach you how.
Games that tutorialize the player under the guise of performing a routine check-up on the character.
A powerful weapon often found near the end of the game that is significantly more powerful than other weapons. It can also be the last weapon in an RPG game that does drastically increased damage compared to previous weapons.
Unbreakable glass is glass which is impervious to destruction, and is often used to show a story scene without allowing player interference.
Video games contain a lot of activities for players to do underwater, from exploration to combat. Sometimes games treat water as simple low gravity movement, while other games treat underwater more realistically.
First version of the Unreal engine. Developed for the game, "Unreal".
New version of the Unreal engine rolled out with Unreal Tournament 2003. After being further extended and enhanced, it would evolve into the Unreal Engine 2.5 and Unreal Engine 2X.
Supporting characters who are heard throughout the course of the game, but are never seen physically by the player.
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 mod is a user-created patch that alters any part of a game, or adds new content to it. At the extreme, "total conversion" mods can change the game so much that an entirely new experience is created.
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 person who goes outside of the law to punish those who have committed an act of injustice. Their methods usually cause them to be perceived as criminals.
A visual representation of a character's, or camera's vision range.
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.
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.
Modifications can include, but are not exclusive to, upgrades. Modifications can be superficial changes such as color.
Found in many First Person Shooters or Role Playing Games, the player has the ability to swap their current weapon for another found on the ground or in their inventory.
Originally recorded in 1951, this sound effect has appeared in numerous films and video games.
Wobble aiming is a feature added in many shooter games to simulate realism, and add the feel of controlling a human body holding a weapon.
This is a list of PC games which support connecting an Xbox 360 controller to your computer and using it to play the game.
Xfire is a downloadable instant messenger client and Digital Download Store for Windows. It is targeted at gamers and has many features related to gaming.
Pressing a button to zoom-in. For example: in a flight combat game or a shooter without iron sights.
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