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A rune is normally an ancient letter or symbol, often carved into a stone or gem, infused with mystical power. In many games they confer new abilities on a character, or add effects to an item.
When a franchise tries to start over by releasing a game with the same title as the first game in the series, or the name of the series in general.
Need to know how many hit points that Boss has left? Want to learn more about that weird plant keeping you from progressing? Scanning refers to using in game abilities (like a move or a vision mode), to learn more information about the game world.
Sometimes, things are just meant to happen the way they do. Usually triggered by a timer, or by the player crossing a checkpoint.
An interface element used for navigating large amounts data; this is common in games with user-generated content or complex strategy games.
Instead of having the loot spew out of the corpse it-self, this concept is based on having to interact with the corpse to obtain the loot.
Most achievement systems allow developers to hide certain achievements, obscuring details about them until a player has earned the achievement.
A Secret area is a place hidden that few will find unless they know where to look.
In-game jokes or Easter eggs involving references to characters or events from earlier in a game or the game's series.
Enemies that hide behind shields.
A lead character who never says a word, despite being spoken to.
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
Activating certain menus like weapon selection slow down gameplay but do not fully pause, incentivizing the player to hurry up their choice
A cloud of fine particles.
Typically representing the elite of humanity's Space Forces, Space Marines have appeared in numerous games such as the Doom series and Warhammer series.
They are just like Demons, except invisible.
Temporarily makes your character or the world around you go faster, either by stepping on an object, activating a power or object, or by collecting a power up. There are many other ways in which a Speed boost can be used and it depends on the game.
The first weapon that is acquired in a game. It's usually a handgun or melee weapon, is unbreakabe and carries unlimited ammunition. It's also the perfect "emergency weapon".
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Valve's counterpart to Microsoft's popular achievement system.
Steam Cloud is a built in feature in some Steam games, it synchronizes game saves, settings and other data to the internet for access from any computer that has Steam installed.
Games officially verified by Valve to be fully playable on Steam Deck.
Usually the room before a boss battle, filled with ammo, health and other goodies for players to stock up on.
A Multiplayer game mode where two or more teams fight against each other to the death. The team with the most kills wins.
Multiple teams featuring more than two or more players, compete against each other. At the end of a game, one team is declared the winner.
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
A flaw that occurs when a games graphics engine fails to preload textures as the player is in view of them.
The period between 2100 and 2199.
What lies ahead, and is distant from the present.
It's the designer's go-to guy. If they want to steer a player in a given direction they'll lock an in game door and force the player to find a way to either unlock it or find an alternate route.
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