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Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
Games that are heavily based on a developer's actual experiences, usually by way of allegory.
An insect with broad colorful wings.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
Rings that your character can fly through. Usually used for mini missions and extra playtime (filling)
IGF is the Independent Games Festival, an annual gathering of Indie developers. The term also refers to the associated awards.
Games that allow the player to choose which level to play next, rather than a fixed linear order.
An umbrella term for any sexual orientation or gender identity that is not straight.
The single most important thing in the world, love is a powerful story telling element that can connect characters or drive a story. There are many video game characters who have fallen in love with someone or something.
Some games feature the ability to switch the gameplay camera perspective between first and third person, either as an option or as a gameplay element.
Several different game types like driving, shooting, and platforming in one cohesive game. Compilation releases don't count.
The concept of operating a computer inside a game via its own operating system. The player might have access to a virtual desktop or console commands to reach the desired information.
Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
Swearing, cursing, call it what you want. It is an expression of anger or frustration, in most cases.
Games that feature this concept require the player to wait for a certain amount of real time.
This applies to games where characters physically change from one sex to another. This ranges from a character being able to change sex as part of the gameplay (perhaps specifically of the opponents) to being limited to the story or character customisation between the sexes being permitted after starting a campaign.
Shaving is the act of using a shaver or razor and cream to remove unwanted hair from the body.
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
A two-dimensional image or animation overlaid into a scene. The foundation of early 2D games, making up everything from props to the player-controlled character.
Whether it has voice over or not, text bubbles are a way of reading the dialog that a character on screen is saying and or thinking.
Games that conclude with a screen displaying "The End" or a variation thereof, such as "Fin."
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