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Game » consists of 4 releases. Released Sep 30, 1998
A faction from Fallout 2 and the canceled Fallout 3 Van Buren. A decently sized faction from fallout 2
No point in gathering coins, gold, gil, money, or whatever if you can't buy anything with it.
Quests that aren't necessary for game completion. They typically offer side-stories or specific rewards.
These games are designed to be played by one person, and one person only.
Player assignable points that unlock or enhance skills allowing for character customization.
Forced labor, indentured servitude, humans relegated to property. One of the greatest affronts to individual freedom. Some games employ this as a gameplay mechanic or a major story point.
Eliminating a target with a long-range rifle.
A person incapable of feeling emotion and empathy, though they may fake displaying such in order to fit into society. Their inability to empathize make them potentially dangerous as they lack the ability to feel guilt or remorse for cruel acts committed against others.
The SPECIAL System was created by Black Isle Studios, for their 1997 role-playing game: Fallout. It is heavily based on the GURPS System (Generic Universal Role-playing System), which they weren't allowed to use in Fallout.
A series of seemingly unrelated events that are tied together in one way or another. The term originates from the anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.
A condition which affects a character's effectiveness, either positively or negatively. Common examples include Poison or Haste.
Using stealth often requires the player to accomplish their objective without being detected by enemies. Methods of detection can vary from game to game, and can be based on an enemy's line of sight, how quiet the player is, or even how the player interacts with the environment.
Stealth kills are special kills in video games that usually occur when the AI is not aware of the threat of the player.
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.
Games where abusing alcohol and/or drugs gives the players an in game benefit - such as additional health, bullet-time, or other abilities.
You want an example? Know what I mean? See what I did there? *Wink wink, nudge nudge*
The act of taking one's own life.
Super Mutants are mutated humans infected by the Forced Evolutionary Virus (FEV). Taller, bigger, and stronger than regular humans, they consider themselves the superior race.
Gameplay type emphasizing deliberately paced tactical battle where each side politely takes turns moving and attacking one another through varied forms of combat.
Talking Portraits, AKA "Talking Heads" are a visual in games depicting an animation of a character speaking to the player. These are typically found in older Western CRPG's, ala Fallout.
Otherwise ordinary trees that possess the ability of speech.
People who are aged during the growth period of adolescence, traditionally between 13 and 17 years old.
Terraforming describes the process of altering an environment in order to sustain human life. This is commonly seen in science fiction, where terraforming adds oxygen to the environment, flora and fauna, and even water.
What lies ahead, and is distant from the present.
The Great War is the name given to the nuclear war that devastated the planet in the Fallout universe.
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.
The yakuza are Japanese organized crime syndicates. Members are often identified by their elaborate tattoos.
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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Throwing weapons include knives, shurikens, axes, darts or even explosives such as grenades and molotov cocktails.
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