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Games that feature an unexpected change to the core gameplay (not just a minigame).
A game mechanic that adjusts the difficulty of the game automatically during gameplay as a result of the player's performance.
Cuckooland Ghost in the Machine by Zero-G is a sound library with one of its tracks, "Is That the Door?" being commonly used in horror games.
Games that have been removed from sale from various digital store fronts.
A commonly used programming API for interactive sound creation and playback in games.
Abilitease is an aspect of game design wherein a game will provide a glimpse of your full skill-set at or near the start, only to remove most of these skills, stats, and abilities soon after.
The Chozo are a race of bird people that exist in the Metroid universe. The series canon states that members of this race raised Samus Aran to become a strong warrior after she was orphaned.
The concept that different colors or opposite sides of an object affect it's abilities
Games where characters have a cannon for an arm.
Somewhat of a cross between Amnesia and Insanity, this is where a character replaces their own real original identity with a new false identity (i.e. a false reality/persona/memories), usually caused by either internal psychological trauma or external brainwashing.
A mode in which a game will play a gameplay demonstration video as a means to entice players into playing the game.
Audio logs are short voice recordings that a player comes across within a game that helps inform the player of the game's story and characters.
Some creatures can easily take off some of their "major" body parts without any real harm to them. Sometimes they can grow new ones quickly or re-attach the parts they took off.
Games that feature enemies that were at one point unconscious in a sealed glass or metallic chamber (generally full of goo). Most of the time, the enemies break through the chamber to attack the player or are activated by an outside force.
Research involves spending resources to create new items or unlock upgrades.
An effect seen in first-person titles where the player character's reflection can be seen in the visor of their helmet.
A type of attack that generates a wave of energy that gradually expands until it either hit its target or fades away.
An unwholesome atmoshphere.
Vultures are large scavenging birds. They are not highly regarded by humans.
Chain Chomplets resemble Chain Chomps both in personality and appearance. It's unclear if they are the infant version or a distant relative of Chomp. They are energetic creatuers with a tendency to overheat. They yelp, rather than bark and are kept as pets by some Piantas.
The 3rd stage after being spotted in the Metal Gear Series.
Modifications can include, but are not exclusive to, upgrades. Modifications can be superficial changes such as color.
The 2nd stage after being spotted in the Metal Gear Series.
Professional Major League Baseball team. They play at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.
A Major League Baseball team. They play in Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Through trial and error gameplay, complex game mechanics and intense difficulty, masocore games are specifically designed to frustrate players over and over again.
Games in which players don't control the character directly, but instead move the level itself to make the character move.
When two or more elements become one and form something new.
The ability to float through the air without the aid of a mechanical device such as a jetpack, or the usual biological aids, such as wings.
The Kamehameha or "Turtle Wave of Destruction" is the signature attack of the Dragon Ball franchise seen most often performed by Goku.
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