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Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.
An often used plot device where the main character wakes up and has lost all their memories. The game usually centers around getting your memory back or uncovering the events that lead to your confusion.
Assassins are people who are tasked with the action of violence against peoples, though their general aims are to be discreet and as minimally violent as possible in order to remain discreet if necessary.
Many males, and some females, experience pattern baldness, a gradual loss of hair.
Short one-line audio clips spoken by the NPCs that populate the game world. Can be random or in reaction to the player or events.
Climbing is a common tradition in games, particularly platformers. There is often a particular type of surface that can be climbed, and it has a recognizably different look than other surfaces in the game. Climbing ladders or stairs doesn't count.
A clever camera placement or movement to mask a costume, haircut, or other aesthetic change on a character.
A Cover System is a gameplay mechanic that specifically governs the player's ability to hide behind objects to avoid detection or enemy fire.
A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
A feature in games that allows you to see objects and objectives either completely or just more clearly than the game's regular vision allows.
Some games have included developers commentary. These comments can be in text form, audio that plays in the game or the menus, or video. Sometimes they are just added in the collectors editions.
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.
Voice actors don't always get an NPC to represent them. Sometimes voices have no visible speaker.
Generally used to fool other characters or parties into thinking you're one of them or belong there for purposes of deception, spying, or accessing data.
Drowning in games occurs when a being (not suited to be in water) runs out of oxygen, time, power, or barely even touches the water surface. Further complicated by the local sea-life that can knock the air out of you, should you get close.
Water that has been exposed to electricity. Often functions as a puzzle the player must solve to proceed.
Enemy distraction is a mechanic that allows the player to make enemies change their attention elsewhere by creating a diversion.
When the player's actions cause enemies to say specific lines of dialog, such as "He's here!" or "Who turned out the lights?"
The accent of someone traditionally from England. Not to be confused with Welsh or Scottish, which are totally different despite being sometimes referred to as simply "British" accent.
Some game environments feature certain areas that allow for special kills outside a player's normal cadre of moves. These kills usually feature unique animations such as slamming an enemy's head through a television or sticking their head in a trash compactor.
A digital distribution platform operated by Epic Games.
An evil organization is a group of super-villans who are hell bent on world domination or something of a similar nature. Usually defeated by a single Spy/Superhero/Average Joe/small child.
Everything you need isn't always spelled out for you on the map. Sometimes even the map is not there till you go explore it.
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a woman.
A listing of games that have functional mirrors inside the game. An in-game mirror must display the character as they move in order to qualify.
Not all elder people are kind.
In-game references to the Bomb Squad or anything Giant Bomb.
The engine used in developing Hitman: Absolution.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
A console game is high definition if it operates at a resolution of at least 720p, or 1280x720. A console able to achieve this resolution is HD-capable. For a variety of reasons, the term does not apply to PC games.
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