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When characters make conversation during normal gameplay, rather than a dialog-focused scene.
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.
In computer games - especially rpg - they're a great source of booze and often information.
An alien race featured in the Mass Effect franchise. The Batarians are a disgraced race mostly isolated in a lawless area of the Galaxy known as the Terminus Systems. Conflicts with the human race have put them at odds with the Citadel Council.
When the player character (re)visits a certain area or location that was also present in a previous game, or visited later on in the same game, with some alterations.
Hiding items, rooms, and all kinds of things behind waterfalls is one of the oldest concepts in the history of games.
Betrayal is when a person breaks the trust and faith that others have placed in them.
Whether it's from a soon-to-heroically-die priest or a religion-crazed cultist, a good Bible quote can make any dramatic moment a bit more eschatological.
A proprietary video codec (.bik/bk2 extension) developed by RAD Game Tools and used in a very large number of video games.
Biotics is a technology in the Mass Effect universe that describes an individual's ability to manipulate dark energy fields. It is highly valuable in combat due to its various applications such as protective shields, telekinesis, and gravity manipulation.
Necessary to sustain life in organic creatures, the crimson fluid known as blood tends to make appearances when the body's structure is compromised in some way, a very, very common occurrence in videogames.
Consisting of Krogan and Vorcha, Blood Pack is one of three rival mercenary groups in Mass Effect 2.
When blood will splash textures on walls or floors and even roofs.
A mercenary organization found in the Mass Effect universe. They play a large role in Mass Effect 2.
Body armor in games acts as additional protection. In most cases, when a player takes damage that would completely affect their health, their body armor reduces the damage taken or takes the damage instead.
Some games have inspired the creation of literature.
Games that are based upon books or novels.
Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
Games that let you choose the path you take through the story-line.
Whether jumping, crashing, or being thrown, objects & characters traveling loudly through windows never ceases to be entertaining.
Also called a "Boob Slider", this is an interface that allows players to interactively increase or decrease the size of a character's breasts usually as a part of character creation.
A bribe is the act of offering money or gifts to a person to gain influence or alter a decision.
Bullet time is a gameplay mechanic that allows players to slow down time. Depending on the game itself, the player often slows down along with the world around them, however occasionally the player can simply move at normal speed while the game world continues to slow.
To strike someone with the butt, or stock, of a rifle. The act of using a non-handgun firearm as a blunt weapon.
Buzz cuts are modernly popular in some games. This is a type of hair that is shaved very short.
There's nothing cooler than planting a bomb, turning the camera around, and walking away nonchalantly as it blows up behind you. As everyone knows, true heroes don't look at explosions.
A corporate conglomeration acts as a legitimate front and source of funds for the shadowy organization known as Cerberus in the Mass Effect universe. In its quest to ensure human supremacy in the universe, Cerberus has conducted kidnappings, genetic tampering and scientific experimentation bordering on torture.
A news organization within the Mass Effect Universe. The organizations stories report on various events occurring within the Galaxy.
Somehow, one of the characters has changed their race.
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