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When the main character at some point has to escape from a confined area, be it a dungeon, a prison cell, or a penal colony.
Many video game villains oftentimes laugh in evil ways, be it a vicious cackle, a sneering chuckle, or a booming laugh. Common evil laughs often include "Bwa-ha-ha", "Mwa-ha-ha", or "Ho ho ho".
A powerful release of energy. This energy is usually expelled in all directions very quickly, typically giving off orange or red flames.
A 'Game Over' screen that turns out to be fake.
See? The exploiting, soulless people who run the video game industry DO care about their fans!
A game has "faux credits" when the credits start rolling, making the player think the game is over but then suddenly get interrupted to continue the game.
In games, fire can be an obstacle, a tool, a weapon, or a solution. Just don't play with it...unless you really want to.
Nocturnal beetle with luminescent abdominal organs.
Fireworks are a form of incendiary rocket designed to explode "gently" in bright colours and cause no damage, traditionally set off to mark festive or historic events.
In some first person games, the map is an object the players interact with in-game. Players press a button and the map comes up in front of the character's point of view.
Cold-blooded aquatic animals that have scales and breathe through gills.
The floppy disk is a symbol for saving data that originated back when floppies were still the dominant format for computer games, but has persisted long after the technology became obsolete.
When a game has you picking flowers or plants as part of the game mechanic, such as for alchemy components or quest items.
Fog plays an important role in many games. In games like Silent Hill, it's an atmospheric element. In other games, it's artificially added to reduce draw distances to save memory and increase framerate.
A person, often a gypsy woman, gifted in diviniation through some kind of inate power or mysticism, usually with the aid of a crystal ball.
A frameup, or framing, is when someone tries to convince people someone else committed a crime. It could be in the form of leaving false clues or giving out false information.
Characters that have a French accent.
Bet a little or bet the house. How much you win depends on how much you wager.
Since 1998, an independent group of about forty worldwide media outlets who determine the best games of the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
The concept of a game referencing another game through mockery, parody or even directly. A game reference to the same franchise does not count.
When there is in-game advertising in one game for a different title, normally one by the same developer.
An interesting revelation. While some games will only accept a START button press, many other games aren't as strict.
These spooky entities are the spirits of the dead, returned from beyond their graves for generally sinister purposes. There's generally about even odds whether a particular ghost will be helpful or malevolent towards the living, but some ghosts just want to be left alone entirely.
A common location in games, specifically RPGs. Usually inhabited by ghosts and other creatures from the beyond.
The Grim Engine is the successor to the SCUMM engine for adventure games developed by LucasArts.
Guards guard stuff, block doors, and sometimes arrest you.
Commonly reffered to as seagull, the gull is a (mostly) white aquatic bird known for its cheeky behaviour.
Someone who lives in solitude, far away from others.
A concept where players actively hold their breath to steady their aim, sneak past zombies, or to avoid drowning.
Audio technology that allowed dynamic music in LucasArts Games.
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