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High Elves is a race in the fantasy genre. They are all good-natured, but are often considered rude or prudish by other races. High Elves are highly intelligent, but also wise, making them great magic users of all types.
When a game has specific or unique dialogue for when the player has already completed a task before being given a quest to do that task.
Developed by BioWare for the first Baldur's Gate game, the Infinity Engine features an isometric perspective, pre-rendered 2D backgrounds and sprite-based characters.
A cutscene (usually using the in-game engine) which allows the user to contribute to or modify the action- such as changing camera angle, zooming in and out, or being able to move the player character around actors playing a scripted sequence.
The Khajiit are a cat-like race from the Elder Scrolls series who come from the province of Elsweyr and one of the ten playable races throughout the series.
Quest givers that task the player with killing an enemy or specific number of enemies.
Kill Stealing involves a player killing another player's target in order to gain his or her "prize". These include loot, experience points, a point score, etc.
A race of reptilian humanoids that appear in Mass Effect. The Krogan were once a proud, powerful race of warriors with an astonishingly high birthrate. Their massive numbers eventually led to a series of conflicts known as the Krogan Rebellion. The species were eventually infected with a sterilizing genetic bioweapon.
Many games allow you to buy stuff, these are the dudes who help sell it to you. Typically they also engage in light conversation.
A character whose intentions seem to be to help the player character, but their motives are unclear.
The successor of the Aurora Engine. Created by Bioware for Knights of the Old Republic.
Obsidian's own in-house Onyx engine that powered Dungeon Siege III, cancelled Third-person survival horror Alien adaptation RPG title Aliens: Crucible and cancelled Microsoft exclusive Stormlands
Whether they're getting in the way while you're walking or driving, you always feel the need to trample them.
A common feature in MMOs, a placeholder is a generic NPC that occupies the spawn point of a more important, named NPC.
Any character you can control in a game is a Player Character (PC), as opposed to a non-player character (NPC), which is a character that can only be controlled by the game.
A mysterious force that prevents characters that are integral to a game's plot from dying. For example: In Fallout 3, the player cannot kill their father, no matter how hard they try.
Pokémon are creatures that inhabit the Pokémon universe and can be captured and trained for battle.
A cutscene that is viewed through the eyes of the protagonist or some other character. POV stands for "point of view".
A nomadic race of aliens that are adept with technology. They live in fleet of ships known as the flotilla.
Bethesda's proprietary AI system that provides NPCs with procedurally generated scripts to complete their tasks in-game.
Rat Patrol is a 4-man-squad in MGS4, working for the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command.
Renamon is strong rookie level digimon, she is able to digivolve into Kyubimon, Taomon and Sakuyamon.
How non-playable characters or factions perceive the player character based on their actions or choices in the game world.
Game mechanics traditionally found in role-playing games that are incorporated into a non-RPG title.
One of the council races with amphibian characteristics who are very adept at research and espionage.
Not all scientists are mad and/or hell-bent on dominating worlds. Some are just your ordinary egghead with a coat.
No point in gathering coins, gold, gil, money, or whatever if you can't buy anything with it.
A lead character who never says a word, despite being spoken to.
In house game engine developed by Spiders.
Any person that is in an Army.
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