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When a musical performance happens in a game, often this is used for comedic purposes.
Often used to show their dominance over those tiny creatures called insects, and sometimes just for fun!
A type of video game where the player plans out what their character does on a daily basis; filling in their agenda and developing them the way they want.
User-made image files that can be tagged on walls in-game.
Holding hands implies a second character or object, often controlled by AI, who must be physically escorted through the game.
Individuals that feel compelled to hunt down Vampires and kill them.
First introduced in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, this attack has been in almost every Sonic game since.
The spear counterpart of Damsel in Distress, this is when a male or male-presenting character is captured/kidnapped and must be saved by another character.
The act of throwing a grenade at one's feet to get to a higher place.
A tomboy is a girl who behaves in a boyish manner. It manifests itself through the practice of games and activities that are typically considered to be the domain of boys.
The wheels are already in motion when you begin the race, there's no turning back.
A Common mode in a lot of driving game's where players race from point A to Point B against a either a clock or other drivers
They beep when you walk through them!
When actions in a game trigger an unseen narrator to comment on them, as if someone is reading a story as the events happens.
(....)
Pirates who are also undead.
Unbreakable glass is glass which is impervious to destruction, and is often used to show a story scene without allowing player interference.
Xbox Live Vision is a webcam designed for the Xbox 360.
When there is in-game advertising in one game for a different title, normally one by the same developer.
Hatred and discrimination for Jewish people, it sadly reoccurs over and over throughout history and into the present day, with the Nazis and their actions representing the most infamous (and most often depicted), example.
Items placed oh so close by, yet require traversing half the map and finding secret entrances to find
Reversed controls occur when the player's movement controls are opposite, meaning pressing left will cause the character to move right.
Earrings, greatswords, and rubber suits. Some party members simply don't have the assets needed to wear these items.
Whether it be a large frozen fish as a replacement for a sword or axe, or other fish-like bringers of pain, it is not unheard of for a main character to be able to wield the water-dwellers as some sort of absurd weapon.
A gameplay mechanic that allows a player to throw a grenade that has landed near them back toward the enemy.
Games with characters that, for either physical or psychological reasons, are unable to speak. Not to be confused with a silent protagonist.
In Islamic mythology, a class of infernal jinn, spirits below the level of angels and devils, noted for their strength and cunning.
Characters who are apologetic when killing a victim.
A precise button press while guarding from a combo that allows you to cancel that combo and counter attack.
A beggar is a pauper who resorts to begging. Some nobles are known to grow weary of their antics.
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