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Games that involve characters racing on foot. This could be a portion of the game or could be the game's main focus.
The act of jumping into the air and hitting the prone button. This causes the player to snap down onto the ground, making them much harder to hit.
A trainer is a NPC with the ability to teach the Main Character new skills, improve upon old ones or simply raise attributes once certain conditions are met. (Not to be confused with mentor.)
A reversed thumbstick layout for left-handed players. The option isn't default, but is available in most games.
Shakey Cam is the use of shaking the camera in a game in order to give the feeling of chaos, disorientation or realism. It is usually used in action games when moving at fast speeds or when a large impact or explosion occurs.
With the introduction of voices comes a whole new dimension in showing players just how truly bored video game characters can get.
An act of Mother Nature that brings hardship on humanity and the world.
Literally meaning "black film," film noir is a term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas. This unique style of storytelling and cinematography is often incorporated into video games.
A common method of hit detection in shooters that disregards bullet physics. Basically, if the crosshair is on the target, the shot connects right away and without fail.
Whether it has voice over or not, text bubbles are a way of reading the dialog that a character on screen is saying and or thinking.
When a character in a video game must explore their own psyche to progress through the game. Although this can be metaphorical, more often than not, the character does so literally.
The in-game announcer is a non-character disembodied voice commonly heard in arcade games, first-person shooters and real-time strategy games. They announce game modes, multi-kills, and game-changing events.
A ship or object travels faster than the speed of light to reach distant locations. An example is the Mass Relay system in Mass Effect.
Sometimes there are robotic characters that are programmed to think they are humans or have forgotten they are robots. Other times robots are meant to blend in with humans while knowing that they are robots. Either way they are eventually revealed to be robots as a dramatic plot twist.
You were pretty cool, once. Rich. Powerful. Royalty, even. But that's done with now, because it says "Chapter One" instead of "Prologue" in the mission order.
These faucets are functional.
Why use buttons when you can eschew competent camera control for using the right analog stick to wail on virtual dudes? Codename:Roscoe.
As seen in the Rock Band franchise, a drum fill is a section of the drum chart of the song taken out and replaced by a fill section.
A virus which affects computer systems.
Certain early physical 3DS games didn't came with digital manuals.
A mode in which a game will play a gameplay demonstration video as a means to entice players into playing the game.
Games in which players are guided through the game by characters via radio communication. Extremely popular narrative device and game mechanic in the current generation of video games.
Velociraptors are dinosaurs that existed during the Cretaceous period around 70 million years ago. They became quite popular following the release of Jurassic Park.
Either a force of over arching evil or a parody of the real world. The corporation is a common concept found in Video Games.
A large, male cow. Does the bullfighting thing.
Whether it's an obvious callback, a bookend narration, a repeat in scenery, or a never ending time loop, many games feature an ending that gives the player a severe case of déjà vu.
Akatsuki is a Criminal Organization made up of S-Class, Missing-nin. They serve as an important enemy in the Naruto world.
Psionics, psychic abilities or mind powers, Are abilities either supernatural or through technology that use the brain/mind to manifest powers. These can include Telepathy, Psychokinesis, Pyrokinesis, etc.
A game where you eventually receive a map of an area. Like in Metroid Prime you have map download stations to get a map outline of the area. This is the same concept in the exploring Castlevania games.
Sometimes, a key just won't cut it. When you really need to get through a locked door or open a sealed chest, you need a certified master of unlocking, complete with a lock-pick.
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