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A physics system used to procedurally generate body movement similar to rag dolls.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
The fifteenth PAX West took place August 31-September 3, 2018 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
Sometimes designers add old-school things on purpose to enhance game design. These games tend to be heavily inspired by hardware limitations of older systems. NES, Atari 2600, and early computer platforms (DOS, Commodore 64, MSX, etc...) are common sources of inspiration.
Collectibles are items such as coins, rings, gems, packages etc. that can be gathered, usually for some kind of reward, or sometimes to simply beat a level. Often (almost too often) the source of earning achievements and trophies on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
The thirteenth PAX West (formerly known as PAX Prime) took place September 2-5, 2016 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
The fourteenth PAX West took place September 1-4, 2017 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
Currency has all forms in video games. It is used to buy characters, vehicles, weapons, and more.
A gameplay mechanic allowing players to store their items and freely carry them around.
The sixteenth annual PAX West took place August 30-September 2, 2019 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
Female characters who are designed with highly idealized figures and proportions, outfits that are revealing and/or form-fitting, and prone to ending up in completely over-the-top poses designed to show off their bodies.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
Puzzles may need to be solved before the player can progress to the next section of the game. Often it may not be clear to players exactly what the puzzle is, or whether the an in-game items needs to be attained before it is even possible to solve it.
The seventh annual PAX East took place April 22-24, 2016 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
This is a list of PC games which support connecting an Xbox 360 controller to your computer and using it to play the game.
Sometimes you want a challenge, sometimes you wanna coast.
Non-linear level design where the player is able to freely traverse the game world and choose where and when to visit certain areas in the game.
Using stealth often requires the player to accomplish their objective without being detected by enemies. Methods of detection can vary from game to game, and can be based on an enemy's line of sight, how quiet the player is, or even how the player interacts with the environment.
A public testing period is, or has been, offered for the general public prior to sale or general availability. Access is generally granted through giveaways, preorders, or crowd-funding rewards.
Side-scrolling games present the world as viewed perpendicular to the direction the characters are facing on screen. With a heavy focus on lateral movement, objectives are often met by moving from one end of a stage to the other.
Swearing, cursing, call it what you want. It is an expression of anger or frustration, in most cases.
Games with language selection allow the player to choose which language is displayed or spoken in the game.
Games that were funded through Kickstarter.
The concept of affecting the universe through supernatural methods, breaking the fundamental laws of science.
Built in feature of some of the Steam games. Saves players high scores online and allows them to be compared to other players scores.
A dog is an animal, of which there are estimated to be 400 million of in the world. Said to be man's best friend, they naturally appear in many video games.
The process by which characters reach a new level, gain greater attributes, and learn more abilities. It usually involves earning enough experience points by completing a variety of tasks such as quests or by "farming" such as killing other characters for their experience points.
A proprietary video codec (.bik/bk2 extension) developed by RAD Game Tools and used in a very large number of video games.
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