Unprofessional Fridays 05/10/24
Unprofessional Fridays
839: REVENGEANCE
Giant Bombcast
Game Mess Mornings 05/10/24
GrubbSnax
The Community Spotlight 2024.05.11
The Community Spotlight 2024.05.04
The Community Spotlight 2024.04.27
Platform »
In some video games one is allowed to scale a fence.
The ability to buy property.
Sticky grenades are a type of explosive that is thrown and sticks a surface such as the body of an enemy, thus making the explosive damage inescapable.
The tenth annual Game of the Year awards from Giant Bomb.
This describes when the player is able to interact directly with a character's body. While this is often meant to be erotic, there are cases where it has a non-sexual context within games.
A service started by Nintendo in 1997 that allowed customers to purchase digital Super Famicom and Game Boy games at an in-store kiosk that would be written onto RAM cartridges available for each system.
And these games are available... right now.
A game with deceptively simple goals and deliberately convoluted controls. Examples include: QWOP, CLOP, Girp, Surgeon Simulator 2013, and Probably Archery.
This feature typically found in RPGs lets you capture enemies and then use them in your own party. This mechanic is used heavily in games like Pokemon.
Some games go the extra mile and make the character visibly become wet after swimming or coming in contact with water.
Yetis are a race of mythological creatures. They are typically large, white-furred humanoids with sharp teeth and claws.
A commercial engine for creating adventure games such as Deponia.
A translucent "ghost" representation of a prior performance in a racing game.
Cactuar is a fast-fleeing foe from the Final Fantasy franchise. Killing one usually gets you a lot of gil or exp.
The Summer of Arcade is an annual Microsoft promotion that began in 2008. It highlights five XBLA games, and offers incentives to purchase them.
A fanfare played at the end of a battle in which the player is victorious.
Invisible or cleverly hidden doors just waiting to be discovered. Logically, Hidden Doors often lead to Hidden Rooms.
Earrings, greatswords, and rubber suits. Some party members simply don't have the assets needed to wear these items.
A night of ghost, ghouls, costumes, and candy. Some video games are based around this holiday, while others simply pay it respect with special levels or characters that embody the spirit of All Hallows' Eve.
Abductions are events in which people, animals, or things are taken by aliens and UFOs for various purposes including experimentation and other unknown reasons.
A board game is a game played on a mostly-static surface using markers or chits to indicate player progress. Many video game board games are based on tabletop games (Catan, Monopoly), but some, like Mario Party and Culdcept, are original designs that use board game design as a starting point.
Any creature with more than 1 head on one body. This is possible in fantasy settings or as a result of mutation.
Those who choose to Rebel against authority or attempt to topple 'The Man' or a greater power. Also known as insurgents
NFL team based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team has been owned by Al Davis since 1963.
Gnomes are a race of mythological creatures, which are usually much smaller versions of humans.
The absence of belief in the existence of gods.
With five Super Bowl rings the Niners are one of the few true NFL dynasties.
Badgers are creatures that have short legs and are part of the Weasel-family. They appear in video games every so often and are part of an old-school internet meme.
Enchantment is the process of infusing mundane items with magical properties, or manipulating your enemies minds with magic.
Throwing a fireball or zapping your foes with chain lighting are both great examples of evocation magic.
This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for:
Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Giant Bomb users. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll send you an email once approved.
Use your keyboard!
Log in to comment
Log in to comment