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A gathering of people who believe in the same higher power(s), and follow the rules laid out by the mortals chosen to be their prophets. Video games generally try to shy away from negatively portraying real religions to avoid controversy, however they make ample use of fictional in-game religions.
Kidnapping is often used in videogames as a motivation for the protagonist to venture into unknown worlds and fight seemingly hopeless battles.
Placing the player in an environment and making them feel alone. Games often use this for atmospheric effect.
The use of everyday objects as weapons of destruction, often combination.
Games featuring characters which posses superhuman abilities and powers.
Games that allow items to be rotated; this can be used to reveal information about certain objects for the purpose of puzzle solving.
Not to be confused with just any metal case, SteelBook is a brand of metal packaging for disc-based media.
An option that makes the physical character models in the game have enormous heads, and occasionally equally oversized arms. Usually accessed through a cheat code.
Some games just won't settle for laughs. Some games make you want to cringe as you're busting a gut.
Giant Insects are insects and other 'bugs' that are far larger than in the real world. Some are about half the size of a human, others are bigger than buildings. Larger than life or gigantic insects are a common element in many video games, especially those of the RPG Genre.
Skeletons that are directly controllable by the player; a concept that spans across multiple genres.
Any stealth operative or athletic character knows this ability. Necessary if you're hanging on a ledge and don't want to fall.
A sub-genre of fighting games that focuses on more free controlling 3D movement and camera that follows the character, unlike other traditional 3D fighting games that still maintains the side view and side-scrolling orientation to the attacks.
A game in which the "seeker" covers his/her eyes while the other players try to find a good hiding spot. It is then up to the seeker to find the hiding players.
Whether they're getting in the way while you're walking or driving, you always feel the need to trample them.
Games set in, or focused primarily around, the years between 1990 and 1999.
Species of large yellow birds used as transportation in the Final Fantasy series. Chocobos have also starred in their own games.
While many fighting games feature character-specific chains, a Universal Chain Combo is a combo that allows essentially every character in a given game to cancel their weaker basic attacks into their stronger ones.
The ability to fling oneself around an environment gracefully. Wall-running, jumping, massive drops, climbing, and other physical activities are what acrobatics is all about.
Some games actively taunt the player, through screen text, voice, or changes to the game itself. It's a form of authorial voice that can lead the player to really question their relationship to the developer.
A rather unpleasant experience, where your journey takes you to the insides of a bigger creature, followed by a desperate attempt to make it 'through', alive and undigested.
Chest-High Walls appear regularly in video games, particularly in third-person-shooters with cover mechanics.
Google Play game services is a collection of gaming services for Android, iOS and the web. Features include achievements and multiplayer matchmaking.
A concept in which a person or object is on fire and taking continuous damage. It often takes fast movement, water, or an item to heal.
When a character in a game unleashes their true power and 'levels up' in a sense. Examples are super sonic, super saiyan, no more heroes, mushrooms in mario, devil trigger... etc.
A lap is one circuit around a race track. This is featured in many, but not all racing games.
A large omnivorous mammal that can be white, brown, or black. Despite their ferociousness, they are also associated with being soft and cuddly, as in teddy bears. Bears are also known to eat stairs. Scientists say that because "bears eat stairs" rhymes the bears are naturally inclined to do so.
Broken English is English with improper spelling, grammar, or syntax, and is most commonly found within older video games as a result of poor English localization.
Characters whose ages have never been revealed in a game or officially by the creators. This may be due to an added sense of mystery, to avoid controversy, or just lazy character development.
Games that have you going into a computer generated virtual universe.
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