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The game automatically saves for you when you reach certain points. Implemented in order to reduce frustration for forgetful savers.
Those that attend a school seeking knowledge. In many video games (especially RPGs) students, most commonly high school students, are the protagonist of the game.
From Beat-em-ups to fighting games to modern FPS, one dude hitting another has made an enjoyable pastime.
The 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on June 7-9.
Special locations in game that allow the player to manually save their progress.
In video games, breaking the fourth wall occurs when a game becomes aware of its nature as a game, or when a character directly acknowledges the player.
Characters that are designed to be scantily-clad.
"Hand to hand. It is the basis of all combat." -Gray Fox
Enemies that prefer to keep a distance to the ground, and swoop down occasionally to do some damage.
A plot device where innocent characters are killed. Sometimes players forced to watch it happen and can do nothing to prevent it.
When a song is played over the end-credits, often by a famous artist.
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.
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, commonly refers to the programmed behaviors of NPCs in a game, whether it's the fact that a soldier takes cover behind a wall in Gears of War, or that townspeople cheer upon your arrival to their village in Fable.
War is a series of organized conflicts carried on by force of arms between two or more nations or groups. Whether it never changes or has already changed is up for debate.
Police are paid protectors who enforce the law through legal use of force. They are supposed to help ensure public safety and social order. Their motto is to protect and to serve.
Climbing is a common tradition in games, particularly platformers. There is often a particular type of surface that can be climbed, and it has a recognizably different look than other surfaces in the game. Climbing ladders or stairs doesn't count.
Referencing a TV show, celebrity, song, trend, historical event, etc. is one of the easiest ways to get a laugh. This can be either a throw-away gag, like the name of an achievement, or the main subject of the game.
A malevolent character whose goals are evil in nature. While villains are commonly featured as antagonists, not all antagonists are necessarily villains.
Player characters that are infants, children, or adolescents.
These games let players see the credits without needing to play the game first.
The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
A function of the Wii U that allows games to be played exclusively through the Wii U GamePad.
The continue is a classic gaming concept, and usually arises when the player "dies" or fails in the game. Usually some loss is tied to a continue, in a form of a "life" or something of other value.
Games that ask the player whether they are sure about the decision that they have just made.
Whether it be a close up shotgun blast, far away sniper rifle, explosive, or backstab, the "one hit kill" is a popular kill strategy. Usually hard to master and even harder to avoid, the instant kill is loved and hated by gamers everywhere.
Everyone that is born has parents. These games feature adults with children of their own.
Some games let players customize their character (or characters). Degree of customization may vary, with some games simply allowing to choose between different types of clothes, while others provide more detailed tinkering of features such as the distance between a character's eyes or hair color.
People who are aged during the growth period of adolescence, traditionally between 13 and 17 years old.
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.
Built in feature of some of the Steam games. Saves players high scores online and allows them to be compared to other players scores.
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