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Misanthropy is the hatred and fear of human beings and humanity in general.
It may or may not be the apocalypse, but someone, somewhere, did something that really distorted the cosmic laws.
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.
These games make it possible to finish them without killing any opponents.
The permanent existence of one's body after death.
Player versus Player, commonly abbreviated as PvP, is a gaming term that originated in MMOs to refer to gameplay in which players fight against other player controlled characters.
Static background images that are not drawn in real time.
A designer can use a racial stereotype to make a character easier to understand, though in the process the character may come across as offensive and hurtful.
The act of forcing someone to engage in sexual activity against her or his will. Generally considered one of the worst things one human being can do to another.
Reloading is the action of replacing the ammunition magazine inside a gun. It adds a touch of realism to most modern shooters, and a certain amount of tension when a player is forced to reload while under fire.
Sometimes a game is so great that the developer has to go back after the game's release to add achievements.
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
Valve's counterpart to Microsoft's popular achievement system.
The act of taking one's own life.
A game perspective that views the action from above, commonly at a fixed position and/or rotation.
Three games that are individually complete but are closely related in theme or sequence
When you gotta go, you gotta go. Urination is found in games for a number of reasons, including comic relief and a quick pathway to sobriety.
The word "voxel" is a portmanteau of "volumetric" and "pixel" (which in turn is a portmanteau of "picture" and "element"). Essentially a three-dimensional cube, they are used to build objects in a virtual space, especially terrain.
Zoom Platform, or the Zoom Web Store, is a digital distribution service selling DRM free classic games, updated to work on modern computers. The store was launched on September 9, 2014.
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