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Game » consists of 2 releases. Released Jun 20, 2011
The toughest and most intelligent among the darkspawn, Alphas act as leaders among their kind.
Whether you're trying to stay alive for a certain time period or just trying to gain the upper hand in a fight, being able to make a barricade is crucial to your survival.
Necessary to sustain life in organic creatures, the crimson fluid known as blood tends to make appearances when the body's structure is compromised in some way, a very, very common occurrence in videogames.
The act of preparing food by applying heat, often cooking in games produces items which yield some kind of benefit towards your character.
Crafting allows players to create their own items with the correct ingredients. It is used mainly in MMOs and RPGs.
Environments cycle between day and night, often with effects on other aspects of the game.
Many RPGs and survival horror games have the player find diaries written by people that were slowly transforming into monsters or zombies. Somehow, they make sure to keep writing in their diary, right up until they're no longer human, so that the player can read their mindlessly violent final thoughts.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
A former digital distribution service for PC, Mac, and Linux games.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
The act of looking for valuables in a dumpster.
Ahh, eating... We can't live without it, and, apparently, neither can some characters. From snakes to dots, games have odd ways of dishing out their dishes.
Everything you need isn't always spelled out for you on the map. Sometimes even the map is not there till you go explore it.
In games, fire can be an obstacle, a tool, a weapon, or a solution. Just don't play with it...unless you really want to.
A digital distribution platform that focuses on providing DRM-free computer games, both old and new.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
“Indie” or “independently developed” games are video games which are developed by a studio without the support of an external publisher.
The possibility for a character to sustain a permanent or temporary injury, thus lowering his abilities.
A gameplay mechanic allowing players to store their items and freely carry them around.
A parallel projection technique used in 2D sprite-based games to fake the appearance of 3D depth.
The single most important thing in the world, love is a powerful story telling element that can connect characters or drive a story. There are many video game characters who have fallen in love with someone or something.
Marriage is when characters, typically a pair of them, are joined in loving (or not so loving) matrimony!
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.
Any character you can control in a game is a Player Character (PC), as opposed to a non-player character (NPC), which is a character that can only be controlled by the game.
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.
Games that used 3D polygonal renders of CGI characters/objects for it's sprites and graphics.
Psychopaths are noted for generally lacking a conscience, getting enjoyment from various forms of destruction, and an inability to learn from their mistakes.
Rain can heavily increase the atmosphere of a video game. Some games use it to add detail to an environment, while other games use it to make it difficult to see.
Whether it's to restore your health, save your game, just for the hell of it, or all of the above, sleeping in games has numerous uses.
A two-dimensional image or animation overlaid into a scene. The foundation of early 2D games, making up everything from props to the player-controlled character.
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