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Puzzle games that also feature some kind of narrative.
The act of taking on an in-game task; most often, these are provided to the player by an NPC. MMOs and RPGs are the primary users of this concept.
How non-playable characters or factions perceive the player character based on their actions or choices in the game world.
Revenge is an act of violence, financial ruin, or emotional torment that one person or group carries out against another, in response to some perceived wrongdoing.
A sound effect that plays once the player has gained a level, solved a puzzle or reached a milestone within the game.
Two or more factions, either with the same or completely different goals, that constantly try to one-up each other. The player is sometimes forced to pick a side to root or work for during the struggle. Other times the rivalry is only mentioned in the plot.
Game mechanics traditionally found in role-playing games that are incorporated into a non-RPG title.
A person leading a double life. Many comic book characters have one and sometimes the plot of their stories is keeping their secret identities a secret.
No point in gathering coins, gold, gil, money, or whatever if you can't buy anything with it.
Quests that aren't necessary for game completion. They typically offer side-stories or specific rewards.
Forced labor, indentured servitude, humans relegated to property. One of the greatest affronts to individual freedom. Some games employ this as a gameplay mechanic or a major story point.
Space is usually empty, but sometimes it's filled with virtual death machines.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Steam Cloud is a built in feature in some Steam games, it synchronizes game saves, settings and other data to the internet for access from any computer that has Steam installed.
The option to display dialog and other information with text on screen.
Whether it has voice over or not, text bubbles are a way of reading the dialog that a character on screen is saying and or thinking.
Games that conclude with a screen displaying "The End" or a variation thereof, such as "Fin."
What lies ahead, and is distant from the present.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
Turn-based games divide game actions into distinct parts, called turns. This gives the player time to strategically choose actions as the battle or events unfold.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
When a protagonist/hero works for the bad guy. It may be unintentional or completely voluntary.
A viewable map that displays the entire game world. The map also usually shows the player's location in the world.
Xbox 360 and original Xbox games that have been approved to run on the Xbox One's backwards compatibility feature.
Xfire is a downloadable instant messenger client and Digital Download Store for Windows. It is targeted at gamers and has many features related to gaming.
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