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Game » consists of 26 releases. Released Nov 10, 2002
Some action-oriented games make use of motion capture technology to make character's movements realistic.
HD Remaster.
Sometimes one playable character just isn't enough.
Games that feature more than one storyline, each often paired with a different protagonist. The storylines may intersect, or they may be completely independent of one another.
No HUD games are ones that either lack a Heads Up Display, or find a way to integrate it into the game environment. Many games do this to add a sense of immersion or artistic quality to their games, or to reduce screen clutter.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
Games that allow characters to be switched with the press of a button. This concept's definition does not include player switching in team sports games.
When the routine mission goes horribly wrong, and all your so-called "experienced" teammates bite the dust. You, the rookie, survive of course.
Options menus give you the option to change anything the game lets you change. Whether you want subtitles or not, sound effects or not, the game to be harder or not, anything you want that the game lets you change, you can change in the options menu.
Various effects using "particles" (billboard/sprite planes or full models).
A partner is someone in a duo that shares the same status and/or billing. In video games, you often switch from one to the other because they have different strengths and weaknesses.
The twelfth PAX Prime took place August 28-31, 2015 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
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.
The second annual PlayStation Experience took place December 5-6, 2015 at Moscone West in San Francisco, California.
A narrative that takes an unexpected turn. Commonly, plot twists come in the form of revealing that the player character is not actually who they thought.
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.
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
A cutscene that is viewed through the eyes of the protagonist or some other character. POV stands for "point of view".
Static background images that are not drawn in real time.
A follow-up to a game or movie that takes place before the events of the previous installment or installments.
When you're able to push a block you know it's a videogame. Usually used to solve puzzles.
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.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
Games that overlay realtime characters or objects over FMV (full motion video) cutscenes to lessen the contrast against the realtime portion of the game.
Ability to see a character's body in mirrors, water, or other surfaces.
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.
Characters that are designed to be scantily-clad.
Games that allow items to be rotated; this can be used to reveal information about certain objects for the purpose of puzzle solving.
Special locations in game that allow the player to manually save their progress.
Often a timed sequence where players must escape a building, spaceship, planet, etc... before it explodes.
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