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When the character the player is controlling dies as part of the game's plotline.
Therapy is treatment for people with either psychological or psychiatric problems who seek help.
Raw Shocks are monsters encountered in Silent Hill. They change appearance as the game progresses.
The concept of being reborn as someone or something else following one's own demise.
Often appearing in role-playing games, the reluctant hero starts out not wanting to fight, but ends up getting drawn into the conflict nonetheless. If not forced into it against their will, they are often motivated by love, honor, or a sense of righteousness.
A broad spectrum of games can be described as remakes, from straightforward graphical overhauls to extensive revision of gameplay and story elements. In the most basic sense, a remake keeps the original's core gameplay and plot but makes significant changes to peripheral aspects.
Scary Children in scary games. Some speak, some don't but they all stare.
Occasionally, when some nasty bugger decides to give you a big hug that just seems to last forever, you may want to politely decline by mashing or shaking whatever you are holding in your hands.
A Japanese breed of dog.
These games are designed to be played by one person, and one person only.
Crunchy frozen water fallen from the sky. Many games feature a snow world, a snow level, or otherwise-connected regions of wintery landscapes.
The player goes to an ordinary, seemingly benevolent small town, only to find that there are some very strange things afoot there...
Souls are the spiritual essence of living things.
A gameplay mechanic which allows the player to move faster than the normal speed. Usually for a set amount of time.
Immersing the player using sound directed from 5 speakers and a sub-woofer, surround sound is the way of choice to hear game audio.
Survival is a concept that signifies that the player's life is constantly in jeopardy.
Popularized by franchises such as Resident Evil and Silent Hill, these games typically involve a strong implication of danger, vulnerable protagonists, and disturbing monsters.
It's the designer's go-to guy. If they want to steer a player in a given direction they'll lock an in game door and force the player to find a way to either unlock it or find an alternate route.
The player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. There is generally a movable camera but it can also be in a fixed position. It most commonly refers to a viewpoint behind the player character.
Not simply a plot twist, a Tomato Surprise is a narrative trope where a momentous plot detail, which is already known by the principle character(s), is kept from the audience until a critical point in the story. It is the opposite of Dramatic Irony, which is where the viewer knows something the characters do not.
A tragic hero is a protagonist who makes several mistakes to fall from glory, or is affected by tragedy and seeks revenge or redemption.
Don't believe anyone. There's more going on here than is immediately apparent.
An in-game interface designed to look like video footage.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
Why is my Wii Remote speaking to me?
Many of the games released for the Nintendo Wii take 'advantage' of the controls available by forcing the player to shake or 'waggle' the Wii remote and/or nunchuck. Waggling generally does not require skill on the part of the player; only shaking movements.
Video games based on Japanese IP's that were developed by Western studios.
An audio signal that contains noise at the same level at all frequencies. Appears on TV screens and video transmissions as static "snow".
Wii games that use the speaker of the Wii-remote to emit phone conversations encouraging the player to hold the Wii remote as a telephone against their ear.
A zealot is a religious fanatic.
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