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Game » consists of 2 releases. Released Feb 27, 2015
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.
A game which does not force the player to play through the story in a particular order, chronological or otherwise. Some games offer the option of skipping whole chapters entirely.
Nudity is qualified as either exposed buttocks, breasts, or genitalia or general lack of clothing. Video game nudity is largely a rarity outside of the PC market.
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.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
A term referring to those obsessed with a specific field of interest, especially anime and manga.
Everyone that is born has parents. These games feature adults with children of their own.
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.
These are the characters who may or may not wind up in a relationship with the protagonist of the game. Sometimes the player gets to choose if this relationship will develop, while in other instances it is just left up to your imagination at the end of the game.
In a number of games, characters often talk about friendship and the importance of friends, some sacrificing themselves for one another.
QuickLoad allows the player to rapidly load their progress in a video game, generally is most seen in computer games.
Quicksave allows the player to save their progress in record time at the push of a button. It is more commonly found in PC games than in console games.
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.
Games where players are given material to read; this includes books, newspapers, and emails.
Romance in video games can either be interactive, in which the player attempts to woo another character, or an unchangeable part of the story of a given game.
A joke or reference that appears throughout a series of games.
Getting extra stuff on a new game from a previous game save on the player's system.
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.
Characters that harbor their past even though it may be revealed later. They are commonly uncovered in a number of video games.
An intimate physical activity between two or more individuals.
A lead character who never says a word, despite being spoken to.
A box, sphere, or hemisphere surrounding a level or map textured with a background image to make the level look larger than it actually is.
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 mode in the game, often an unlockable, allowing players to listen to individual music tracks, voice clips and/or sound effects.
A gameplay mechanic which allows the player to move faster than the normal speed. Usually for a set amount of time.
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.
Those that attend a school seeking knowledge. In many video games (especially RPGs) students, most commonly high school students, are the protagonist of the game.
Games often sexualize their female characters. A lot of the time it comes in the form of a really out of place swimsuit scene.
People who are aged during the growth period of adolescence, traditionally between 13 and 17 years old.
A sub-genre of adventure games, visual novels are a form of interactive fiction that usually have very little in terms of gameplay but often focus more on extensive storytelling, character interactions, decision-making and branching narratives.
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