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Similar to parallax scrolling, parallax mapping shows the illusion of depth in a texture.
Third-party developers and publishers occasionally engage in the practice of releasing a title or piece of DLC on only one platform for any number of reasons. Sometimes these are permanent while others are only platform exclusive for a certain window of time.
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!
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.
Radiation is energy in the form of waves or moving subatomic particles emitted by an atom or other body. Radiation in videogames is typically represented as a field, inside of which units will take damage.
A physics system used to procedurally generate body movement similar to rag dolls.
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.
Some games feature realistic speed and ballistic trajectory.
Those who choose to Rebel against authority or attempt to topple 'The Man' or a greater power. Also known as insurgents
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.
The act of repairing damaged items or weapons.
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.
A Role-Playing Shooter (RPS) is a game that rolls both Shooting and Role-Playing elements together.
Game mechanics traditionally found in role-playing games that are incorporated into a non-RPG title.
Characters who speak with a Russian accent.
While screenshots were possible in many games using third-party programs, many games have official use for screenshots. Whether that be being able to take them, and have them uploaded to the internet or your hard drive, or have them serve in game purposes.
Instead of having the loot spew out of the corpse it-self, this concept is based on having to interact with the corpse to obtain the loot.
When you have a weapon that has a single shot, full auto modes, or even shotguns with semi and pump modes
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 cloud of fine particles.
A gameplay mechanic which allows the player to move faster than the normal speed. Usually for a set amount of time.
This bar keeps track of your Stamina. If it's depleted, you need to take a rest.
Real-Time Polygonal Tessellation is a method of drawing polygonal models. A dynamic process, tessellation renders and dumps triangular polygons in proportion to distance and level-of-detail. It is a flagship feature of DirectX 11 and OpenGL.
Weapons can often be upgraded with new attachments, augmentations, or magical enchantments. These upgrades result in the original item being more powerful than originally intended.
A mod is a user-created patch that alters any part of a game, or adds new content to it. At the extreme, "total conversion" mods can change the game so much that an entirely new experience is created.
Items found in video games that serve little or no use to the player, other than to be sold to NPC vendors for money.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
Found in many First Person Shooters or Role Playing Games, the player has the ability to swap their current weapon for another found on the ground or in their inventory.
Variable and dynamic simulation of weather conditions can be used to add variety, atmosphere (a rainy day in an RPG) and/or challenge (rain on the racetrack in a driving game) to a game.
A viewable map that displays the entire game world. The map also usually shows the player's location in the world.
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