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A person involved in the illegal transportation of goods.
Non-stealth games with a mission or level where you must sneak/creep through an area undetected.
Eliminating a target with a long-range rifle.
Elite and specially trained/equipped military troops and law enforcement tasked with carrying out specific and dangerous/sensitive objectives beyond the remit of regular military personnel. Many games feature special forces operators or units as protagonists or enemies.
Spies are the masters of espionage. They're also (usually) quite adept at the art of stealth, disguise, and assassination.
An event in a video game in which the screen is split up into multiple frames to give the player better overview of everything that's going on.
Stealth kills are special kills in video games that usually occur when the AI is not aware of the threat of the player.
An elite, highly-trained Stormtrooper variant tasked with carrying out special operations against the Rebellion and other enemies of the Empire
A highly trained, military unit that conducted black ops for the US government. The height of SOG activity was during the Vietnam War.
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.
A common type of mission in games that requires the player to follow an NPC without being detected. Follow too closely and the NPC might spot the player, but drop too far back and the NPC might get away. The player may have to follow in cars, boats, or on foot.
An unkempt patch of tall grass high enough to completely hide the player from view while acting stealthy
One of the three factions in the Act of War RTS franchise
An experimental Stormtrooper variant sent after Starkiller, they specialize in stealth and quick strikes, as well as living up to their name.
An alliance of nations who opposed the Axis powers in World War II. They included the USA, the United Kingdom, the USSR, France, and many others.
A guild for assassin's in the Elder Scrolls games. They serve the Night Mother and are often feared by the citizen's of Tamriel.
The Darkness is a supernatural force that requires a human host to survive. It chooses a bloodline to follow and will possess each son of the bloodline on their 21st birthday, and eventually consume their soul.
The Thieves guild in the Elder Scrolls games is a collection of burglars, pickpockets, smugglers, and other petty criminals.
The Turks are an elite organization that perform covert operations for the Shinra Electric Power Company that first appear in Final Fantasy VII.
Highly trained milltary soldiers stationed in Iraq and Afganistan. They are only known by their call-signs.
Turning yourself into a tree, because that's how you blend in a forest.
In order to circumvent various obstacles, some protagonists must travel through ventilation systems.
A visual representation of a character's, or camera's vision range.
No longer just a pastime for bored individuals, the simple act of whistling has played an integral part in games such as the Splinter Cell series.
Witch hunters hunt down those suspected of witchcraft.
A devastating future war in many game's narratives. Some games take place in a post-World War III setting where humanity struggles to live with the consequences of WWIII, while other games are centred around preventing global warfare from ever happening.
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