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Game » consists of 16 releases. Released Mar 03, 2017
Propelling oneself with kinetic usage of limbs while submerged in liquid (or otherwise fluid material).
An aesthetic sub-genre of fantasy, focusing on brutal barbarians and arcane wizardly magic.
A beam of light or energy emanating from a swung sword
Otherwise ordinary trees that possess the ability of speech.
An unkempt patch of tall grass high enough to completely hide the player from view while acting stealthy
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.
Throwing weapons include knives, shurikens, axes, darts or even explosives such as grenades and molotov cocktails.
The act of changing an event in the past that significantly alters further events leading up to the present. This is a major element of many stories involving time travel.
A way to reveal the map that requires the player to use a tall object, usually climbing a tower. First made prevalent in Assassin's Creed (2007), often a feature of Ubisoft open world games.
Weapons designed to be wielded with both hands, typically due to their size in relation to the one wielding them. Examples include longswords, claymores, lances, scythes, and giant hammers among others.
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.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
These are games that begin with the player waking up. More often than not this occurs in RPGS, but is certainly not exclusive to the genre.
Popularized by the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time trilogy, wall running is a concept employed in platforming games. The move is often executed when needing to traverse a gap with only a wall in place. Also includes running straight up walls.
A waypoint is a reference point used for navigation purposes by in-game characters. Most commonly used in strategy games and squad based games.
This is a place of special vulnerability. Particularly used in boss fights or when simply fighting Giant Enemy Crabs that cannot be defeated by usual means.
Games where weapons break down overtime after extended periods of usage.
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.
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.
Wii U games supporting the Pro Controller either in addition to or as a replacement for the Wii U GamePad.
Air moving with a considerable force. It's important to take wind into consideration when playing golf.
A viewable map that displays the entire game world. The map also usually shows the player's location in the world.
The Zora are a water-dwelling race from the Legend of Zelda series. First appearing as enemies, they were shown to be friendly towards Link in later games.
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