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Characters that are described and interact with the character primarily or only via audio (most often through dialogue, but usually also using some audio effects). As opposed to cutscenes which often emulate film, the way aural characters are presented in games often more closely parallels radio dramas and other audio-exclusive media.
"Dear Diary. Went to See Movie. Ate Some Ice Cream. Murdered in a horrific, mysterious way. At least I don't have to jog tomorrow!"
Many RPGs and survival horror games have the player find diaries written by people that were slowly transforming into monsters or zombies. Somehow, they make sure to keep writing in their diary, right up until they're no longer human, so that the player can read their mindlessly violent final thoughts.
Voice actors don't always get an NPC to represent them. Sometimes voices have no visible speaker.
Either through a concealing helmet, keeping the whole game in first person, or using clever camera work, the player character is kept faceless throughout an entire game.
The counterpart to 'faceless hero'. Sometimes the 'faceless evil' doesn't appear at all, but when it does, the player doesn't get a look at its face.
Envisioned by the prominent science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein and popularized by the movie Aliens, the Female Dropship Pilot is always ready to pull your bacon out of the fryer.
A character or a disembodied voice will say the name of the video game. Depending on the mood of the game, this could range from shouting the game's name to ominously whispering it.
Nothing helps set a game in a specific point in time more than having a few famous faces from history drop by to say hi.
Sending or receiving fake email inside a game.
Games often feature in-game music, however some have taken the effort to create their own radio stations, with DJ's, talkback, and a variety of music.
Somebody wrote or drew a message on the wall, maybe it was in blood, maybe they had a marker handy; but now here you are, reading it.
A fictional band from the Left 4 Dead universe, known for their pyrotechnics
A project by Ozwell E. Spencer to create superior human beings by using children with intelligent gene.One of them was Albert Wesker
A character that appears in many games, often unrelated. For an example, Cid from the Final Fantasy series.
Characters whose ages have never been revealed in a game or officially by the creators. This may be due to an added sense of mystery, to avoid controversy, or just lazy character development.
Don't believe anyone. There's more going on here than is immediately apparent.
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