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Advertisements sometimes appear in game as a spoof on real-life advertisements, or to further envelope the player in the video game world.
Somewhat of a cross between Amnesia and Insanity, this is where a character replaces their own real original identity with a new false identity (i.e. a false reality/persona/memories), usually caused by either internal psychological trauma or external brainwashing.
The First-Person Regain Consciousness is regularly seen in First-Person-Shooters.
Cold-blooded aquatic animals that have scales and breathe through gills.
These games allow the character to see what is going to happen before the character actually gets there. This is normally done to give a unique perspective on the story
Flashbacks take a player into a flashback sequence. Often playable, but not always.
Foreshadowing is a plot device that allows the creators to leave subtle (or not-so-subtle) hints about future events in the game.
The concept of a game referencing another game through mockery, parody or even directly. A game reference to the same franchise does not count.
A place were everything is unnaturally or naturally large compared to the protagonist.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
A three dimensional image or transmission commonly used in science fiction. May or may not be interacted with.
Hostages exist to be saved, guarded, and occasionally executed.
The expression of care and love, an act performed in many games.
Frozen water. Ice can be slippery and it can be fun for ice skating.
With the internet in full swing, some games reflect its leak into popular culture by making references to the World Wide Web.
The act of obtaining information through questioning.
A game that utilizes a letterbox frame when it is already running in a widescreen resolution.
An umbrella term for any sexual orientation or gender identity that is not straight.
Puzzles where light beams must be manipulated in certain ways, usually with a series of mirrors. Popular in action-adventure games.
Basically you're given a flashlight and then sent to a dark place.
The single most important thing in the world, love is a powerful story telling element that can connect characters or drive a story. There are many video game characters who have fallen in love with someone or something.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
A game where you eventually receive a map of an area. Like in Metroid Prime you have map download stations to get a map outline of the area. This is the same concept in the exploring Castlevania games.
A movie reference in a game, is where a game references a film. This can be done in many different ways.
Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.
Sometimes one playable character just isn't enough.
Murder is the act of ending the life of another living thing against its will without the sanction of a higher governmental authority, such as the casualties that result from acts of war. It is generally intentional, at least in a legal meaning, but not necessarily.
Spawned from Nanotechnology research and Micro Electro Mechanical Systems technology, nanomachines are mainly centered around Medicine and Biology. "Nanomachine" is the term for nanite machines that use the nanometer (one-billionth of a meter) to measure it's size.
A science that focuses on atomic and molecular scales.
A medical professional whose primary role is that of a caretaker and doctor's assistant. They are stereotypically female, however they can be of either sex.
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