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It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
When a character grabs a ledge, in order to pull themselves up, or shimmy to the side until there's room. Mostly seen in 3rd person adventure games, but also in many platformers.
An umbrella term for any sexual orientation or gender identity that is not straight.
The opposite of open-ended gameplay, linear gameplay uses scripted events, Quick time events, cut scenes, and a restricted path to tell a story exactly how the writer intends, and control elements of the action.
A talking head is a floating disembodied head that appears to address either you, the player, or the main character.
A movie reference in a game, is where a game references a film. This can be done in many different ways.
Two or more characters are featured on the game's box art.
Options menus give you the option to change anything the game lets you change. Whether you want subtitles or not, sound effects or not, the game to be harder or not, anything you want that the game lets you change, you can change in the options menu.
A nocturnal bird of prey capable of turning its head 135 degrees in either direction.
Everyone that is born has parents. These games feature adults with children of their own.
Enemies that are adamant in their will to hunt you down. Example: Pac-Man ghosts.
When a character that the player fights as a boss is playable elsewhere.
A mechanic in which saying/shouting a character's name is added to the control scheme.
When you're able to push a block you know it's a videogame. Usually used to solve puzzles.
Puzzles may need to be solved before the player can progress to the next section of the game. Often it may not be clear to players exactly what the puzzle is, or whether the an in-game items needs to be attained before it is even possible to solve it.
Puzzle platformers are platform games where the key aspect involves solving riddles and puzzles, rather than combat.
Quick Time Events show up in all sorts of games as an attempt to make cutscenes interactive. Press the buttons displayed on-screen before time runs out, or else.
Loose sand mixed with water. Don't struggle...you'll only sink faster.
A red herring is a plot device used to mislead or distract someone from what's really going on in the story. It could be a false clue or over-emphasis of another character. Red herrings can add a surprise or make a challenge tougher.
In-game jokes or Easter eggs involving references to characters or events from earlier in a game or the game's series.
Some games have silhouettes in their title/logo. Usually, they are placed to simulate a gap or space within or between individual characters.
These games are designed to be played by one person, and one person only.
Whales in outer space were first popularized as a concept by the film Star Trek IV. This concept covers all types of cetaceans, including dolphins and narwhals.
A staircase sequence consists of the player ascending or descending a stairwell for an extended period of time, perhaps a minute or more. These are often presented to create a vertical box of movement, with limited mobility to avoid hazards.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Valve's counterpart to Microsoft's popular achievement system.
The act of taking one's own life.
The act of traversing space while attached to a piece game geometry. Sometimes via a rope, or other grapple like object.
People who are aged during the growth period of adolescence, traditionally between 13 and 17 years old.
Sometimes when players beat a game, the credits sequence will end with the phrase similar to, "Thank you for playing!".
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