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Frozen water. Ice can be slippery and it can be fun for ice skating.
Image flashes are usually found in survival horror games. The idea is to scare the player by showing images at unsuspected times.
A school of game design often associated with Looking Glass Studios, in which the player is free to act as they choose in a richly simulated world. The term was coined by Warren Spector in his Deus Ex post-mortem.
Occasionally, it isn't just enough to let the ragdoll flop around on the ground. Some shooters have weapons that pin enemies to objects or walls when they hit.
The use of everyday objects as weapons of destruction, often combination.
A status of decreased cognition caused by a substance such as alcohol.
An infinite resource spot is an area that allows the player to obtain an unlimited amount of a particular resource such as health, ammunition, money, or energy.
Insanity is a condition whereby the sufferer is of unsound mind. Depending on the condition of the individual, he or she may be prone to fits of uncontrollable violent behavior, hallucinations, or other symptoms.
A spell or ability that summons a swarm of insects. It's often used as a distraction against bigger enemies.
Whether it be a close up shotgun blast, far away sniper rifle, explosive, or backstab, the "one hit kill" is a popular kill strategy. Usually hard to master and even harder to avoid, the instant kill is loved and hated by gamers everywhere.
A cutscene (usually using the in-game engine) which allows the user to contribute to or modify the action- such as changing camera angle, zooming in and out, or being able to move the player character around actors playing a scripted sequence.
One who invents, preferably stuff that no one have thought of before.
The ability for the player to become unseen, from basic camouflage to fully vanishing from sight.
Characters who speak Hiberno-English.
Jellyfish are ocean dwelling animals with a mushroom like top and tentacle like cilia on the bottom. They can be translucent or transparent.
A standard in nearly all competitive online shooters, the Kill Feed is the live on-screen update of the kills in an multiplayer game, providing updates as to whom is killing whom, as well as other important events.
A level that is impossible or nearly impossible to complete because of a programming error or oversight. Often times the screen number is a power of 2 or 10.
A camera that reveals the way that the player was killed, displaying an instant replay of the player's own death through the other player's eyes.
The act of killing a child is considered taboo in most games. There are, however, some games that allow this breed of tomfoolery.
An umbrella term for any sexual orientation or gender identity that is not straight.
The act of granting freedom to prisoners or subjugated NPCs.
A graphical effect used in video games where an object blocks light and around the edges of the object the light is significantly brighter than normal.
One of the smaller innovations in the gaming industry was making the player's targeting reticle change colours depending on the situation.
The ability to control the direction and/or behavior of lightning; this may also be connected with the ability to generate lightning. Many games involve characters with lightning element attacks. These are unique because of their potency with water.
Little Sisters are genetic tools utilized to carry and gather ADAM in Rapture.
The concept of lives in video games evolved to let the player get a second chance after failing once. The most recognizable symbol is the heart.
Loading Screens are specific screens that are displayed while a game is loading resources so that the player has something to distract them while the game loads. Loading Screens can be images, text or even mini-games - and sometimes a combination of all three.
Some games will give the player hints and tips on how to play while the game loads.
Collecting objects in a game such as weapons, armor, items, and currency. Loot is often associated with RPG games and MMOs with RPG elements.
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.
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