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Potentially deadly in the real world, annoying and funny in the animated world.
Moral dilemmas presented to the player that often have a significant effect on the story or other characters.
Creatures that bleat. Some are also satanic.
The ninth annual PAX Prime took place between August 31-September 2, 2012 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
Sometimes one playable character just isn't enough.
The act of preparing food by applying heat, often cooking in games produces items which yield some kind of benefit towards your character.
A concept in a game where the playable character can't run out of ammo, and doesn't need to pick up/buy ammo. In some cases, you still have to reload your weapon, but you will still have an endless amount of magazines.
Unicorns are mythological creatures, usually thought of as magical, intelligent horse-like entities with a single horn on their forehead. They can be fierce forest protectors and are a symbol of chastity and moral pureness.
A double jump is the ability to jump while already in mid-air to get some extra lift. In reality, double jumps are not possible and violate fundamental laws of physics.
IGF is the Independent Games Festival, an annual gathering of Indie developers. The term also refers to the associated awards.
Frequently seen in RPGs and Fighting games, The EHI helps players calculate the current health of opponents.
Survival is a concept that signifies that the player's life is constantly in jeopardy.
The third annual PAX East took place from April 6-8, 2012 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
This is a list of PC games which support connecting an Xbox 360 controller to your computer and using it to play the game.
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.
Typically found in fighting games, combos are a series of strung-together moves.
This tag is for all games and characters that deal in the concept of gods, demigods, half-gods and the like.
An elephant is the largest land mammal who has big ears, a trunk for a nose, a tail, and tusks. Supposedly they have good memories, hidden graveyards, a love of peanuts, and a great fear of mice.
Classes are different archetypes and playstyles that players can choose to play their game with.
Players can design a base or dungeon for their characters to inhabit.
A movie reference in a game, is where a game references a film. This can be done in many different ways.
A night of ghost, ghouls, costumes, and candy. Some video games are based around this holiday, while others simply pay it respect with special levels or characters that embody the spirit of All Hallows' Eve.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
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.
Games that are depicted with a predominantly black-and-white appearance, with sequences to this effect, or optional color filters.
Action RPG (Action Role-Playing Game), also known as ARPG, refers to RPGs (role-playing games) that use direct, real-time, reflex-oriented, action combat systems, instead of the more abstract turn-based or menu-based battle systems.
Video games that are based on comic books, manga and graphic novels.
Customization in games that allow users to change various parts of their equipment or moves to fit their gaming style.
Roguelike is a sub-genre of role-playing games characterized by the exploration of randomly-generated dungeons and permanent death. These characteristics were featured in the classic computer game Rogue, hence the term "Roguelike".
Scorpions are an eight-legged arachnids with two large pincers and a venomous stinger on the tail, used to kill or subdue prey and defend against aggressors. Though their sting can be very painful to humans, few scorpion species can kill a healthy adult.
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