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Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.
Games are sometimes divided by chapters, sections, acts, etc.
A professional cook. Chefs are often overworked and very sensitive about their cuisine.
Games that numerically track the player's progress towards completion of a specific goal, single level, or the entire game.
Plotting and scheming, usually for wealth or power.
Games that have been funded via public monetary contributions.
Someone who investigates unsolved crimes and other mysterious happenings, either for a living, as a hobby, or simply by chance.
Some games portray cutscenes as portraits of characters talking to each other.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
When the player's actions trigger a change in the game's soundtrack. This adds a cinematic quality to the gameplay.
Items that prove innocence or guilt.
In games, fire can be an obstacle, a tool, a weapon, or a solution. Just don't play with it...unless you really want to.
“Indie” or “independently developed” games are video games which are developed by a studio without the support of an external publisher.
Games that were funded through Kickstarter.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
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.
Usually leading up to a late title card, some games put opening credits at the beginning of the game while you're actually playing! This is usually done to make the whole thing feel more cinematic.
A situation where it is hard to tell which parts of the game world can be interacted with, and which are just for show. Mostly associated with point-and-click adventure games, where players often respond by clicking wildly around the screen until they find something.
A public declaration of disapproval, often an excuse for dissidents to cause riots and damage public property.
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 points are found in many adventure games from the 80s and 90s. They are used to gauge the player's progress through the game and how thorough they have been in the game.
Characters who speak with a Russian accent.
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.
Steam Trading Cards is a built in feature in the Steam client. It lets users collect cards from certain games and trade them and receive rewards for complete sets.
The option to display dialog and other information with text on screen.
Games that are controlled partially or entirely with a touch screen.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
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