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Game » consists of 12 releases. Released May 13, 2016
What lies ahead, and is distant from the present.
It's the designer's go-to guy. If they want to steer a player in a given direction they'll lock an in game door and force the player to find a way to either unlock it or find an alternate route.
A hand gesture to indicate approval. Often used when verbal communication is not possible (such as during stealth sections, at long distances, or when a character is mute).
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
A powerful weapon often found near the end of the game that is significantly more powerful than other weapons. It can also be the last weapon in an RPG game that does drastically increased damage compared to previous weapons.
Extra objects, characters, or content in a game that can only be accessed after completing a certain task such as completing the game, or by using cheat codes.
Weapons can often be upgraded with new attachments, augmentations, or magical enchantments. These upgrades result in the original item being more powerful than originally intended.
In order to circumvent various obstacles, some protagonists must travel through ventilation systems.
Some video games feature characters that play video games themselves, with the player sometimes taking control of the character playing the game-within-a-game. This also includes game characters who explicitly mention that they play video games.
These are games that begin with the player waking up. More often than not this occurs in RPGS, but is certainly not exclusive to the genre.
Games with organic tissue covering or growing out of the walls (or floor). Typically seen in horror games. This concept does not cover situations where characters are actually inside larger organic beings.
WASD, or WADS, is the most common and often the default setting to move the player character in computer games with a first or third person perspective.
A room made for the sole purpose of containing a single weapon.
A middleware engine for game audio, developed by Audiokinetic Inc.
A cloud gaming service from Microsoft/Xbox.
A subscription service from Microsoft on Xbox platforms and Windows 10. Described as "Netflix for video games", users pay a monthly fee to gain access to a range of titles or buy to own them at a discount price.
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming service.
Games in which specific enhancements are made when played on an Xbox One X.
Pressing a button to zoom-in. For example: in a flight combat game or a shooter without iron sights.
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