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Game » consists of 1 releases. Released Jan 07, 1994
The foil of almost every early RPG lover, these rodents often live in sewers. While most rats are simple targets, games like Ratatouille make them the hero.
Enormous legendary bird(s) of prey.
The process of tracing over live-action motion video to create animation.
Monarchs and their families.
Sometimes, things are just meant to happen the way they do. Usually triggered by a timer, or by the player crossing a checkpoint.
A person leading a double life. Many comic book characters have one and sometimes the plot of their stories is keeping their secret identities a secret.
A shadow is an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object.
The ability to change shape. Humans shifting into animals is the most common type of shape shifting.
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
Whether it's to restore your health, save your game, just for the hell of it, or all of the above, sleeping in games has numerous uses.
Arguably the most fearsome of all the reptiles - it has scales and no legs. Snakes use a variety of tactics to harm players such as poison, hypnosis, and constriction. The most deadly snakes have mastered the way of stealth.
Many horror-themed games feature characters uttering despondent noises; this includes screaming, sobbing, and moaning.
A two-dimensional image or animation overlaid into a scene. The foundation of early 2D games, making up everything from props to the player-controlled character.
Water vaporization usually represented in video games as a particle effect.
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.
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
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.
Toads are amphibians that live on dry land, as opposed to frogs who like things more wet. They are believed to cause warts and be very toady - flattering someone to get your own way.
A game perspective that views the action from above, commonly at a fixed position and/or rotation.
A mechanical system designed to capture or cause harm. Either the player can set traps for their enemies or others set them for the player.
Cutscenes that cannot be interrupted or bypassed through player interaction.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
"Vore" is an internet term for a sexual fetish for the act of a creature swallowing someone else whole while they are still alive. The act is also seen in many video games, in a decidedly less sexual manner.
Being learned scholars and masters of the arcane arts, wizards wield great power by manipulating magical energy for the forces of good and evil.
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