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A game that uses a mixture of 2D & 3D techniques. Commonly used to describe the use of either 3D graphics restricted to a 2D perceptive, or 2D graphics used to fake the appearance of a 3D perceptive.
Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
Games where the characters are 2D bitmap images (sprites), but the environment and scenarios are made in a 3-Dimensional space. This technique was commonly used on consoles like the PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Nintendo DS. Many 90's First-Person Shooters also used this technique.
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.
Alternate realities are worlds that exists next to, in parallel of, or in place of our own.
And these games are available... right now.
Players can design a base or dungeon for their characters to inhabit.
A military organization who see themselves as the technological saviors of The Wasteland. They are the descendants of the scientists and soldiers who managed to take refuge during the Great War, the conflict that caused the world to descend into an apocalyptic wasteland.
Feline animals commonly kept as pets. There are many different breeds and varieties.
Crafting allows players to create their own items with the correct ingredients. It is used mainly in MMOs and RPGs.
Currency has all forms in video games. It is used to buy characters, vehicles, weapons, and more.
The 19th annual D.I.C.E. Awards celebrate the best games of 2015, as voted by industry professionals.
Deathclaws were intended to be a replacement for humans in close-combat situations by the US government and created using a variety of animal DNA. They are powerful, agile monsters that now run wild in the Fallout franchise.
A dog is an animal, of which there are estimated to be 400 million of in the world. Said to be man's best friend, they naturally appear in many video games.
The twenty-first annual Electronic Entertainment Expo took place June 16-18, 2015 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.
The twenty-fourth Electronic Entertainment Expo was held June 12-14, 2018 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.
A powerful release of energy. This energy is usually expelled in all directions very quickly, typically giving off orange or red flames.
Free to Play titles allow a user to play a version of the game without paying an initial purchase fee, but generally require the purchase of microtransactions to access additional content.
Irradiated, rotting and mutated human from the post-apocalyptic world of Fallout.
A person who builds, modifiies, repairs, or maintains guns.
Collecting objects in a game such as weapons, armor, items, and currency. Loot is often associated with RPG games and MMOs with RPG elements.
A fixer of mechanical things that are broken. It's always good to have one near your tank or spaceship.
Micromanagement is the act of increasing the efficiency and longevity of units during a battle, or managing equipment, statistics and abilities on an obsessive level.
Small payments made with actual money which result in an in-game bonus, such as an extra item, character, etc...
A big naked rodent, often mutated and vicious.
The complete or near-annihilation of life on the planet Earth by the means of nuclear weaponry.
A brightly colored bird, popular among Pirates.
The twelfth PAX Prime took place August 28-31, 2015 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
Radroaches are very weak enemies that appear in the Fallout series.
A species of large, mutated scorpions from the Fallout series. Radiation caused them to grow in size and increase the potency of their poison.
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