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Game » consists of 2 releases. Released Oct 07, 2021
Running at 60 FPS is standard for arcade & PC games, but hardware restrictions of consoles often force developers to aim for lower framerates in order to preserve visual detail or allow greater scale. 3D console games hitting 60 FPS are thus uncommon, though the trend of re-releasing games on newer hardware has technically resulted in more 3D console games hitting 60 FPS.
A scripted random event that may or may not have been intended by the developers. A source of much unintentional comedy & frustration. An example would be the Imperial foresters fighting each other over deer. Another would be a tribe chieftain getting kidnapped by UFO's in Spore.
Options to assist players with vision, hearing, or other impairments
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 often use iron sights to define precision shooting with non-scoped weapons.
Alert is a state a game may enter after the player has been overtly detected by enemies, and often brings increased enemy opposition (in numbers, aggression, etc.) while a cooldown timer or meter appears by which the player can gauge the expiration of Alert.
In many games the player is given the power to harm and or kill creatures. Many games have been brought to spotlight by groups like the rather militant PETA.
When a game allows the player to pet animals encountered in the environment. Some games are all about this.
Archery is the practice of propelling arrows with use of a bow. Throughout history, archery skills have been used in both hunting and warfare. Today, it is also a sport and recreational activity.
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, commonly refers to the programmed behaviors of NPCs in a game, whether it's the fact that a soldier takes cover behind a wall in Gears of War, or that townspeople cheer upon your arrival to their village in Fable.
Short one-line audio clips spoken by the NPCs that populate the game world. Can be random or in reaction to the player or events.
These games include an option for testing the performance of the hardware on which it is running.
Betrayal is when a person breaks the trust and faith that others have placed in them.
Winged, usually flying creatures, many of which enjoy perching on branches and defecating on unfortunate victims below.
Necessary to sustain life in organic creatures, the crimson fluid known as blood tends to make appearances when the body's structure is compromised in some way, a very, very common occurrence in videogames.
The boar were one of the most feared animals in Medieval Europe during the Middle Ages.
A bribe is the act of offering money or gifts to a person to gain influence or alter a decision.
Jacking is the act of taking control of a vehicle that is not under the player's rightful or original possession, and may or may not have been taken out of another player's or NPC's possession.
The Central Intelligence Agency, or CIA, is an arm of the US government devoted to espionage activities. The Agency plays a significant role in plenty of games.
A chicken is a small, domesticated flightless bird that can be white, yellow, brown or black. A female is a hen, a male a rooster, and a baby a chick.
Games with characters who close the eyelids of dead characters, often used to indicate respect for the deceased.
Some games have an option that makes it easier for color blind players to play.
A visual effect where color channels are deliberately misaligned.
The ultimate pressure feature. Players have to complete the task at hand, be it defeating opponents or cutting the right wire, in the allotted time.
Coyotes are canid species indigenous to Northern and Central America. They generally hunt in pairs and can reach speeds of 40 mph.
Crabs in all forms and sizes, not just the giant enemy variety.
Crafting allows players to create their own items with the correct ingredients. It is used mainly in MMOs and RPGs.
Developers' pets that are listed during the credits of a game.
These games let players see the credits without needing to play the game first.
An order of large reptiles that encompases the Alligator, Gharial, Caiman and Crocodile families. While dangerous on land, they're pure killing machines in the wet element.
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