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Gameplay that involves performing an entrepreneurial service in order to make money.
The act of forcing someone to engage in sexual activity against her or his will. Generally considered one of the worst things one human being can do to another.
Sometimes you want a challenge, sometimes you wanna coast.
Zombies, more accurately called the walking dead, are reanimated corpses who feed on the living, and have become a ubiquitous video game enemy. They often move slowly, but can be deadly in large numbers, which is unfortunately how they tend to travel. Shotgun time!
Cyberpunk is an aesthetic choice that is employed in many different media, it focuses on technology and how that technology encroaches on our natural, daily lives. Cyberpunk is also often associated with monopoly capitalism in its extremes
Games which feature laying tracks, driving trains, and growing railway companies have a long history in the strategy genre.
Necromancers are spell casters who specializes in conjuring and controlling the undead.
Son of a monarch.
A character who is destined to save or destroy the world. Often seen in RPGs.
Falling blocks must be stacked efficiently.
Rangers are wise, cunning, masters in archery and have vast wisdom in the concept of nature.
The process of tracing over live-action motion video to create animation.
A maneuver involving both horizontal movement and rotation about a horizontal axis. Many characters roll in a unique fashion, and certain vehicles are even capable of rolling
Flip screen (or flick-screen) describes a way of dividing the game world into fixed screens, displayed one at a time. It's commonly found in 2D platformers, especially prior to the 16-bit era.
A mouse is a small rodent with a tail and whiskers.
When a character goes to the edge of a platform and starts to wobble. Most commonly seen in side-scrolling platformers.
A three dimensional image or transmission commonly used in science fiction. May or may not be interacted with.
OnLive was a cloud gaming service offering video game streaming through a user's computer, smartphone, or TV.
Horse riding is mostly used in games to get around from one place to another quicker than you could on foot. They can also sometimes be used in combat or racing.
Lasting from 1939 to 1945, The second World War was a conflict between the Allies and the Axis. It was the most devastating conflict in human history.
A hostile artificial intelligence, or "rogue AI", is a synthetic being that has turned on its creators. Among the most famous rogue AIs from video games are SHODAN (System Shock) and GLaDOS (Portal).
A lich is a powerful sorcerer who became undead through a magical ritual they cast on themselves. Usually lichdom is achieved to extend their "lives" or give themselves more power. They can control vast hordes of undead.
Games with characters known for wearing hoods over their heads, whether they be cloaked cultists, assassins, or just guys that keep their hoodies in the upright-and-locked position.
Giant rats are like regular rats but significantly bigger. Giant rats are the first enemy in many role playing games.
Sometimes, things are just meant to happen the way they do. Usually triggered by a timer, or by the player crossing a checkpoint.
In-game jokes or Easter eggs involving references to characters or events from earlier in a game or the game's series.
Often appearing in role-playing games, the reluctant hero starts out not wanting to fight, but ends up getting drawn into the conflict nonetheless. If not forced into it against their will, they are often motivated by love, honor, or a sense of righteousness.
A game that depicts the future similar to what the retro era (1920s to 60s approx) would have envisioned or a game that takes place in modern/future times with style or references from the retro era. Also, games with technology or culture that would be considered outdated by the time the game takes place.
Button Mashing is a term used to describe gameplay where certain skills can be only realized explicitly through mashing buttons, a reckless player trying to get results or when the game rewards the player(s) who bash buttons the fastest. The latter example is common in Party Games.
Archers are marksman that practice the arts of archery. Archers specialize in picking enemies off from a distance one by one. using bows and arrows to deliver precise shots to unsuspecting opponents. it's a class base or a unit for a strategy game, archers are lightly armored and have less hitponits. but has moderate speed, longer range and highest damage of them all.
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