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Led by the mysterious Arkham Knight, this collection of highly trained mercenaries serve as the main recurring enemies in Batman: Arkham Knight.
Baditude is being "edgy" in an obviously forced or fake manner. Games with baditude often feature excessive swearing, gratuitous violence, and content meant to shock or offend.
Big Daddies are the lumbering genetically modified behemoths in the underwater city of Rapture. Clad in garish diving suits, these monstrosities were created to protect Rapture's population of walking ADAM factories, the Little Sisters.
A Boomer is a larger, more powerful variety of the standard Locust Drone. The standard Boomer uses a Boomshot, but other varieties include the Grinder, Mauler, Butcher, and Flame.
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.
The Cabal are a militaristic alien race in the Destiny universe, a species built around conquest, combat, and empire.
An attack that does more damage than usual, usually affected by random chance and some sort of modifier.
It's common in games, especially third-person shooters, for the player character's reloading animation to merely mime the motion of reloading, instead of actually doing so.
First-Person is a vantage point that attempts to simulate looking through a game character's eyes. It is most commonly found in first-person shooters, racing games, and visual novels, and to a lesser extent in other genres, such as RPGs, 3D platformers, and adventure games.
A Champion/Adult dog Digimon with gatling guns on its arms.
Whether it be Mario vs. Bowser, Jedi vs. Sith, Link vs. Ganon, or Elves vs. Orcs, the forces of good are in an eternal battle with the hordes of evil.
The smoke that rises out the barrel of a gun.
A heavy is a class of enemy that can withstand more damage, thanks to body armor, a larger physique, or other characteristics. They are often armed with heavier weapons.
Henchmen are the loyal grunts caught in between the player and the main antagonist. Without them every game would be nothing more than a boss battle.
A common method of hit detection in shooters that disregards bullet physics. Basically, if the crosshair is on the target, the shot connects right away and without fail.
Also called the Questor Imperialis, Imperial Knights are massive, heavily armed war machines piloted by nobility of knightly houses. One does not simply "pilot" these machines; one must bond with them first.
A concept in a game where the playable character can't run out of ammo, and doesn't need to pick up/buy ammo. In some cases, you still have to reload your weapon, but you will still have an endless amount of magazines.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
Penalties to movement speed. How far/fast the player can walk. This may depend upon difficult terrain and what type of gear is being carried.
When one type of ammo fits all.
Persistent bullet holes allows players to shoot holes into walls without them disappearing right away. This feature added realism to first person shooters, as well as the ability to draw smiley faces.
One of several kinds of elite Imperial soldiers, usually tasked with hunting down Jedi who survived Order 66
Being able to fire bullets in quick succession. In earlier video games, often acquired as a power-up.
Reapers are the first gang you encounter in the game, "InFAMOUS." They are controlled by Sasha, and wear grim reaper-like costumes, never revealing their faces.
Originally from the Hollows, a large underground cave system, these creatures have been re-purposed as aerial vehicles by the Locust.
Whenever a character is seen in promotional art, or in a cut scene, chances are, they'll be using this.
A race of rat-people found in the Warhammer universe. They are fully sentient, with their own religion, society, and technologies.
Super Mutants are mutated humans infected by the Forced Evolutionary Virus (FEV). Taller, bigger, and stronger than regular humans, they consider themselves the superior race.
Video games set in, or focused primarily around, the years between 1860 and 1869.
Games set in, or focused primarily around, the years between 1910 and 1919.
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