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Swearing, cursing, call it what you want. It is an expression of anger or frustration, in most cases.
A designer can use a racial stereotype to make a character easier to understand, though in the process the character may come across as offensive and hurtful.
A physics system used to procedurally generate body movement similar to rag dolls.
A portion of a shooter or action game where players are forced into an on rail shooting sequence.
Ranked Matches are commonplace in today's online world, and offer various distinctions over un-ranked/player matches.
RMT's are the concept of spending real money, for items within a game, common to the free to play market
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
Originally from the Hollows, a large underground cave system, these creatures have been re-purposed as aerial vehicles by the Locust.
Games that make records. Often records like most played game, or critically acclaimed. There have been gaming records since the says of Pong and the Magnavox Oddysey.
Regenerating health is a gameplay mechanic which automatically refills the players health bar after successfully escaping damage for a set amount of time. It is typically seen in RPGs and modern first/third-person shooters.
Reloading is the action of replacing the ammunition magazine inside a gun. It adds a touch of realism to most modern shooters, and a certain amount of tension when a player is forced to reload while under fire.
Players can revive downed (but not killed) teammates. In Gears of War 3 players can also revive themselves by button mashing.
Two or more factions, either with the same or completely different goals, that constantly try to one-up each other. The player is sometimes forced to pick a side to root or work for during the struggle. Other times the rivalry is only mentioned in the plot.
"Roadie Running" is a game mechanic similar to sprinting. Unlike sprinting, roadie running differentiates itself by greatly reducing the player's maneuverability, vision, and ability to use weapons.
The ability to move around a piece of cover in usually a 3rd person view, seen in games like Deus Ex Human Revolution, Mafia 2, or Uncharted 3.
Game mechanics traditionally found in role-playing games that are incorporated into a non-RPG title.
A location where the player character is relatively assured to avoid patterns of incoming fire or enemy movement.
Getting extra stuff on a new game from a previous game save on the player's system.
Many games feature a story which involves saving the world and its inhabitants, often single handedly.
Often found in either very violent games, or games taking place in or around water, Screen Splatter is a visual representation of blood, water, strawberry jam, or other liquids temporarily obscuring the player's field of vision.
Most achievement systems allow developers to hide certain achievements, obscuring details about them until a player has earned the achievement.
Characters that harbor their past even though it may be revealed later. They are commonly uncovered in a number of video games.
A sequel (also called a follow-up) is a game that carries forward the gameplay concepts, and often the story, of a previous game to which it is officially linked.
Shakey Cam is the use of shaking the camera in a game in order to give the feeling of chaos, disorientation or realism. It is usually used in action games when moving at fast speeds or when a large impact or explosion occurs.
A shield bash is the act of using one's shield as a weapon to stun, knock back, or otherwise inflict damage on an enemy.
The phenomenon of an enemy who is heavily resistant to damage (or even invulnerable) everywhere on its body - except for its back.
Shooting ranges are often used in video games as a means of improving the player's reflexes and aim in armed combat situations.
SpeedTree is a software toolkit that generates realistic forests on the fly.
Often used to show their dominance over those tiny creatures called insects, and sometimes just for fun!
The Stranded are the humans that couldn't get to the Jacinto Plateau during Emergence Day and were left behind. They are considered thieves by the COGs due to their habit of stealing equipment off dead bodies, and they see the COG as "facist pigs" for leaving them behind.
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