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A gameplay mechanic allowing players to store their items and freely carry them around.
The fourteenth PAX West took place September 1-4, 2017 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
Anthropomorphism is the concept of an object, concept or character that has human qualities or traits, such as speech, a level of intelligence similar or higher than a human's and self consciousness. "Anthro" means "of human" and related to the concept of humanity.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
Somebody wrote or drew a message on the wall, maybe it was in blood, maybe they had a marker handy; but now here you are, reading it.
A tiered reward system usually involving players having to purchase to acquire certain rewards.
A method of attempting to scare the player by the sudden unexpected occurrence of an event - often accompanied by some sort of audio sting.
Rain can heavily increase the atmosphere of a video game. Some games use it to add detail to an environment, while other games use it to make it difficult to see.
It's all in the family.
A listing of games that have functional mirrors inside the game. An in-game mirror must display the character as they move in order to qualify.
One of the smartest mammals on the planet and star of the Ecco the Dolphin games, dolphins live in the ocean and can perform a variety of tricks. Dolphins also have a particular fondness for fish.
Cold-blooded aquatic animals that have scales and breathe through gills.
‘S-Rank’ is a term used in games, most commonly awarded at the end of stages with graded missions or side objectives.
Any person that is in an Army.
Options menus give you the option to change anything the game lets you change. Whether you want subtitles or not, sound effects or not, the game to be harder or not, anything you want that the game lets you change, you can change in the options menu.
The concept of a character leaping forwards or backwards in time.
A visual effect where color channels are deliberately misaligned.
A location that prevents the player from progressing, unless they follow a specific path or perform certain actions.
A screen where players can adjust the luminance value of a game's visuals. This is common in horror games.
Steam Trading Cards is a built in feature in the Steam client. It lets users collect cards from certain games and trade them and receive rewards for complete sets.
When a populated area is overrun by legions of the undead. They are often accompanied by demons or parasitic lifeforms.
The Undead is an umbrella term describing creatures that do not exhibit the key fundamental attributes that are associated with life, such as respiration, and blood circulation. They are divided into two main categories: Ethereal and Corporeal, depending on whether or not they have a body.
A style of animation that gives games a more hand drawn look.
Decapitation is the removal of the head of a person or animal.
A multiplayer mode that pits a large number of players (typically 100) in a winner-takes-all, last-person-standing battle as they scavenge and fight for survival. These games typically take place in a shrinking play zone.
Sometimes the creator's logo or name can be found in the product's game world.
SpeedTree is a software toolkit that generates realistic forests on the fly.
The act of building something. Using resources to build units, buidlings, structures of any kind.
Games based on tabletop (AKA pen and paper) role-playing games, such as Dungeons & Dragons or Vampire: The Masquerade. These can have any type of gameplay, as long as they are set in the tabletop game's universe.
When a game allows the player to pet animals encountered in the environment. Some games are all about this.
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