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Platforms conveniently moving you towards your destination to allow the crossing of large expanses which would otherwise be impossible to cross.
A mode that allows a game to be replayed after a first completion, carrying over items, experience, weapons, and other elements from the first playthrough.
Console games that derive from a past PC exclusive release, either due to popular demand or poor sales.
Physics play an important part in this game in solving puzzles and/or combat. Notable examples include the Gravity Gun from Half-Life 2, and the Force Powers from Star Wars: Force Unleashed.
Some games actively taunt the player, through screen text, voice, or changes to the game itself. It's a form of authorial voice that can lead the player to really question their relationship to the developer.
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
A portal is a hole in reality connected to another hole in reality, whether magical or scientific in nature, that allows a person to instantly travel incredibly vast distances simply by walking through one.
A cutscene that is viewed through the eyes of the protagonist or some other character. POV stands for "point of view".
Puzzles may need to be solved before the player can progress to the next section of the game. Often it may not be clear to players exactly what the puzzle is, or whether the an in-game items needs to be attained before it is even possible to solve it.
Puzzle platformers are platform games where the key aspect involves solving riddles and puzzles, rather than combat.
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.
A broad spectrum of games can be described as remakes, from straightforward graphical overhauls to extensive revision of gameplay and story elements. In the most basic sense, a remake keeps the original's core gameplay and plot but makes significant changes to peripheral aspects.
Retcon, as it is more commonly known, is a change in an existing storyline to accommodate future games in the same fiction.
A lead character who never says a word, despite being spoken to.
Valve Corporation's proprietary game engine that debuted in summer 2004 with Counter-Strike: Source and later that same year with Half-Life 2. It may be worth noting that the first Source game released a full 2 weeks ahead of Counter-Strike, and that was Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
The speed blur effect is typically used in racing games. It consists of the edges of the screen, or any object in the world blurring as the player moves quickly.
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
What lies ahead, and is distant from the present.
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Unlockable gamerpics are a form of reward for completing certain tasks in Xbox 360 games.
Don't believe anyone. There's more going on here than is immediately apparent.
Games that feature characters that are known for a highly distinctive and unusual manner of speech.
In order to circumvent various obstacles, some protagonists must travel through ventilation systems.
Xbox 360 and original Xbox games that have been approved to run on the Xbox One's backwards compatibility feature.
Games in which specific enhancements are made when played on an Xbox One X.
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