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Game » consists of 12 releases. Released Oct 31, 1997
A foreign language natively spoken by extraterrestrial biengs from another planet or galaxy
Alternate realities are worlds that exists next to, in parallel of, or in place of our own.
Instrumental music, often electronic, that does not follow conventional music structures, instead using various sounds to create a mood. Ambient music can evoke many different feelings in the listener, from tranquility to creeping dread.
This concept occurs in many RPGs and Sci-Fi games. The Ancient Advanced Civilization Technology is often a giant weapon (Halo Rings, Giant of Babil, etc.) that becomes a major plot focus in the stories of these games.
When the main protagonist is thrusted into a foreign dimension or alien world, usually due to a freak accident. The protagonist must then explore that world while trying to find a way back home.
Usually refers to the end of the world.
Backtracking is the act of navigating through previously explored areas, usually for the purpose of progressing in an objective-based adventure game. Players who are lost may also backtrack to reorient themselves.
Video games stories with a bad ending or endings, in which the primary conflict is unable to be resolved and/or a bad fate befalls the protagonist.
Neglectful and/or abusive parents and parental figures.
Beetles are among the most widespread groups of insects in the world, with the largest number of known species. They have played various roles in human culture, and have been regarded as pests, beneficial organisms and sacred beings.
A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
Darkness is used in games to restrict access, increase tension, or just to set a mood. Often the player has access to a light source that can mitigate its effect.
It's all in the family.
When a prominent character is voiced by a member of the development team. The authors Clive Barker and Harlan Ellison are good examples of this.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
Games that fit this category involve characters that can traverse different dimensions.
Any type of lifeform whose species is on the brink of extinction. Important characters being "the last of their kind" was once so common in fiction that it has become a mocked cliche.
People of a different race or skin color, that are chastised and frowned upon for being different in culture or appearance.
Entering other worlds or levels through books, where we can literally enter a book as a portal or mentally transport ourselves to another place just by reading a passage of text.
Everything you need isn't always spelled out for you on the map. Sometimes even the map is not there till you go explore it.
Either through a concealing helmet, keeping the whole game in first person, or using clever camera work, the player character is kept faceless throughout an entire game.
A fictional language and/or script created exclusively for the world in which a game is set, such as Tolkien's Elvish or the language of the Talan in Outcast.
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.
Games that have a (usually) unique title, but then identifies that it is a sequel, spin-off, or other affiliation to a pre-existing franchise via its subtitle.
FMVs are pre-rendered videos used in place of real-time graphics. Using FMV was an attempt to make videogames look "more like movies", sometimes with CGI animation and others with live-action actors speaking directly to players. The downside is that FMV requires a lot of disk space, and live-action FMV in particular can look terrible by comparison.
Not all elder people are kind.
A state of mind in which a person (usually a leader or dictator) genuinely believes that they are a powerful god.
A digital distribution platform that focuses on providing DRM-free computer games, both old and new.
A three dimensional image or transmission commonly used in science fiction. May or may not be interacted with.
The 1998 Interactive Achievement Awards celebrated the best games and software of 1997.
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