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A system in which the player is allowed to control multiple characters. Most commonly seen in role playing games. Can also be used to describe party systems in the MMORPG genre, which brings a group of players together to accomplish various tasks.
Whether it's taking pictures of things for points or as part of a journal, photography is playing an ever increasing role in many of today's video games.
Simulating the effects of a great variety of poisons, toxins, venoms and nerve agents can lead to many unique and interesting mechanics. A classic trope in games, Poison usually deals small amounts of damage to health over time.
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!
Enemies that appear out of nowhere and force the player into a battle.
A turned based battle system that has a reactionary component.
Restoration is a common concept found in games, where in most cases a person or party can rest to restore their health.
The concept of reviving somebody who is dead or down.
Romance in video games can either be interactive, in which the player attempts to woo another character, or an unchangeable part of the story of a given game.
Special locations in game that allow the player to manually save their progress.
Designed as non-fictional, relating to real or known history, and to claim or reveal that these events actually happened, but were deliberately forgotten long ago.
The player goes to an ordinary, seemingly benevolent small town, only to find that there are some very strange things afoot there...
The recording of data related to player performance or progress in a game. This feature is commonly found in RPGs or competitive multiplayer games. It does not include statistics in sports games, unless related to player performance.
A condition which affects a character's effectiveness, either positively or negatively. Common examples include Poison or Haste.
Animals that have the ability of speech and in some cases are anthropomorphic.
Seven especially sinful traits identified by early Christian writers. They have come to be a popular motif in all sorts of media.
A transformation is a different stage or form for something. Usually an upgrade.
Vampires are undead, nocturnal creatures that subsist on blood. They have superhuman powers and are sometimes able to shape-shift. They are weak against sunlight, foreign objects stuck in and left in their hearts, decapitation and sometimes holy water and crosses.
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