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Using stealth often requires the player to accomplish their objective without being detected by enemies. Methods of detection can vary from game to game, and can be based on an enemy's line of sight, how quiet the player is, or even how the player interacts with the environment.
Dialogue trees are a feature through which the player selects responses from a list of choices, eliciting reactions from NPCs and determining the path of the conversation and story.
Moral dilemmas presented to the player that often have a significant effect on the story or other characters.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
Turn-based games divide game actions into distinct parts, called turns. This gives the player time to strategically choose actions as the battle or events unfold.
A parallel projection technique used in 2D sprite-based games to fake the appearance of 3D depth.
A gameplay mechanic allowing players to store their items and freely carry them around.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Crafting allows players to create their own items with the correct ingredients. It is used mainly in MMOs and RPGs.
Games where players are given material to read; this includes books, newspapers, dialogue, letters, journals, notes, and emails. Both Japanese and Western RPGs as well as story driven Adventure Games tend to ultize this feature, some Open World Action Adventures contain this feature as well.
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