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The concept of a character leaping forwards or backwards in time.
When the game is named (fully or partially) after a specific location within the game, or relevant to the game's story.
The act of stealing precious artifacts from a tomb.
Items in a game that exist for the purpose of being purchased by the player and then sold for a profit within the game economy, but do not otherwise affect the gameplay. Trade Goods usually imply that the inhabitants of the game world both produce and consume these goods in limited quantities.
A trainer is a NPC with the ability to teach the Main Character new skills, improve upon old ones or simply raise attributes once certain conditions are met. (Not to be confused with mentor.)
A transformation is a different stage or form for something. Usually an upgrade.
A mechanical system designed to capture or cause harm. Either the player can set traps for their enemies or others set them for the player.
A level or sequence of a game where the player may only observe the game world passing by. Usually taking place on a vehicle, such a level may introduce a player to an environment, or indicate transition from one area of a game to a contrasting one.
Primitive community based around common ancestry or interests.
Trolls are a mythical race of creatures that have been interpreted many different ways in games.
A designated place or container in the game used to hold trophies, typically those earned from completing specific tasks.
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 mod is a user-created patch that alters any part of a game, or adds new content to it. At the extreme, "total conversion" mods can change the game so much that an entirely new experience is created.
Games that require or support the Valve Index VR headset.
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.
Vikings were the seafaring people in Scandinavia between 800 - 1050.
A malevolent character whose goals are evil in nature. While villains are commonly featured as antagonists, not all antagonists are necessarily villains.
Games that have you going into a computer generated virtual universe.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
The disgusting process in which a character regurgitates the contents of their stomach back into the world, usually performed as a means of purging the body of poisons or intoxicants, but often (in videogames, anyway) used as a means of projectile attack by non-human enemies.
These are games that begin with the player waking up. More often than not this occurs in RPGS, but is certainly not exclusive to the genre.
You're halfway through the game or more, everything's going great. You've got tons of weapons and crap and BAM! Flash grenade! You wake up later captured, off to either be executed, interrogated, etc. Often, you've lost all of your weapons as well. You sir, have just woken up captured.
WASD, or WADS, is the most common and often the default setting to move the player character in computer games with a first or third person perspective.
Realistically rendered water can really immerse you in a game. Just don't try to dive into your TV!
Variable and dynamic simulation of weather conditions can be used to add variety, atmosphere (a rainy day in an RPG) and/or challenge (rain on the racetrack in a driving game) to a game.
Werewolves are humans that can shapeshift into wolves or wolf-like creatures. They often have strength and senses that surpasses those of both humans and wolves.
Air moving with a considerable force. It's important to take wind into consideration when playing golf.
Also known just as a Wisp these are the remnants of powerful spirits or demons that have been destroyed.
Wolves are mammals closely related to dogs and are known for howling in moonlit forests and hunting in packs to pester players in numerous RPG games.
Wood Elves are a common race in the fantasy genre. Their affinity to nature leads many to the path of druids or rangers.
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