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Game » consists of 4 releases. Released Aug 01, 2017
The protagonist arrives by a helicopter, a plane, or similar; the vehicle is subsequently shot down, stranding the protagonist on unknown soil. This can occur either at the beginning of a game or to start off a level.
Hiding items, rooms, and all kinds of things behind waterfalls is one of the oldest concepts in the history of games.
These games let players see the credits without needing to play the game first.
Crows are familiar over much of the world: large, intelligent, all-black birds with hoarse, cawing voices.
A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
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.
A digital distribution platform operated by Epic Games.
Content released frequently, every release contains a small portion of a whole story.
Quotations displayed on the screen; often from world leaders, famous writers, or the Bible.
Console games that contain a field of view slider or adjustment.
In games, fire can be an obstacle, a tool, a weapon, or a solution. Just don't play with it...unless you really want to.
A screen where players can adjust the luminance value of a game's visuals. This is common in horror games.
A digital distribution platform that focuses on providing DRM-free computer games, both old and new.
Games with language selection allow the player to choose which language is displayed or spoken in the game.
Loading Screens are specific screens that are displayed while a game is loading resources so that the player has something to distract them while the game loads. Loading Screens can be images, text or even mini-games - and sometimes a combination of all three.
Options menus give you the option to change anything the game lets you change. Whether you want subtitles or not, sound effects or not, the game to be harder or not, anything you want that the game lets you change, you can change in the options menu.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
Select games may have enhanced visuals, frame rate, or increases in resolution. 'PS4 Pro Enhanced' features vary by game.
Whether it's to restore your health, save your game, just for the hell of it, or all of the above, sleeping in games has numerous uses.
Crunchy frozen water fallen from the sky. Many games feature a snow world, a snow level, or otherwise-connected regions of wintery landscapes.
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.
Games officially verified by Valve to be fully playable on Steam Deck.
The option to display dialog and other information with text on screen.
Survival is a concept that signifies that the player's life is constantly in jeopardy.
Some games force you to try and survive as long as possible without losing, or tasks you with surviving a certain number of "waves" of enemies before granting you victory.
Unity is a multiplatform game development suite, designed from the start for the ease of creation. It's completely free to use with a pro version available for more advanced features and export options.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
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.
A subscription service from Microsoft on Xbox platforms and Windows 10. Described as "Netflix for video games", users pay a monthly fee to gain access to a range of titles or buy to own them at a discount price.
Games in which specific enhancements are made when played on an Xbox One X.
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