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Games that feature car accidents as important story points or dramatic events. This concept does not refer to car accidents that can occur as an incidental result of gameplay, such as in racing games.
The military dictators of Japan for nearly 700 years, until the great "opening" and Westernization of the country in 1868. Famous shogun include Minamoto no Yoritomo (the first true shogun) and Tokugawa Ieyasu, whose ascension marked the end of the Sengoku (Warring States) Period.
A postal service transports and delivers letters and packages from one place to another often for a fee.
Guards guard stuff, block doors, and sometimes arrest you.
A super weapon, often found in scrolling/rail shooters which destroys all enemies on screen instantly.
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.
A method of attempting to scare the player by the sudden unexpected occurrence of an event - often accompanied by some sort of audio sting.
A character working for an agency or organization who is, in reality, working in secret against the organization for a rival agency.
Jumping puzzles are generally implemented in fast-paced action games as a way to slow down the progress of the player. Failure often results in certain death.
As time progresses, the character ages. A boy one moment, a man the next, soon the character is so old he's on the brink of death...
Trading systems allow players to trade items, money and other objects between each other.
A sub-genre of adventure games, visual novels are a form of interactive fiction that usually have very little in terms of gameplay but often focus more on extensive storytelling, character interactions, decision-making and branching narratives.
The concept of operating a computer inside a game via its own operating system. The player might have access to a virtual desktop or console commands to reach the desired information.
Games whose titles are meant to be taken more than one way.
These games were popular enough to warrant an anime, whether it was a full television series, an OVA (original video animation), or a feature-length movie.
"Good" robots from the planet Cybertron that appear in many games and movies. Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons.
"Evil" robots from the planet Cybertron. They wage their battle to destroy the Autobots and gain power.
Known sometimes as jump gates, hyperspace gates, star gates, these structures are like Satellites that use wormhole technology to propel ships either simultaneously to another sector in space or greatly cuts down the travel time. Though they can be human made, they often have been created hundreds or thousands of years before humanity travels the stars, by an ancient race that often are extinct.
Tips are usually used throughout the game as a way of showing players features.
Soft resetting is used in many console games to reset a game using the controller.
Women in Refrigerators (or "Fridging" for short) is an unfortunately popular plot device in storytelling where female characters are killed off or brutally harmed for the sole purpose of having an impact on a male character. The term was coined by comic book writer Gail Simone.
One of the age-old narrative structures in literature, in which a young protagonist faces conflict that transforms him or her into a mature adult. This is an especially common device in RPGs.
A Scottish goblin that soaks its cap in the blood of its victims.
Insect distinctive for its powerful hind legs used to jump long distances. Though solitary, they can be agitated into swarms of locusts.
A reporter for a news-outlet, whether it be as a writer or photographer.
A Boss fight that can only be won by climbing onto the enemy.
A Swiss soccer club based in Basel.
Slimes are a common "starter enemy" in RPGs, and serve as a mascot for the Dragon Quest series.
These games allow the character to see what is going to happen before the character actually gets there. This is normally done to give a unique perspective on the story
Machinima is the concept of making a movie out of a video game. Popularized by the series, Red vs Blue.
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