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Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
Games that have animals (except humans) as the main character. The character must be playable.
An insect with broad colorful wings.
Button Mashing is a term used to describe gameplay where certain skills can be only realized explicitly through mashing buttons, a reckless player trying to get results or when the game rewards the player(s) who bash buttons the fastest. The latter example is common in Party Games.
Capitalism is an economic system that supports private property and financial gain.
Some games have an option that makes it easier for color blind players to play.
Cross Genre Games take completely different gaming genres and place them together in a single game in an attempt to innovate beyond traditional gaming practices.
Currency has all forms in video games. It is used to buy characters, vehicles, weapons, and more.
Cybernetics is a broad concept encompassing a range of mechanical devices meant to enhance or replace biological limbs or organs. They are commonly featured in science fiction, particularly in cyberpunk.
Dancing is the movement of a body, usually rhythmic and to some kind of music. A lot of times, it happens between two people and may be romantic.
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.
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.
Dragons were originally messengers from heaven, according to early Buddhist texts. In games, they can be among the most fearsome of adversaries, but there are some exceptions.
A ship or object travels faster than the speed of light to reach distant locations. An example is the Mass Relay system in Mass Effect.
Free to Play titles allow a user to play a version of the game without paying an initial purchase fee, but generally require the purchase of microtransactions to access additional content.
A frog is a small and usually green amphibian that can swim, hop, and ribbit. Sadly, most of them aren't princes.
The concept of a game referencing another game through mockery, parody or even directly. A game reference to the same franchise does not count.
Games that feature an unexpected change to the core gameplay (not just a minigame).
The fifth annual Game of the Year awards from Giant Bomb.
Giant Insects are insects and other 'bugs' that are far larger than in the real world. Some are about half the size of a human, others are bigger than buildings. Larger than life or gigantic insects are a common element in many video games, especially those of the RPG Genre.
Invisible or cleverly hidden doors just waiting to be discovered. Logically, Hidden Doors often lead to Hidden Rooms.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
A digital distribution service built around indie works and their creators.
When the title of the game does not appear immediately at the beginning of the game, but rather after the first mission or prologue.
Games that allow the player to choose which level to play next, rather than a fixed linear order.
Some games feature the ability to switch the gameplay camera perspective between first and third person, either as an option or as a gameplay element.
Several different game types like driving, shooting, and platforming in one cohesive game. Compilation releases don't count.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
A type of game in which the player gives commands by inputting complete words and sentences. Often associated with the adventure genre.
The act of changing a section of a graphic to a low resolution (i.e. enlarging the pixels) in order to "blur" it. Commonly used to censor an image.
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