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Alert is a state a game may enter after the player has been overtly detected by enemies, and often brings increased enemy opposition (in numbers, aggression, etc.) while a cooldown timer or meter appears by which the player can gauge the expiration of Alert.
Bats, hammers, wrenches, maces, staves, or even brass knuckles. These are weapons intended for blunt trauma rather than cutting or slicing.
Whether jumping, crashing, or being thrown, objects & characters traveling loudly through windows never ceases to be entertaining.
Bullet time is a gameplay mechanic that allows players to slow down time. Depending on the game itself, the player often slows down along with the world around them, however occasionally the player can simply move at normal speed while the game world continues to slow.
A concept in games with multiple characters, a screen with pictures of all playable characters with the possibility of stat listings.
Jumping straight into the story without pressing a "new game" button or even seeing a main menu.
Games that were made entirely by one person.
Take an item and throw it at the enemy.
Less-lethal weapons are weapons intended to be less likely to kill than a conventional weapon. Less-lethal weapons are used in riot control and self-defense.
For games that feature a mission briefing before gameplay.
When weaponry consumes a player's currency, typically in place of expending regular ammunition.
Murder is the act of ending the life of another living thing against its will without the sanction of a higher governmental authority, such as the casualties that result from acts of war. It is generally intentional, at least in a legal meaning, but not necessarily.
These games make it possible to finish them without killing any opponents.
Combat that takes place in real time, but that can be paused to give commands to certain characters.
A concept where the game must be restarted if you are killed. It is a mechanic found in most arcade games, but the term is usually used in reference to the RPG genre where the mechanic is less common, particularly "roguelike" games as well as strategy games such as Fire Emblem or Final Fantasy Tactics where characters die if they are defeated in battle. Often used as a significant plot device.
Procedural Generation refers to the creation of content algorithmically as the game is running. This content generally coexists with standard, authored content; the two are not mutually exclusive.
Random Loot is a popular concept for dungeon crawler and MMO style games. In essence, monsters or objects drop something that is considered valuable to the player with random qualities.
Games which feature randomly generated missions, quests and/or tasks
Games with randomly (or rather, procedurally) generated environments create new levels from predetermined pieces each time the game is played.
This is a game design that treats bullets as independent projectiles effected by the game's physics.
Roguelike is a sub-genre of role-playing games characterized by the exploration of randomly-generated dungeons and permanent death. These characteristics were featured in the classic computer game Rogue, hence the term "Roguelike".
Non-stealth games with a mission or level where you must sneak/creep through an area undetected.
Space is usually empty, but sometimes it's filled with virtual death machines.
Like pirates, only spacier. Frequent antagonists in sci-fi games, especially the Metroid series.
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.
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
A game perspective that views the action from above, commonly at a fixed position and/or rotation.
Xelu's Buttons are a set of public domain controller button prompts that have been used in a wide range of titles across multiple platforms.
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