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It is believed that Frank Herbert's Dune books were the first to popularize the concept of a giant worm that is capable of devouring a person whole without even noticing it.
When the player, compared to the adversary he/she is supposed to defeat, looks like a tiny inchworm.
A glitch is an action performed within the bounds of a game engine that was not intended by the game's developers. Glitches are often performed by the player, though they can also occur independently.
The ability to manipulate or control gravity in some way.
A gynoid, or fembot, is a feminine humanoid robot.
An alien species that resemble jellyfish. They tend to be very religious and talk in a polite and almost poetic way.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
Most modern shooting games add the realistic touch of rendering shots to the cranium instantly fatal. Glorious for the shooter, kind of a bummer to the shootee.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
When a character or group of characters does something extremely brave on behalf of another character or group of characters, knowing that they will get killed or seriously injured in the process.
A three dimensional image or transmission commonly used in science fiction. May or may not be interacted with.
"Horde" is a type of multiplayer game mode in which players battle co-operatively against increasingly difficult waves of computer-controlled enemies.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
Husks are cybernetic, zombified corpses. The Geth create them by impaling human bodies with giant mechanical spikes, known as Dragon's Teeth to experienced Alliance soldiers.
A list of games that have their own in-game graphical achievement menu. Used for showing current progress towards achievements or trophies.
Sending or receiving fake email inside a game.
A spell or ability that summons a swarm of insects. It's often used as a distraction against bigger enemies.
Bugs that are sapient beings and have humanoid and/or anthropomorphised features to varying degrees. This page includes Arachnids (Spiders, Scorpions) for brevity.
Jellyfish are ocean dwelling animals with a mushroom like top and tentacle like cilia on the bottom. They can be translucent or transparent.
A reporter for a news-outlet, whether it be as a writer or photographer.
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 race of reptilian humanoids that appear in Mass Effect. The Krogan were once a proud, powerful race of warriors with an astonishingly high birthrate. Their massive numbers eventually led to a series of conflicts known as the Krogan Rebellion. The species were eventually infected with a sterilizing genetic bioweapon.
A prompt that directs the player's attention toward some specific scene/landmark.
Some characters are considered to be the only surviving member, usually of its species, but it could be used for other things like abilities (a planet could have one person left who can perform magic, etc.). Sometimes they quest to find other members.
When the title of the game does not appear immediately at the beginning of the game, but rather after the first mission or prologue.
They created the Catalyst. Their form were the basis for the Reapers.
An umbrella term for any sexual orientation or gender identity that is not straight.
The act of granting freedom to prisoners or subjugated NPCs.
Basically you're given a flashlight and then sent to a dark place.
Boxes of random items, usually able to be purchased using real money currencies.
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