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Game » consists of 6 releases. Released Oct 10, 2017
The ability to influence and control the thoughts of others.
The minimap is a small, simplified version of a larger map. This plays a vital role in many games, especially Real Time Strategy, where it is important to have an overview of the entire map.
A transitional move in 3rd person action games when the character squeezes through a narrow passageway and the camera follows over their shoulder.
Sauron's most terrible servants. The Nine were once mortal men who one by one succumbed to the power of the One Ring.
A pair of sisters from a mysterious kingdom of man far to the east. They managed to best two of Sauron's ringwraiths, but were then turned into ones themselves after taking the slain Nazgul's rings as their own.
Non-linear level design where the player is able to freely traverse the game world and choose where and when to visit certain areas in the game.
Orcs/Orks/Orques are a fictional race of tough humanlike creatures, often with green or black skin, originally coming from the Saxon word for the Normans during the invasion, meaning demon or foreigner.
The fourteenth PAX West took place September 1-4, 2017 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
Any type of puzzle that involves changing the perspective, usually by manually moving around the camera to line up items in the environment.
An in-game mode which allows players to pause the action on screen and manipulate the camera to take a screenshot. First seen in Gran Turismo 4.
Select games may have enhanced visuals, frame rate, or increases in resolution. 'PS4 Pro Enhanced' features vary by game.
The original protagonist of a game becomes an antagonist in the sequel.
These are scripted sequences in a game where the player is running toward the screen, sometimes while being chased.
SpeedTree is a software toolkit that generates realistic forests on the fly.
An eight legged arachnid. Some make webs to catch prey and some are poisonous. None have made a web grand enough to be called a parlor, though.
Using stealth often requires the player to accomplish their objective without being detected by enemies. Methods of detection can vary from game to game, and can be based on an enemy's line of sight, how quiet the player is, or even how the player interacts with the environment.
Stealth kills are special kills in video games that usually occur when the AI is not aware of the threat of the player.
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.
Valve's counterpart to Microsoft's popular achievement system.
Steam Cloud is a built in feature in some Steam games, it synchronizes game saves, settings and other data to the internet for access from any computer that has Steam installed.
Games officially verified by Valve to be fully playable on Steam Deck.
Steam Trading Cards is a built in feature in the Steam client. It lets users collect cards from certain games and trade them and receive rewards for complete sets.
The option to display dialog and other information with text on screen.
An aesthetic sub-genre of fantasy, focusing on brutal barbarians and arcane wizardly magic.
The player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. There is generally a movable camera but it can also be in a fixed position. It most commonly refers to a viewpoint behind the player character.
Trolls are a mythical race of creatures that have been interpreted many different ways in games.
The Undead is an umbrella term describing creatures that do not exhibit the key fundamental attributes that are associated with life, such as respiration, and blood circulation. They are divided into two main categories: Ethereal and Corporeal, depending on whether or not they have a body.
The Uruk-hai are a race of "super Orc" from the Lord of the Rings universe. Created by Saruman to destroy the humans of Rohan in the The Two Towers.
Microsoft's application storefront introduced in Windows 8.
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.
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