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Aquatic creatures with eight tentacles covered with suction cups. They often appear as boss enemies.
The third annual PAX South took place January 27-29, 2017 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
When you're able to push a block you know it's a videogame. Usually used to solve puzzles.
Puzzles may need to be solved before the player can progress to the next section of the game. Often it may not be clear to players exactly what the puzzle is, or whether the an in-game items needs to be attained before it is even possible to solve it.
Games that feature this concept require the player to wait for a certain amount of real time.
Shakey Cam is the use of shaking the camera in a game in order to give the feeling of chaos, disorientation or realism. It is usually used in action games when moving at fast speeds or when a large impact or explosion occurs.
The shark is an underwater animal that is often stereotyped for its vicious killing of prey. In video games, they are used as enemies in underwater levels or a plot device used to keep the player away from the ocean.
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
Arguably the most fearsome of all the reptiles - it has scales and no legs. Snakes use a variety of tactics to harm players such as poison, hypnosis, and constriction. The most deadly snakes have mastered the way of stealth.
A two-dimensional image or animation overlaid into a scene. The foundation of early 2D games, making up everything from props to the player-controlled character.
The recording of data related to player performance or progress in a game. This feature is commonly found in RPGs or competitive multiplayer games. It does not include statistics in sports games, unless related to player performance.
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 option to display dialog and other information with text on screen.
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
Whether it has voice over or not, text bubbles are a way of reading the dialog that a character on screen is saying and or thinking.
It's the designer's go-to guy. If they want to steer a player in a given direction they'll lock an in game door and force the player to find a way to either unlock it or find an alternate route.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
Marine mammals that can grow to be among the largest animals on earth. Whales are sometimes hunted for their meat, oil, and ambergris; this has left many species seriously endangered.
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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