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Photos of the photographer's own face. Often taken as a sign of vanity or even narcissism.
A sequel (also called a follow-up) is a game that carries forward the gameplay concepts, and often the story, of a previous game to which it is officially linked.
Shoulder Swapping Aim is when players can push a button to change which shoulder the player is aiming over with a weapon.
A competition between brothers and sisters.
A 3D optimization middleware.
In most shooters, hit markers are strictly reserved for multiplayer. However, some games also use this concept in singleplayer to great effect, by announcing a bullet hit with a sound cue or some sort of graphic near the cross hairs. This serves to better alert the player to a successful hit, effectively bridging the gap between singleplayer and multiplayer.
Eliminating a target with a long-range rifle.
SpeedTree is a software toolkit that generates realistic forests on the fly.
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.
Games officially verified by Valve to be fully playable on Steam Deck.
An API feature built in to Steam that allows developers to support and customize multiple controller types on any device using Steam.
The option to display dialog and other information with text on screen.
Immersing the player using sound directed from 5 speakers and a sub-woofer, surround sound is the way of choice to hear game audio.
The act of traversing space while attached to a piece game geometry. Sometimes via a rope, or other grapple like object.
An unkempt patch of tall grass high enough to completely hide the player from view while acting stealthy
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.
A gameplay mechanic where the player must make narrative decisions or dialogue choices in real-time, within a certain time limit, with their choice (or lack thereof) affecting the plot. Timed decisions are essentially a form of QTEs (quick-time events), but differ in the sense that they affect the narrative outcome.
The act of stealing precious artifacts from a tomb.
Levels that take place in or on a train or subway.
These games have significant plot points that deal with hunting for treasure. Treasure in this instance is a physical non-living item one can hold and obtain. Examples include gold, jewels, the Holy Grail, alien artifacts, marble, etc.
Bosses that are designed to not be beaten; however, sometimes these bosses can finally be beaten at a later point in the game.
Video games contain a lot of activities for players to do underwater, from exploration to combat. Sometimes games treat water as simple low gravity movement, while other games treat underwater more realistically.
Games with vehicles that can be controlled. This applies to games that AREN'T focused on just driving, but just happen to have a vehicle segment or the ability to pilot one.
Some video games feature characters that play video games themselves, with the player sometimes taking control of the character playing the game-within-a-game. This also includes game characters who explicitly mention that they play video games.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
Yaks are bovine creatures indigenous to south central Asia.
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