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Game » consists of 17 releases. Released Jul 20, 2011
Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.
Action RPG (Action Role-Playing Game), also known as ARPG, refers to RPGs (role-playing games) that use direct, real-time, reflex-oriented, action combat systems, instead of the more abstract turn-based or menu-based battle systems.
Usually refers to the end of the world.
The ability to stop or reduce the damage from an oncoming attack.
Enemies that arrive at the surface from underground. Often this is used as a method of taking the player by surprise.
A point within the game whereby the game saves its current state whether it be for the purpose of a more convenient respawn point or a gameplay design (such as in racing).
The ability to counter a move.
Crafting allows players to create their own items with the correct ingredients. It is used mainly in MMOs and RPGs.
These games let players see the credits without needing to play the game first.
Customization in games that allow users to change various parts of their equipment or moves to fit their gaming style.
Also called Diablo-esque or Dungeon Crawler ARPGs, this sub-genre was very popular in the 2000s and 2010s and spawned many successful franchises. Usually played from an isometric perspective focused on dungeon exploration, killing hordes of enemies, complex loot systems and creating different character builds.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
The ability to dodge an attack, making the player untouchable for a brief period.
Games that were only available through digital distribution, then later released on physical media.
When actions in a game trigger an unseen narrator to comment on them, as if someone is reading a story as the events happens.
The 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on June 7-9.
Electronic music is one of the broadest classifications of music, and has been a staple of video game soundtracks since the 90s. The genre's main trait is the use of electronic instruments.
When a song is played over the end-credits, often by a famous artist.
Enemy Spawners are living or non-living entities that "spawn" enemies under special conditions. Usually, these Spawners must be destroyed in order to stop a never ending flow of hostile threats.
That bad guy looks awfully familiar... probably because it's you. This is for games where you fight yourself or an evil version of yourself
Difficulty settings that let the player decide what aspect of the game will be challenging
Since 1998, an independent group of about forty worldwide media outlets who determine the best games of the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
The 2012 Game Developers Choice Awards celebrated the best games of 2011.
GamersGate is a client-free digital distribution service.
Forced up from underground during the Calamity, these ghastly foes are everywhere.
The fourth annual Game of the Year awards from Giant Bomb.
A digital distribution platform that focuses on providing DRM-free computer games, both old and new.
More commonly known as a "time loop", these games feature events that force the players through the cycle of repeating one (or a few) day(s). This is often presented as the result of time travel or other strange phenomena.
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
A digital storefront which donates some of its profits to charity.
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