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A portal is a hole in reality connected to another hole in reality, whether magical or scientific in nature, that allows a person to instantly travel incredibly vast distances simply by walking through one.
Swearing, cursing, call it what you want. It is an expression of anger or frustration, in most cases.
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.
QuickLoad allows the player to rapidly load their progress in a video game, generally is most seen in computer games.
Quicksave allows the player to save their progress in record time at the push of a button. It is more commonly found in PC games than in console games.
Rain can heavily increase the atmosphere of a video game. Some games use it to add detail to an environment, while other games use it to make it difficult to see.
Two or more factions, either with the same or completely different goals, that constantly try to one-up each other. The player is sometimes forced to pick a side to root or work for during the struggle. Other times the rivalry is only mentioned in the plot.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
No point in gathering coins, gold, gil, money, or whatever if you can't buy anything with it.
Sidekicks, different from partners, are less powerful, less important characters who support the main protagonist and generally stick by their side.
A cloud of fine particles.
Crunchy frozen water fallen from the sky. Many games feature a snow world, a snow level, or otherwise-connected regions of wintery landscapes.
The ability to see the world in a different way. Reveals paths, secrets, enemies, among other things.
Valve's counterpart to Microsoft's popular achievement system.
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
Terraforming describes the process of altering an environment in order to sustain human life. This is commonly seen in science fiction, where terraforming adds oxygen to the environment, flora and fauna, and even water.
Games set in, or focused primarily around, the years between 1980 and 1989.
What lies ahead, and is distant from the present.
The concept of a character leaping forwards or backwards in time.
Primarily found in mouse-driven computer games, tooltips are an interface element that display information while the cursor is placed over particular on-screen elements.
Turn-based games divide game actions into distinct parts, called turns. This gives the player time to strategically choose actions as the battle or events unfold.
Games that feature characters that are known for a highly distinctive and unusual manner of speech.
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.
A visual motif consisting of a series of 1s and 0s, often used when depicting in-game computer systems and electronics.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
The characters in the Worms series of games.
Pressing a button to zoom-in. For example: in a flight combat game or a shooter without iron sights.
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