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This page is about the concept of Multiple Personalities, also known as Split Personalities. This is the concept of a single physical body being host to many separate identities. Isn't that right, Zach?
Murder is the act of ending the life of another living thing against its will without the sanction of a higher governmental authority, such as the casualties that result from acts of war. It is generally intentional, at least in a legal meaning, but not necessarily.
Over-the-shoulder is a camera view point popularized by Resident Evil 4 that is featured in most modern third-person shooters and third-person action games.
As part of the "Director's Cut" enhancements a house in Greenvale is available for York to buy. As in /buy/ buy, with real actual dollars, as DLC. The PC version includes the house at no additional cost.
PlayStation Plus is a premium PlayStation Network subscription service.
Police are paid protectors who enforce the law through legal use of force. They are supposed to help ensure public safety and social order. Their motto is to protect and to serve.
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
Therapy is treatment for people with either psychological or psychiatric problems who seek help.
Quick Time Events show up in all sorts of games as an attempt to make cutscenes interactive. Press the buttons displayed on-screen before time runs out, or else.
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.
One who murders three or more people within a relatively short time span.
Horrendous dogs that appear on the roads of Greenvale after midnight. They are a bit bigger than your average dog. They also like to chase cars.
Although not technically zombies, these weird variations on the zombie cause massive trouble for Agent Francis York Morgan in his investigation during Deadly Premonition.
Sleeping is a common trope for many games, but this page is dedicated to those who take the time to put a character under the covers where they belong.
The player goes to an ordinary, seemingly benevolent small town, only to find that there are some very strange things afoot there...
When a character's accent hails from the Southern United States. Ranges from the languid drawl of the gentleman to the rustic vernacular of the hillbilly.
The inability to walk in any direction whilst shooting a weapon of any sort. The player usually still has the ability to pivot.
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.
Games that have been accepted by Valve through Steam's Greenlight service.
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.
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 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.
When a character motions to light a cigarette but there's no fire or burning animation on the tip. May or may not include smoke.
The disgusting process in which a character regurgitates the contents of their stomach back into the world, usually performed as a means of purging the body of poisons or intoxicants, but often (in videogames, anyway) used as a means of projectile attack by non-human enemies.
Wall Crawlers are upgraded 'Shadows' and basically mini bosses in the game Deadly Premonition. They cling to the walls and the ceiling in corridors, waiting for people to strangle.
Games with organic tissue covering or growing out of the walls (or floor). Typically seen in horror games. This concept does not cover situations where characters are actually inside larger organic beings.
WASD, or WADS, is the most common and often the default setting to move the player character in computer games with a first or third person perspective.
Xbox 360 and original Xbox games that have been approved to run on the Xbox One's backwards compatibility feature.
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