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The assassins of the darkspawn, Shrieks are known for their long, jagged blades attached to their forearms and for the ear-splitting cries they emit in battle.
Quests that aren't necessary for game completion. They typically offer side-stories or specific rewards.
A lead character who never says a word, despite being spoken to.
Games with characters that sing.
These games are designed to be played by one person, and one person only.
Skeleton Warriors are comprised of the animated bones of the dead. Often brought to life to do the bidding of an evil master as mindless and indefatigable soldiers and guardsmen.
Player assignable points that unlock or enhance skills allowing for character customization.
Slashing weapons are designed to cut and slice rather than causing blunt trauma. Examples include swords, axes, claws, naginatas, or even whips.
Forced labor, indentured servitude, humans relegated to property. One of the greatest affronts to individual freedom. Some games employ this as a gameplay mechanic or a major story point.
Games that for some reason or another, include a slip cover. Usually Collectors Editions or first run games.
Having intelligence but lacking will, Sloth Demons are typically unwilling to fight unless pressured or threatened. They prefer trickery to a straightforward attack.
Crunchy frozen water fallen from the sky. Many games feature a snow world, a snow level, or otherwise-connected regions of wintery landscapes.
The player goes to an ordinary, seemingly benevolent small town, only to find that there are some very strange things afoot there...
SpeedTree is a software toolkit that generates realistic forests on the fly.
Any practitioner of magic (wizard, sorcerer, mage, necromancer, etc.) who casts spells. Even unlearned scholars can throw a mean magic missile every now and then.
An eight legged arachnid. Some make webs to catch prey and some are poisonous. None have made a web grand enough to be called a parlor, though.
The Spike Video Game Awards recognized the best games of 2009.
When a developer creates a game that could be perceived as a new instalment in an existing franchise that they've worked on before, but doesn't share the same name due to licensing issues or other reasons, it's called a spiritual successor.
A squad is a group of military personnel who work together as a group. Popular in both single-player and multiplayer games, the other players within the squad can be either AI or other people.
Why go it alone when you can roll with a team? Squad Tactics let you issue commands to a whole crew of A.I controlled squad mates, who can(among other things) plant bombs, fire at specific targets, take cover, and talk smack.
A condition which affects a character's effectiveness, either positively or negatively. Common examples include Poison or Haste.
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.
Not to be confused with just any metal case, SteelBook is a brand of metal packaging for disc-based media.
Like a critical hit, this is a special action invoked from certain attacks in games or caused randomly on attacks by a character's statistic. It causes opponents to lose the ability to attack back for a certain period of time, and usually invokes the hit character to go into a special animation.
The option to display dialog and other information with text on screen.
An aesthetic sub-genre of fantasy, focusing on brutal barbarians and arcane wizardly magic.
Commonly used motif of a sword stuck in the ground. Usually utilized to create a particular atmosphere
Sylvans are vengeful spirits who have possessed trees.
The political and military face of humanity in the Mass Effect universe.
Otherwise ordinary trees that possess the ability of speech.
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