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An AI companion is a computer-controlled ally who follows and aids you through your adventures or who requires your protection. The AI companion's survival is often essential to game and story progression.
In video games, breaking the fourth wall occurs when a game becomes aware of its nature as a game, or when a character directly acknowledges the player.
The deliberate animation of breasts, meant to titillate as a means to conform to more realistic physics.
When a character from an existing media franchise makes a brief appearance in a video game, sometimes without even openly acknowledging their origins.
Codec is the communication system used by Snake in the Metal Gear series of games.
Games where attacks directed to the crotchal region cause much more damage than other areas, sometimes as a male-only phenomenon.
Eva cried a few times in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. More specifically, when Sokolov "died", and when Ocelot accidentally shot Big Boss' right eye out. She is also seen crying in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots a few times. More specifically when the van holding "Big Boss" is on fire, or when Vamp burns "Big Boss'" body.
The concept of a helpless female character in desperate need of rescuing by the protagonist, in most cases from a villain, or from a form of impending doom.
An alluring female who uses her charms to seduce men with intention of using them to further her own intentions.
First-Person is a vantage point that attempts to simulate looking through a game character's eyes. It is most commonly found in first-person shooters, racing games, and visual novels, and to a lesser extent in other genres, such as RPGs, 3D platformers, and adventure games.
FOXDIE is an engineered retrovirus that targets the DNA and nanomachines of specific personal, and kills by stimulating a heart attack. Solid Snake is the only known host.
A characteristic present in game characters with a superior state of mind reflected in how they solve problems and their way of approaching situations.
The ability for the player to become unseen, from basic camouflage to fully vanishing from sight.
Members of the Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti, the Soviet secret police.
Martial arts are a popular set of skills that many video game characters possess. Martial arts are the cornerstone of any fighting game, and have influenced many platforming and adventure games.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
The National Security Agency is an agency that is responsible for analyzing and gathering foreign communications and intel. The NSA is also responsible for keeping the US government's own network and communications secure.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
Nudity is qualified as either exposed buttocks, breasts, or genitalia or general lack of clothing. Video game nudity is largely a rarity outside of the PC market.
A narrative that takes an unexpected turn. Commonly, plot twists come in the form of revealing that the player character is not actually who they thought.
Pregnancy is the term for when a female of a species is carrying a new, developing member of the species within her body.
One man's terrorist, another's freedom fighter.
Characters that are designed to be scantily-clad.
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.
While screenshots were possible in many games using third-party programs, many games have official use for screenshots. Whether that be being able to take them, and have them uploaded to the internet or your hard drive, or have them serve in game purposes.
An intimate physical activity between two or more individuals.
Female characters who are designed with highly idealized figures and proportions, outfits that are revealing and/or form-fitting, and prone to ending up in completely over-the-top poses designed to show off their bodies.
Spies are the masters of espionage. They're also (usually) quite adept at the art of stealth, disguise, and assassination.
An alliance of nations who opposed the Axis powers in World War II. They included the USA, the United Kingdom, the USSR, France, and many others.
A shadowy organization founded by Major Zero after Operation Snake Eater. Their goal is having complete digital control over all mankind. Also known as the "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo."
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