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Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
A concept found in many puzzle and casual games. Matching blocks of the same color or type to gain points and/or erase the blocks.
Games that have been funded via public monetary contributions.
Currency has all forms in video games. It is used to buy characters, vehicles, weapons, and more.
Some games let players customize their character (or characters). Degree of customization may vary, with some games simply allowing to choose between different types of clothes, while others provide more detailed tinkering of features such as the distance between a character's eyes or hair color.
Some games portray cutscenes as portraits of characters talking to each other.
Dialogue trees are a feature through which the player selects responses from a list of choices, eliciting reactions from NPCs and determining the path of the conversation and story.
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.
Fairies appear in many games, usually as a race that will assist players with magic. Fairies are almost exclusively female.
See? The exploiting, soulless people who run the video game industry DO care about their fans!
This concept is for games where at least one of the main characters is female.
A digital distribution platform that focuses on providing DRM-free computer games, both old and new.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
“Indie” or “independently developed” games are video games which are developed by a studio without the support of an external publisher.
A gameplay mechanic allowing players to store their items and freely carry them around.
Games that were funded through Kickstarter.
An umbrella term for any sexual orientation or gender identity that is not straight.
The concept of affecting the universe through supernatural methods, breaking the fundamental laws of science.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
Two or more characters are featured on the game's box art.
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.
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.
Games that feature quiz questions, often in the form of multiple choice responses.
Characters that are designed to be scantily-clad.
Game mechanics traditionally found in role-playing games that are incorporated into a non-RPG title.
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.
No point in gathering coins, gold, gil, money, or whatever if you can't buy anything with it.
These games are designed to be played by one person, and one person only.
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