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Game » consists of 5 releases. Released Oct 29, 1999
Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.
Advisors are experts (in their respective fields) whose job is to offer advice regarding everything from city planning to world domination.
As time progresses, the character ages. A boy one moment, a man the next, soon the character is so old he's on the brink of death...
Trading systems allow players to trade items, money and other objects between each other.
Cows are four-legged ruminant mammals, bred for milk, meat, or leather.
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.
A game mechanic in which you can interact with another country/civilization. Usually games allow you to declare war, offer peace, trade, etc. using diplomacy.
Dragons were originally messengers from heaven, according to early Buddhist texts. In games, they can be among the most fearsome of adversaries, but there are some exceptions.
An aquatic flying bird that is sometimes hunted. Ducks appear in numerous games, some named after them (Duck Hunt), and as part of the scenery of other games (Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal).
Evergreen titles encourage players to developer their own narrative and end goals. They may have mechanical endings, but endless replayability.
Everything you need isn't always spelled out for you on the map. Sometimes even the map is not there till you go explore it.
This tag is for all games and characters that deal in the concept of gods, demigods, half-gods and the like.
A feature in some games on the GOG.com service. Unlocked only while using the GOG Galaxy client.
A digital distribution platform that focuses on providing DRM-free computer games, both old and new.
IGF is the Independent Games Festival, an annual gathering of Indie developers. The term also refers to the associated awards.
Interactive fiction is a format that uses text to describe characters and objects within a setting, and the use of a parser to interpret text typed by the player, allowing the player to interact with the characters and objects within the setting.
The concept of affecting the universe through supernatural methods, breaking the fundamental laws of science.
Moral dilemmas presented to the player that often have a significant effect on the story or other characters.
A gathering of people who believe in the same higher power(s), and follow the rules laid out by the mortals chosen to be their prophets. Video games generally try to shy away from negatively portraying real religions to avoid controversy, however they make ample use of fictional in-game religions.
A broad spectrum of games can be described as remakes, from straightforward graphical overhauls to extensive revision of gameplay and story elements. In the most basic sense, a remake keeps the original's core gameplay and plot but makes significant changes to peripheral aspects.
Games that have seasons have their environment change depending on the time of the year.
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.
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.
Primitive community based around common ancestry or interests.
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.
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