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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.
Part ad, part game. Advergames are designed to promote a specific brand or product, usually outside the game industry.
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...
Characters either begin with multiple outfits, unlock them through play, or purchase them as in-game items. These costumes are sometimes integral to play.
A dark power that is usually the cause for the world's strife. The curse can only be broken after the protagonist (or band of protagonists) defeats several dangerous trials.
Animals that follow you or help you on your journey.
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, commonly refers to the programmed behaviors of NPCs in a game, whether it's the fact that a soldier takes cover behind a wall in Gears of War, or that townspeople cheer upon your arrival to their village in Fable.
A location or scenery that is reminiscent of fall. Autumnal settings involve trees shedding their leaves and usually feature yellows, browns and reds.
An immature childish person. It wears diapers and whines a lot, much like old folks. Babies are considered cute by most people.
When a character is naked, but does not have nipples or any form of genitalia.
Going barefoot is to go without the assistance of any type of footwear including shoes, boots, socks, wraps, etc.
A proprietary video codec (.bik/bk2 extension) developed by RAD Game Tools and used in a very large number of video games.
Winged, usually flying creatures, many of which enjoy perching on branches and defecating on unfortunate victims below.
A sport in which the player throws a ball down a lane in order to knock over 10 pins that are set up in a triangular shape.
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.
Also called a "Boob Slider", this is an interface that allows players to interactively increase or decrease the size of a character's breasts usually as a part of character creation.
An insect with broad colorful wings.
A character who gets washed ashore on some island or other remote place.
Feline animals commonly kept as pets. There are many different breeds and varieties.
Character Creation refers to characters created by players themselves, rather than developers.
Special codes or button combinations used to gain powers or advantages in a game. Generally hidden.
A Christian holiday widely celebrated in the western world. It is often associated with festive spirit and presents.
Cider a Windows compatibility layer optimized for gaming which is a proprietary extension of WINE that enables PC games to run on Intel powered Macs with little or no modification.
The concept of building a single city and its respective houses/institutions (e.g. Sim City) or building cities as part of an extending empire (e.g. Civilization).
A page describing the concept of class change, otherwise referred to as changing classes or class promotion. Characters are able to change classes, either growing in strength from one class to the next or as a means of changing a characters range of abilities entirely.
The roach is a notoriously indestructible insect found in many societies. It is also found in video games.
Limited editions of games that include extra "perks" like Making of DVDs and a nice and shiny tin with extra box art
The ability to change the color of a character's clothing/armor or even a vehicle's paint with or without the use of an in-game item to do so.
Comic Sans (also known as Comic Sans MS) is a sans-serif script typeface. Despite being one of the most maligned typefaces of modern times, Comic Sans has still managed to appear in video games on occasion.
Connectivity is a feature in some game systems that enables them to connect to other systems to unlock extra content or other unique functionality.
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