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Games that have an open gameplay structure that allow players to interact with the world as they choose.
Getting extra stuff on a new game from a previous game save on the player's system.
A sequel (also called a follow-up) is a game that carries forward the gameplay concepts, and often the story, of a previous game to which it is officially linked.
Men too tough to cover up their chest.
Right half only
Quests that aren't necessary for game completion. They typically offer side-stories or specific rewards.
These games are designed to be played by one person, and one person only.
Featured mainly in fighting games, special attacks usually require more than just pressing a button to activate. They are usually unique or at least varied between characters.
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.
Valve's counterpart to Microsoft's popular achievement system.
Games officially verified by Valve to be fully playable on Steam Deck.
The inclusion of a feature that recaps either recent plot events or the events of the entire plot of a game in a reviewable log of some form. It can serve as a useful tool for those that need a reminder on earlier story events or the current objective.
Subtitled Silence is when a character remains silent in a section of dialogue and a subtitle box appears usually having an ellipsis (...) or nothing at all. Most common in J-RPGs and dating sims. The character can also make a small moan or grunt.
The option to display dialog and other information with text on screen.
Whether with a button press or menu, taunts destroy friendships and can even make the computer go crazy.
Sometimes when players beat a game, the credits sequence will end with the phrase similar to, "Thank you for playing!".
Games set in, or focused primarily around, the years between 2000 and 2009.
Chinese organized crime group.
The yakuza are Japanese organized crime syndicates. Members are often identified by their elaborate tattoos.
The player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. There is generally a movable camera but it can also be in a fixed position. It most commonly refers to a viewpoint behind the player character.
The collective body of all the Kanto regions yakuza clans, consisting of up to 30,000 men. Originally founded by Makoto Tojo.
A tragic hero is a protagonist who makes several mistakes to fall from glory, or is affected by tragedy and seeks revenge or redemption.
Some video games feature characters that play video games themselves, with the player sometimes taking control of the character playing the game-within-a-game. This also includes game characters who explicitly mention that they play video games.
A subscription service from Microsoft on Xbox platforms and Windows 10. Described as "Netflix for video games", users pay a monthly fee to gain access to a range of titles or buy to own them at a discount price.
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