Questions tagged [terminology]
For questions that ask what a gaming-specific term means, or what the terminology is for a gaming-specific concept.
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A "portable installment" video game
I don't know much about video games, and I was hoping if someone could help me understand what a "portable installment" video game is. Thank you for your help in advance!
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“Don’t throw the game, throw POKéBALLs instead!”?
The original Pokémon Red and Blue games feature a sign that says
Don’t throw the game, throw POKéBALLs instead!
There’s a video of this sign on YouTube:
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What is Werster referring to when he says "And I got trips on my money" at the end of a Pokemon Blue run?
Can be seen in this video at 05:49:
What was Werster talking about? Was there some sort of bet involved with someone else?
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What does "itemization" refer to in the looter ARPG genre?
Since its release, the most frequent complaint about Diablo 4 is "itemization." "Itemization needs to be fixed." "What the game needs is better itemization."
I've played ...
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What does the term “save scumming” mean? [duplicate]
What does the phrase “save scumming” mean? What is the origin of the phrase?
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How do I read PVZ Endless Mode Sequences?
A lot of PvZ endless strategies have a description in the form of a sequence to make it easier to understand. A sequence might be C2: I-N | I-AA' or something like that.
I've got the basic ...
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What does saying "X" mean in the faction chat?
I see many people "x" in the chat, but I cannot find a clear answer to what it means. Asking in the chat also does not give me any answers.
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CS 2 "sub-tick" rate
The new update for Counter-Strike have just been announced and I found myself particularly intrigued by the "sub-tick" rate feature. The launch trailer video suggests that the refresh rates ...
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What's the term for the combat used in games like Ghost of Tsushima and Spider-Man?
Is there a term for the combat mode used in games like Ghost of Tsushima and Spider-Man? Specifically, where attacks are telegraphed, and choosing and timing your response are important. These games ...
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What is the genre of game where "enclosing areas unoccupied by enemy units" is a core mechanic?
What is the genre of this type of 2D game:
The unit controlled by the player (blue) tries to cross the stage without getting hit by the enemies (red). If the player succeeds, any area without units (...
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Are blocks in hand considered items?
I am having difficulty understanding some differences between an item and a block. This is what I understand so far:
Inventory
Block
Item
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In placed position, it is a cube / ...
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What FPS subgenre is DOOM Eternal?
I'm trying to figure out how to find more games similar to Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal. The problem is lots of google results seem to return FPS games like Call of Duty and Battlefield.
Although Call ...
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What's the terminology for pressing down (inward) on a thumbstick?
On a controller that has thumbsticks, when it is possible to press down into the thumbstick - not D-pad down, as in UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT, but down on the Z-axis - what verbiage would one use to describe ...
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What characteristics define the "arcade" genre or style of console games?
In the 1980's, an "arcade" game was one that you played by feeding quarters into it in a public place. Businesses known as "arcades" built up collections of these coin-operated ...
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Are the games in the "strategy" genre always categorized under either the "turn-based" (TBS) or "real-time" (RTS) subgenres?
Are all strategy games categorized under either "turn-based" (TBS) or "real-time" (RTS)? Are there strategy games that are neither turn-based nor real-time?
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What is the technical name of this type of chart?
I see this type of chart in many different video games that gives a breakdown of performance in various categories. Is there a technical name for this type of chart?
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What exactly can be considered a base game?
I'm kind of new to gaming and I am somewhat confused about all the terminology regarding to types of video game releases. I would appereciate if anyone can clarify somethings for me.
As I understand ...
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What are "Top Up" games?
Someone in a Discord group I'm in mentioned "Top Up" games as being even worse than Diablo Immortal and other Gacha games in their microtransactions, but when pressed he couldn't explain the ...
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Is there such thing as an "All Glitches" Speedrun?
I enjoy watching videos about speedruns, but I'm not super knowledgeable on everything so I don't know if this exists or not.
I just wanna know if there are kinds of speedruns where the goal is to ...
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What is the origin of "s-tier" in video games? [duplicate]
It occurred to me the other day that I don't remember ever hearing the term "s-tier" (meaning the best in a tier list, far better than anyone else - the highest tier) before Super Smash Bros ...
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What's the earliest known use of the term "farming"?
The first time I saw the term farming in a videogame context was bonewall farming / "bonefarming" in Diablo 2. It makes sense in this case since you "plant" a bonewall then "...
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When did "stack" became synonymous with an instance of an effect? e.g. "Three stacks of vulnerability"
This might be a bit of a crossover question with linguistics. "Stacking" itself is a rather old concept, but referring to instances of buff/debuff as a "stack" seems to have ...
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General term for the technology that allows games to be replayed?
Apparently there is some way to store play (i.e. inputs, timing etc) of a Doom level (Ultimate Doom and Doom II) as text file, so that the precise replay can be replayed on anther person's computer ...
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Name for games that have abusive in app purchases
I am looking for a new game and finding searching hard.
The problem is that most games have in app purchases these days. So I eliminate a lot of quality games by trying to filter those out.
But at the ...
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What is a spike in Tetr.io?
I play Tetr.io a lot.
If I send a large amount of garbage, it shows a number, followed by “spike”. What is a spike?
I have found nothing, here on the Arqade, or on Google; just videos of people doing ...
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What's the difference between a grab and a command grab? [closed]
What are the differences between a grab and a command grab?
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What is a wipe in Escape from Tarkov?
Battlestate Games recently tweeted there will be wipe in the upcoming 0.12.11 patch. Viewing the responses shows that players are incredibly excited for it, but it's unclear what a wipe actually is ...
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What does 'Xbox exclusive' mean?
While E3 was going on, I saw articles pop-up with titles like 'Starfield will be Xbox exclusive!'. I was disappointed, because I had hoped it would come to PC, as well. Later on, when I was watching ...
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What does it mean for a game to be a skinner box?
I've recently seen the term skinner box thrown around more often as a derogatory term by reviewers for free-to-play games that use predatory practices to encourage players to spend more money than ...
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