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List of the most commonly recurring words in Video Game Titles – Mobile Game Name Generator
A video game is an electronic game that can be played on a computing device, such as a personal computer, gaming console or mobile phone. Depending on the platform, video games can be subcategorized into computer games and console games.
Some of the major players in the video gaming industry are Tencent, Sony and Apple, each generating billions of dollars in revenue every year, making them some of the most successful public companies in terms of gaming revenue. Sony’s PlayStation 4 is the bestseller among current generation consoles and, in 2020, the unit sales of the PlayStation 4 reached more than 112 million units.
While 24 percent don’t play video games at all, almost 18 percent spend more than six hours per week playing video games. Some of the favorite video game genres in 2020 included action, strategy, and action-adventure. The most popular store for hard copy video games was GameStop, while Amazon was the most popular store for digital/online video game purchases.
Reddit /u/BDMayhem analyzed 4000 “hardcore” mobile games for Android, and made a list of the most commonly recurring words in the Game Titles.
The Leader Board (Top 100)

- _ of _ – 523 [The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV – Frontline Edition – PlayStation 4, Call of Duty, etc..]
- _ of the _ – 123 [The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch [Digital Code], Legends of the phoenix, etc…]
- heroes – 334 [ My heroes one’s Justice 2 Xbox one, MineCraft Dundgeon Hero , My heroes one’s Justice 2 Nintendo Switch, etc….]
- adventure – 295 [Ring Fit Adventure – Nintendo Switch, Dinosaur adventures 3-D, Disneyland Adventures Xbox-one, etc…]
- war – 200 [Star Wars Battlefront (PS4), Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War – Cross-Gen Bundle – Xbox Series X [Digital Code], etc…]
- battle – 146 [A.O.T.2 Final Battle (PS4), Spongebob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated (Nintendo Switch), Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time – Switch [Digital Code], etc..]
- legend – 139 [Apex legends, At Games Legends Flashback Boom!, Legends of the Phoenix, etc…]
- dragon – 138 [Dragon Ball FighterZ (Nintendo Switch), Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 – PlayStation 4 Standard Edition, Dragons Dawn of New Riders (PS4), etc…]
- monster – 88 [Monster Jam Steel Titans PS4, Monster Truck Championship PS4, Monster Hunter world – Xbox one, etc…]
- kingdom – 86 [Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory – Nintendo Switch, Kingdom Hearts All-In-One Package – PlayStation 4, Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning – PC Standard Edition, etc..]
- 3D – 79 [Super Mario 3D world + Browser Fury – Nintendo Switch, Pet Vet 3D: Animal Hospital – Triple Treat [Download], etc…]
- rpg – 75 [Knights and Dragons – RPG, TOI:Fallen Knight (RPG), Blade Master – Mini Action RPG Game, etc..]
- mobile – 74 [PUBG MOBILE METRO ROYALE, Lord mobile, etc..]
- fantasy – 73 [SWITCH FINAL FANTASY VII AND VIII REMASTERED TWIN PACK, Granblue Fantasy: Versus – Premium Edition – PlayStation 4, etc…]
- knights – 71 [Knights and Dragons – RPG, TOI:Fallen Knight (RPG), Soul Knight, etc..]
- dungeon – 67 [Dungeon Hunter 5, Dungeon Boss, Minecraft Dungeons Hero Edition – Xbox One, etc..]
- soul – 64 [Soul Knight, Grim Soul: Survival, etc…]
- zombie – 63 [Zombie Frontier 3: Sniper, Plants Vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville – Xbox One, etc…]
- quest – 62 [ Kingdom Quest Crimson warden 3D RPG, Costume Quest 2 (Limited Run #309) – PlayStation 4, etc…]
- clash – 61 [ Clash of the Cards Card Game, Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, etc…]
- game – 59 [ Clash of the Cards Card Game, Trapped in a Video Game: The Complete Series, etc…]
- hunter, warriors – 58 [Hunter assassins, Monster Hunter World – Xbox One, warriors of waterdeep, etc…]
- world – 57 [world of tanks, world of warships Blitz, World War Z – PlayStation 4, Lego Jurassic World (Nintendo Switch), etc..]
- king – 55 [rise of the kings, King‘s Throne, Paper Mario: The Origami King – Nintendo Switch, Peter Jackson’s King Kong – PlayStation 2, etc…]
- god – 52 [God Kings, Gods of Olympus, Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition – Xbox One, God of War – PlayStation 4 (PS4), etc…]
- guardians, league – 51 [Guardian Tales, Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game – Nintendo Wii U by D3 Publisher, Xbox One Halo 5 Guardians Collector’s Master Chief Spartan Locke Statues Figures Display ONLY, GAME NOT INCLUDED, League of Legends, Rocket League Ultimate Edition – PlayStation 4, etc..]
- saga – 48 [Candy Crus Saga, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Deluxe Edition – PlayStation 4 ,etc..]
- age – 47 [Age of war, Ice Age: Scrat’s Nutty Adventure (Nintendo Switch), Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity – Nintendo Switch, etc…]
- sword – 46 [Beat Sword, Pokémon Sword – Nintendo Switch, Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet – Xbox One, etc…]
- blade, master – 44 [Blade Master – Mini Action RPG Game, X-Blades – Xbox 360, Blade II, Stealth Master – Ninja Killer | Action Game, etc…]
- mmorpg – 42 [RPG MO – MMORPG, Forgotten Tales MMORPG, MMO RPG Ancients Reborn – MMORPG, etc…]
- arena, empire, magic – 41 [Arena of Valor, Empire: Four Kingdoms, Magic Tiles 3, Barbie Magic Genie Adventure, Empire: Total War – PC, Rocket Arena Mythic Edition – PlayStation 4, etc…]
- puzzle, rush, tales – 39 [Magic Jigsaw Puzzles, The Legend of Zelda Collector’s Puzzle, Mario Party Star Rush – Nintendo 3DS, Tunnel Rush Mania – Speed Game, TALES OF CRESTORIA, Tales of Arise – PlayStation 4, Tales of the Abyss – Nintendo 3DS, etc..]
- tap – 38 [Zombieland: Double Tap – Roadtrip – PlayStation 4 Standard Edition, Tap Titans 2 – Heroes Attack, etc..]
- final, run – 37 [A.O.T.2 Final Battle (PS4), Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire, Temple Run, The Simpsons Hit & Run, etc..]
- star, story – 36 [Tank Stars, Nintendo Kirby: Star Allies (Nintendo Switch) – Switch, Toy Story 3 The Video Game – Playstation 3, Words Story, etc..]
- city, dark – 35 [City Island 5, LEGO City Undercover – Nintendo Switch, Dark Days: Zombie Survival, The Dark Pictures: Little Hope – PlayStation 4, etc..]
- lords, online – 34 [Lords Mobile: Kingdom Wars, LEGO Lord of the Rings – Xbox 360, Modern Strike Online, Sword Art Online: Lost Song – PlayStation 4, etc..]
- pocket – 33 [Cute Pocket Cat 3D, Pocket World 3D – Assemble models unique puzzle, etc..]
- champions, fighter – 32 [WWE Champions 2020, Bakugan: Champions of Vestroia – Nintendo Switch, City Fighter vs Street Gang, Kirby Fighters 2 Standard – Switch [Digital Code], etc…]
- chaos, soccer, strike – 31 [Chaos Battle League – PvP Action Game, Dream League Soccer 2021, Football Strike – Multiplayer Soccer, Sudden Strike 4 – PS4 (Playstation 4) , etc..]
- racing, squad, super – 30 [Real Racing 3, Anti Terrorist Squad Shooting – Survival Games, Super Speed Rescue Survival: Flying Hero Games, Super Mario 3D All-Stars – Nintendo Switch, etc…]
- chronicle, summoners – 29 [Knights Chronicle, Summoners War, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Official Strategy Guide, etc…]
- force, titans – 27 [Force Master, Dawn of Titans: War Strategy RPG, Attack on Titan – PlayStation 4, LEGO Star Wars: Force Awakens Deluxe Edition – PlayStation 4, etc..]
- epic, lost, storm – 26 [Epic Seven, Lost Continent, Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two – Nintendo Wii, Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy (PS4), etc…]
- X, hearts, legacy, moba, ninja, survival, tactics – 25 [X Games Aspen, Hearts +, Legacy of Discord, CL:Champions Legion | 5v5 MOBA, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan – PlayStation 4, Raft Survival, FINAL FANTASY TACTICS, etc…]
- infinite – 24 [Infinite Galaxy, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite – Xbox One , etc…]
- blood, last, lego, rise – 23 [Bad Blood Battle Royal, Last Pirate: Survival Island Adventure, LEGO® Star Wars™: TFA, Rise of Empires: Ice and Fire, etc…]
- brave, dawn, rivals, versus – 22 [Brave Frontier, Dawn of Zombies-Survival after the Last War Online, Rivals at War, Plants vs. Zombies FREE, Versus Video Games 3, etc…]
- conquest, dead, football, gun, pirate, racer – 21 [Star Trek: Conquest – Nintendo Wii, DEAD BY DAYLIGHT MOBILE – Multiplayer Horror Game, Football Strike – Multiplayer Soccer, Gun Club 2, Pirate Evolution, Traffic Racer, etc…]
- defense, demon, fight, fire, idle, shadow, throne, ultimate – 20 [Sci Fi Tower Defense Offline Game, Demon Slayer Color By Number Pixel Art , Shadow Fight 2, Fire Truck Driving Simulator, Idle Police Tycoon – Cops Game, Shadow Fight 2, Throne: Kingdom at War, Ultimate Car Driving Simulator, etc…]
- castle, comm, simulator – 19 [Castle Solitaire: Card Game, War Commander: Rogue Assault, Bus Simulator : Ultimate, Farming Simulator 19 – Windows, etc…]
- attack, raiders – 18[Swamp Attack, Attack on Titan – Xbox One, Raiders of the North Sea, Tomb Raider Trilogy, etc…]
Below is a Random Mobile Game Naming Generator
The 20 Most Popular Video Games of 2020
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Activision. Activision playstation.com.
- NBA 2K20 – 2H21. 2K Sports. 2K Sports amazon.com.
- Madden NFL 20/21. Electronic Arts.
- Borderlands 3. 2K Games.
- Mortal Kombat 11. Warner Bros.
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Electronic Arts.
- Super Smash Bros. Nintendo.
- Kingdom Hearts III. Square Enix.
Video Games Q&A & Random Gaming Posts
Video Games as Learning Tool for Kids
Instead of whining about our kids spending times playing video games, why not leverage video games as a powerful learning platform.
Various educational apps are now packaged as Video games and they have have tremendous success:
- Prodigy Math Game: Prodigy delivers a unique learning experience through an interactive math game where success depends on correctly answering skill-building math questions. Players can earn rewards, go on quests and play with friends — all while learning new skills!
Monster Math 2: Fun Maths game for Kids: Monster Maths 2 is your child’s personal homework and math trainer. It’s fun learning games, engrossing story and an adaptive learning approach makes it a superior alternative to homework or planned lessons. Lay a solid foundation for success in Algebra or Calculus.
GramMars Wars – English Grammar Game: GramMars Wars is an educational game where you can learn and improve your English Grammar.
This list will include 5 great games and the supreme game (at the last).
Number 5: League of Legends
League of Legends in a multiplayer online game similar to Mobile Legends.
As in other multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games, each player in League of Legends controls a character (“champion”) with a set of unique abilities. Most games involve two teams of five players, with each player using a different champion.
The two teams compete to be the first to destroy the Nexus structure within the opposing base. Over the course of each game, champions become stronger and gain additional abilities by earning experience and thereby levelling up. Experience is earned by killing enemies (or being nearby when a teammate does). Champions also build strength over the course of the game by buying progressively more powerful items using gold, which is earned by killing non-player enemies, killing or assisting in killing enemy players, destroying enemy structures, or selling other items.
Minimum and Recommended System Requirements
Number 4: VALORANT
Valorant (stylized as VALORANT) is a free-to-play multiplayer tactical first-person shooter developed and published by Riot Games, for Microsoft Windows. Valorant is a team-based tactical shooter and first-person shooter set in the near-future. Players play as one of a set of agents, characters designed based on several countries and cultures around the world.
In the main game mode, players are assigned to either the attacking or defending team with each team having five players on it. Agents have unique abilities, each requiring charges, as well as a unique ultimate ability which requires charging through kills, deaths, or spike actions. Every player starts each round with a “classic” pistol and one or more “signature ability” charge. Other weapons and ability charges can be purchased using an in game economic system which awards money based on the outcome of the previous round, any kills the player is responsible for, and any actions taken with the spike. The game has an assortment of weapons including sidearms, submachine guns, shotguns, machine guns, assault rifles and sniper rifles. There are automatic and semi-automatic weapons that have a shooting pattern which has to be controlled by the player in order to be able to shoot accurately.
Number 3: Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2 is a multiplayer first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve. It is the sequel to the 1996 Team Fortress mod for Quake and its 1999 remake, Team Fortress Classic. It was released in October 2007 as part of The Orange Box video game bundle for Windows and Xbox 360.
A PlayStation 3 version followed in December 2007 when The Orange Box was ported to the system.
Later in development, the game was released as a standalone title for Windows in April 2008, and was updated to support Mac OS X in June 2010 and Linux in February 2013. It is distributed online through Valve’s digital retailer Steam, with Electronic Arts handling all physical and console ports of the game.
The player can join one of two teams, RED or BLU, and choose one of 9 character classes to battle in game modes such as capture the flag and king of the hill. Development of the game was led by John Cook and Robin Walker, the developers of the original Team Fortress mod. Team Fortress 2 was first announced in 1998 under the name Team Fortress 2: Brotherhood of Arms. Initially, the game had more realistic, militaristic visuals and gameplay, but this changed over the protracted nine-year development. After Valve released no information for six years, Team Fortress 2 regularly featured in Wired News‘ annual vaporware list among other ignominies. The finished Team Fortress 2 has cartoon-like visuals influenced by the art of J. C. Leyendecker, Dean Cornwell, and Norman Rockwell and uses Valve’s Source game engine.
Team Fortress 2 system requirements
Number 2: Bluestacks
Bluestacks app player is a programme that lets you run android games on windows. As of 2020, Bluestacks can run 1.5 million android apps.
I personally use it to play PUBG Mobile, CODM and Frostborn Coop Survival on pc.
Number 1: Fortnite
Fortnite is distributed as three different game modes, using the same engine; each has similar graphics, art assets, and game mechanics.
- Fortnite: Save the World is a player-versus-environment cooperative game, with four players collaborating towards a common objective on various missions. The game is set after a fluke storm appears across Earth, causing 98% of the population to disappear, and the survivors to be attacked by zombie-like “husks”. The players take the role of commanders of home base shelters, collecting resources, saving survivors, and defending equipment that helps to either collect data on the storm or to push back the storm. From missions, players are awarded a number of in-game items, which include hero characters, weapon and trap schematics, and survivors, all of which can be leveled up through gained experience to improve their attributes.
- Fortnite Battle Royale is a player-versus-player game for up to 100 players, allowing one to play alone, in a duo, or in a squad (usually consisting of three or four players). Weaponless players airdrop from a “Battle Bus” that crosses the game’s map. When they land, they must scavenge for weapons, items, resources, and even vehicles while trying to stay alive and to attack and eliminate other players. Over the course of a round, the safe area of the map shrinks down in size due to an incoming toxic storm; players outside that threshold take damage and can be eliminated if they fail to quickly evacuate. This forces remaining players into tighter spaces and encourages player encounters. The last player, duo, or squad remaining is the winner.
- Fortnite Creative is a sandbox game mode, similar to Minecraft in that players are given complete freedom to spawn everything that is within the game on an island, and can create games such as battle arenas, race courses, platforming challenges, and more.
Players can use their pickaxe to knock down existing structures on the map to collect basic resources that are wood, brick, and metal. Subsequently, in all modes, the player can use these materials to build fortifications, such as walls, floors, and stairs. Such fortification pieces can be edited to add things like windows or doors. The materials used have different durability properties and can be updated to stronger variants using more materials of the same type. Within Save the World this enables players to create defensive fortifications around an objective or trap-filled tunnels to lure husks through. In Battle Royale, this provides the means to quickly traverse the map, protect oneself from enemy fire, or to delay an advancing foe. Players are encouraged to be very inventive in designing their fortifications in Creative.
While Battle Royal and Creative are free-to-play, Save the World is pay-to-play. The games are monetized through the use of V-Bucks, in-game currency that can be purchased with real-world funds, but also earned through completing missions and other achievements in Save the World. V-Bucks in Save the World can be used to buy loot boxes, in the form of piñatas shaped like llamas, to gain a random selection of items. In Battle Royale, V-Bucks can be used to buy cosmetic items like character models or the like, or can also be used to purchase the game’s battle pass, a tiered progression of customization rewards for gaining experience and completing certain objectives during the course of a Battle Royale season.
You can always play the Fortnite android version on Bluestacks.
Warning: Fortnite android version is not available on the play store. I don’t have time to explain that right now. Please watch a YouTube video on how to download it. (Fortnite Mobile was banned from the play store because Fortnite Mobile started using their own payment system instead of the Google Play one that gave Google 30% of their profit).
The supreme game: Call of Duty®: Warzone
Call of Duty: Warzone, the only free game in the Call of Duty series, is a multiplayer online shooter game.
Warzone features two primary game modes: Battle Royale and Plunder. It is the second main battle royale installment in the Call of Duty franchise, following the “Blackout” mode of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2018). Warzone differs from Black Ops 4 by reducing reliance on equipable gadgets and instead encouraging the accumulation of a new in-game currency called Cash.
Warzone supports up to 150 players in a single match, which exceeds the typical size of 100 players seen in other battle royale titles. Some limited-time modes support 200 players.
The Battle Royale mode is similar to other titles in the genre where players compete in a continuously shrinking map to be the last player remaining. Players parachute onto a large game map, where they encounter other players. As the game progresses and players are eliminated, the playable area shrinks forcing the remaining players into tighter spaces. In Warzone, the non-playable areas become contaminated with a green gas that depletes health and eventually kills the player if they do not return to the safe playable area.
Unlike other titles, Warzone introduces a new respawn mechanic, a greater emphasis on vehicles, and a new in-game currency mechanic. Parachuting is unrestricted, with the player being allowed to open and cut their parachute an unlimited number of times while in air. At launch, the game supported trios (squads of up to three players) with an option to disable squad filling. Infinity Ward has mentioned testing the number of squad members in future updates. Four-player squads and Solo BR modes were added in following updates, while Duos was added near the end of Season 3.
Character death in Battle Royale does not necessarily translate to player defeat like in other titles. Instead, the mode offers a respawn mechanic which players can take advantage of in various ways. Players who are killed are transported to the “Gulag”, where they engage in one-on-one combat with another defeated player, with both players being given the same weaponry. The guns that the players receive have little or no attachments. Players may only enter the gulag after their first death in a match. The winner of this combat is respawned into the game. Other methods of respawn are available using the in-game currency system. Players may use the in-game currency to purchase respawn tokens for other players should they not be revived by the Gulag mechanic.
In the Plunder mode teams have to search for stacks of Cash scattered around the map to accumulate $1 million. Once found, the game goes into overtime, multiplying all Cash sums by 1.5. The team who has gathered the most money when the clock runs out is declared the winner. Players respawn automatically in this gamemode.
In addition to Battle Royale and Plunder, several limited-time modes have been introduced throughout the course of the game’s life cycle:
- BR Buy Backs (originally called BR Stimulus) is a variation of Battle Royale in which players automatically respawn upon death if they have sufficient money, and the Gulag is disabled.
- Blood Money is a variation of Plunder in which players gain more cash rewards from completing contracts and performing “finishing moves” (execution kills) on other players.
- Warzone Rumble is a 50v50 deathmatch type game mode taking place in cut-off sections of the main Verdansk map.
- Mini Royale is a 50-player mode in which players drop within a smaller circle than normal Battle Royale modes, for more squad engagements.
- Juggernaut Royale features the Juggernaut killstreak dropping in random places throughout the map. Up to three Juggernauts can be active at once in the map. Once a Juggernaut is killed, another Juggernaut care package will spawn in.
- Armored Royale features squads spawning in with armored trucks, which players can upgrade to be more powerful over time. Unlike normal modes, players can continue to respawn as long as their squad’s truck is intact.
Call of Duty: Warzone system requirements
Your PC doesn’t meet the system requirements? Don’t worry! Get Ironsight, a graphically scaled down copy of COD Warzone instead.
Bonus Game: slither.io
Slither io is a website based online game where you play as a worm/ snake (I’m not sure) and have to grow bigger by eating the glowing stuff and killing other players and eating their points. You get killed if your head bumps into another player’s body.

What is the most terrifying thing from a video game?
Now this is just my view but I think it’s the permadeath mechanic.
Imagine all your precious character stats that you’ve painstakingly built up only for it to be gone.
Just like that.
I can’t imagine the “feeling” of all that hard work going to waste.
My take on this question.
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“There are approximately 2.2 billion gamers in the world. Out of the estimated 7.6 billion people living on earth, as of July 2018, that means almost a third of people on this planet are gamers.” Video gaming is a big business and enjoyed worldwide.
The Unexpected Benefits of Online Gaming
What a time to be alive.
AI is impossible. Gamers demonstrate why.

Let’s look at what the future has in store for mobile gaming. One of the main “problems” this industry has had was the lack of quality and high-end games. This is changing day by day now.
Cloud Gaming
With the increase of Cloud-Gaming, mobile has become a very valuable option for on the go gaming. With services like Google Stadia, GeForce Now, PlayStation Now, etc. you have a very big variety so you can play all the games you want on that small screen of your phone. Also, 5G will make this process even smoother.
The video game industry has (not so) quietly undergone a big number of changes: microtransactions, development costs, and competition.
The idea of a “Netflix for video games” is quite simple — a service that allows all people to play high-quality video games on any device through a subscription offering. It still remains uncertain how game streaming will shape up in the end, but reviewing the first attempts to create such a solution, we can identify some patterns.
Getting hit by arrows in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla vs Assassin’s Creed 1 from r/gaming
There’s something wrong with the kids in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla





[AC Vahalla] Surprise, mofo!

2020 was a dumpster fire, so I made a game where you can pet a dog in VR from r/gaming
I drew my favorite pokemons into Gijinkas from r/gaming
This is what happens when ideas meet corporate opinion and influence – unused concept art for Epic Mickey. from r/gaming
What exactly is meta-gaming in Dungeons & Dragons? Is it bad or good? What are some examples?:
Meta-Gaming is when you make in-game decisions based on out-of-game knowledge. This is mostly a bad thing.
Let’s consider several situations to illustrate the point.
Finding a Trap:
- The Metagamer goes right to where the trap is located and spams “search” checks until he “finds” it, because he’s played this module before and remembers the trap.
- The regular player searches the room once, fails, and blithely walks into a trap. Because while he knows it’s there, his character does not.
Do you see how one made a decision based on what he knew, possibly ruined a possible good storytelling moment, and cheated. The other player was able to separate what he knew from what his character knew, and made a decision based on character knowledge only. Sure, he just got lanced by a foot-spike, but everyone is in the moment, committed to the story.
Fighting:
- The Metagamer plans an L-shaped ambush per Chapter 3–17 b. (2), FM7–8 Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad, adjusted to account for swords, spears, and bows instead of rifles, machineguns, and grenades.
- The regular gamer remembers his character barely knows which end of a sword to hold, and either lets the fighter plan the ambush, or just waits in the bushes by the trail for the target to get close.
I’ve been guilty of this several times. In my last game, I was literally planning an ambush for some hobgoblins before cutting myself off. “Nope, Katrina doesn’t know any of this,” and shut up.
Monsters:
- The Metagamer knows the weak-spot of the monster and slams it right off the bat, ruining what could have been an epic fight. He’s memorized the monster manual, and despite his character never before even hearing of this monster, he’s got it’s MO memorized.
- The regular gamer may or may not know about the monster, but fights it as his character would, because his character doesn’t know that it’s vulnerable to, say, cold.
In my last game, we fought a midlin-small red dragon. As it happened, Katrina had found a ring of fire resistance. Yay! And while I know that Red Dragons do not have a special vulnerability to cold, she assumed they did, and kept peppering it with Ray of Frost. And while it didn’t do extra damage, she did manage to distract it long enough for some teammates to get behind it, especially when it blasted her with fire and she just stood there and took it.
Leveling:
- When it’s time to level up, the Metagamer makes decisions based on mechanical advantage. He may multiclass or pick up feats based on what he thinks the next adventure will be, or just try to get the biggest ACC, AC, Dam, or whatever he can get. He may multiclass his fighter into a Paladin to pick up Smite, because he thinks they’ll be dealing with undead soon.
- The regular player levels up based on what makes the most sense for the character. He may also muticlass his fighter into a Paladin, but it’s because he found religion.
Now, for a counter-example. I was in a sci-fi game once, and our ship was damaged. The engines were non-responsive, but Engineering reported they were fully functional. I was playing the Engineer. I deduced that a micro-meteor hit had damaged the control lines, and that the cutout had failed to automatically re-route them to the backups, which I then went to go do manually.
I’m an electronics technician by trade, and I know a bit about naval architecture, and it since I was playing the Engineer, it was totally fine to use Murphy’s Player Knowledge for my Engineer Character. That was not bad metagaming.
Now, some forms of meta-gaming are worse than others. The leveling one doesn’t bother me too much. But other kinds can ruin other player’s fun, and that’s a problem. It cheats people out of the experience, and is goddamn frustrating as a GM.
For more, read The Dungeon Deep
Original question-What exactly is meta-gaming in Dungeons & Dragons? Is it bad or good? What are some examples?
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I was playing Alien: Isolation last night, wandering about the ship and took a second to look out a window into space. Suddenly I hear sounds and initially think it’s scrap metal in space, realise it’s coming to my left and see the Alien’s tail. It killed me right beside a god damn checkpoint submitted by /u/Browncoat-Zombies [link] [comments]
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For me; Skyrim, Starfield, Kingdom Come, Waven and ARK: Survivol Evolved. submitted by /u/bestartdirectorever [link] [comments]
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Why are all the miners on Mars naked? Anyone else having this bug? Don’t get me wrong, mining is hard work. You do you. But seems like a safety concern at this point. submitted by /u/Toaster_Full_of_Cash [link] [comments]
- My only wish for Cyberpunk is a 3rd person optionby /u/Strange_Music (r/gaming) on September 25, 2023 at 4:26 am
Absolutely loving Cyberpunk 2.0. It's the only game that's pulled me away from BG3. That said I do find myself wishing for a 3rd person option everytime I go into photo mode. submitted by /u/Strange_Music [link] [comments]
- "The Sinking City" is an unsung masterpieceby /u/TumblingVagina (r/gaming) on September 25, 2023 at 3:11 am
Now granted I played this game on the PS5, so any bug it may have launched with, I didn't encounter (also from what I heard Nacon didn't get my money but it all went to Frogwares, which is cool) With that out of the way, lemme explain: the premise of the game is fantastic and the game stay on that level of interest and enjoyment throughout the whole game (minus a bit of the finale) which is extremely rare nowadays. It's really an helluva ride You got strange visions, that are more frequent in a town who got flooded six months earlier and actually got separated from the mainland, as a detective you get an eery invitation to go there and do your job, find what happened. The setting is fantastic, the visuals are great and the feelings are there, the mood is a hellish, depressive one. Some streets are really flooded and you'll only be able to move in small boats or by foot - this adds to the immersion, relief the "open-world fatigue" as it feels different enough. And again the setpieces are great, especially travelling by boat in a submerged street. You'll see that The story is interesting, mysterious and you'll really wanna know what happens next, as everything is of help here: strange NPCs, otherworldy races living among us - people are colorful, in a weird way and that only adds to the immersion. Especially when they ask you things "Oh so this is another open world with secondary quests to fulfill it to make you play more?" Well yes but actually no. The city is quite small, although you'll be kinda slow moving (but you can run, no forced pace) and the side missions are truly a selling point: practically every side mission that you'll encounter is as much as interesting as the main one, if not more in some cases. Bonus points for the "Mental hospital" one, that is a keeper that the thought of will linger with you for years. Seriously, I simply went and finished each one of them and wanted more. And you know what? You could be doing them without even knowing it! I was travelling by boat, saw an interesting house and decided to investigate - found documents, read them (you'll want to read every piece you find) triggered some event, took care of it. Later when I found an NPC while talking (multiple choices dialogues) I found out it was supposed to be one of his missions, both characters recognized while talking that I already completed it - that's rare! In the missions, you'll be presented with some choices sometimes - and they do matter. You can kill/save different characters and the world will recognize this through dialogues; also you'll may get some special interctions (videos or documents) about various missions and the choices you made in them at different points of the story: for example once I came back to base and I saw one video/vision of a character of a previous missions, once I read about one of my choices and how it affected the world in a newspaper a couple days later! Fast travel points: they unlock while walking/seeing them from quite afar, no interactions needed and they are always available, which is a plus. What about the investigations? You'll have to solve cases with your visions and placing together clues in a specific order - it's simple but it works and it's interesting. Also wanna find the next place to go? You'll have to open the map and find it yourself via the previous indications, no fixed interest points - you'll have to scout the area, find them and place on the map yourself, which only adds to the immersion and it's not even frustrating as simple it is. Just use the map as you would in real life. Now for the CONS: there are only two that I can think of right now: the combat/shooting is really clunky, you'll get the hang of it but probably the game would have been even better without a lot of it the ending: there are three endings, each of them is kinda interesting and it adds to the story and the lore, their problem is: they're fixed in time. Your ingame choices won't influence them, you'll have to actually choose one of them in a final area of the game, kinda neglecting some of your behaviour to that point. if your behaviour and some choices through the game could have lead to different endings, would probably have been a bit better, although the "one final choice for you" still makes a lot of sense for the story and lore So you got it, a TL:DR of why this may probably be my favourite horror game of the PS4 generation: truly interesting and well-rendered setting, you'll actually feel immersed in the world you'll have to make your way using the map, no fixed POI (it only adds to the immersion) rich story and lore and the side missions only add to it (they are really compelling too) your choices matters (you'll see different characters and hear about some of their outcomes in the world via documents/visions) Mechanics are simple Last but not least: it simply has one of the most interesting story in gaming nowadays and everything in the world is there to support it and remind you of it, even the side-mission which you shlouldn't skip; so last but not least: do you got to know and like Lovecraft works to enjoy the game? I bet it could help and you could see more easter eggs, but I personally don't and I fuckin' loved the game. So if you want to feel compelled by an otherworldly threat and want to be actually invested in an ingame world, don't sleep on it. submitted by /u/TumblingVagina [link] [comments]
- Your Gaming Dreams Come True: Win a $100 Steam Gift Card!by WorkHubOne (Gaming on Medium) on September 25, 2023 at 1:06 am
Calling all gamers and enthusiasts! We’re thrilled to announce our Steam $100 Gift Card Giveaway, where you have a chance to level up your…Continue reading on Medium »
- Yes, Honey, Grandma Games: A Comedic Yet Serious Look at Ageism in Gamingby Sara Jones (Gaming on Medium) on September 24, 2023 at 11:58 pm
As I approach the big 5 — 0, I find myself reflecting on my lifelong passion for gaming. This passion has been both a source of joy and…Continue reading on Medium »
- What game has a terrible story but great gameplay?by /u/NinjEverett6 (r/gaming) on September 24, 2023 at 11:02 pm
For me it’s Hitman 2 and 3 the story made no sense whatsoever I was confused basically the whole time but I loved the levels and the game design submitted by /u/NinjEverett6 [link] [comments]
- Let's give it up to the original Metal Slug devs reuniting and developing a new IP!by /u/DragonTonguePunch (r/gaming) on September 24, 2023 at 10:39 pm
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- Magic The Gathering — Remembering a Classic and Envisioning the Blockchain-Powered Gaming Futureby CigarVatos Gentlemen's & Women's Chess Club (Gaming on Medium) on September 24, 2023 at 10:12 pm
Magic The Gathering, often referred to as MTG or simply Magic, is not just a classic collectible card game; it’s a timeless treasure…Continue reading on Medium »
- Pavia: Revolutionizing Ownership With the Metaverse, Cardano’s Answer to Sandbox and Decentralandby Ishmael Asad (Gaming on Medium) on September 24, 2023 at 9:54 pm
Pavia is a project built on the Cardano blockchain that immerses users into the metaverse, an in-game world owned by its users.Continue reading on Coinmonks »
- How to create digital moodboards using Midjourney and AI art generatorsby Dani (Gaming on Medium) on September 24, 2023 at 9:46 pm
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- Navigating Tacos, Tech, and Transitions: My Tri-Nation Career Journey and Your Roadmap for Success”by Stephanie Chavez Alvarez (Gaming on Medium) on September 24, 2023 at 9:44 pm
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- No Man’s Sky Player Builds Incredible Base Inside a Natural-Formed Caveby Dani (Gaming on Medium) on September 24, 2023 at 9:43 pm
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- PICTOGRAPHSby Innaalan (Gaming on Medium) on September 24, 2023 at 9:29 pm
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- What was the first game you bought with your own money?by /u/poshjerkins (r/gaming) on September 24, 2023 at 9:23 pm
Donkey Kong Country 3 for me! Circa 1999, saved up birthday and holiday money and hit Toys R Us with the folks. I remember feeling accomplished but also upset that money took a long time to save, but was gone in the blink of an eye. A very real life lesson that would resonate into adulthood lol. submitted by /u/poshjerkins [link] [comments]
- I made a ChooChoo Charles cosplay out of a kids tentby /u/tamaralynnchambers (r/gaming) on September 24, 2023 at 8:58 pm
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- In Starfield, rain only exists in a small area around the player.by /u/thelastfastbender (r/gaming) on September 24, 2023 at 8:57 pm
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- Razer Unveils Cutting-Edge Gaming Lamps for Enthusiastsby Melissa Sarnowski (Gaming on Medium) on September 24, 2023 at 8:37 pm
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- My Experience Applying to the Gaming/Anime Industryby Liz C (Gaming on Medium) on September 24, 2023 at 8:30 pm
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- Throwback to when special edition games were worth paying a little extra forby /u/Shred-the-Gnarnar (r/gaming) on September 24, 2023 at 7:57 pm
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- happy first day of Autumn from The Rift in Skyrim. 🍂by /u/thedreadwolfx (r/gaming) on September 24, 2023 at 7:20 pm
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- We rented out a theater for our MK Tournament!by /u/supernatlove (r/gaming) on September 24, 2023 at 7:04 pm
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- Can’t believe this masterpiece was published in 2019 by the one and only, Activision.by /u/TooManyKeys91 (r/gaming) on September 24, 2023 at 6:58 pm
My first playthrough of Sekiro, and I am still shocked that the company Activision, published and worked with FromSoft to create one of the best Souls games in their entire catalog. submitted by /u/TooManyKeys91 [link] [comments]
- To all the youngers who think the Dark Souls bosses were hardby /u/soretti (r/gaming) on September 24, 2023 at 4:20 pm
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- I can't believe I'm just now noticing these replaying Cyberpunk 2077.by /u/EarlGrey_Picard (r/gaming) on September 24, 2023 at 4:17 pm
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- Phil Spencer is right: AAA games are in big troubleby /u/excessive_brutality (r/gaming) on September 24, 2023 at 3:43 pm
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- Sarah Morgan from starfield reminds me a bit of Dr. Chakwas from mass effectby /u/ezio8133 (r/gaming) on September 24, 2023 at 3:00 pm
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- I broke out the old 64 and recall seeing this the first time as a kid was an absolute oh shit moment.by /u/Dirly (r/gaming) on September 24, 2023 at 2:36 pm
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- Gamers who play at the hardest level from the start…why?by /u/DinoNugEater (r/gaming) on September 24, 2023 at 2:23 pm
I never play at the hardest level, especially when I just get a game. I like a little challenge but nothing that makes me go into a rage because I haven’t been able to beat a boss in 10 attempts. So my gamer friends who play at the hardest level, why do you enjoy it? submitted by /u/DinoNugEater [link] [comments]
- What's with all the "What game..."posts? You all look like AI trying to learn about gaming.by /u/stayathmdad (r/gaming) on September 24, 2023 at 2:08 pm
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- Trilogyby /u/The-Reaper5 (r/gaming) on September 24, 2023 at 12:31 pm
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- What’s the funniest line of dialogue that’s stuck with you?by /u/Fit-Doughnut9706 (r/gaming) on September 24, 2023 at 12:26 pm
Mine is from mass effect 2. “ just once I’d like to ask someone for help and have them say ‘sure. Let’s go, right now. No strings attached’”. submitted by /u/Fit-Doughnut9706 [link] [comments]
- Unpopular opinion(?): I don't get the obsession over character creator/editor some ppl have.by /u/Khen-sai (r/gaming) on September 24, 2023 at 12:05 pm
From time to time, I see this complaint popping up. Some people consider it a huge downside if the game doesn't have 100+ options for facial hair and, sliders to adjust characters waistline, nostrils, eyebrow etc. Perhaps it's because I've never gotten into social media and selfies, but personally I really can't be arsed spending 2+ hours on character creator aligning all the facial pimples and eyebrow colors to "perfection". If there's a default option for MC's appearance (for example Shepard from Mass Effect), to me it feels odd NOT to roll with it. Please, tell me I'm not alone on this. Tl;dr: I love it when game gives you character build options gameplay-wise, but I can't give a rat's ass about my character's cosmetics. Am I weird? EDIT: Just to clarify, when I say I don't really care for it, I don"t mean I hate it, I just mean I'm indifferent about it. Some of you are making insane leaps of logic. submitted by /u/Khen-sai [link] [comments]