TAGS CANVAS by Davis Howland

invisibility

thedavishowland — 2023-09-26 19:32:31 UTC

-Temporary (spell, action, etc)
-Permanent (equipment/ability)

WHAT IS A TAG???

thedavishowland — 2023-09-26 19:32:54 UTC

Tags: "The Springs and Gears of Games"
- Specific Aspects of Design
-A feature or mechanic

Not Tags:
-Genres (Platformer or Shooter/FPS)

-Tag specific examples of games in white
-Separate groups by colors different than the surrounding colors.

Sneaking

thedavishowland — 2023-09-26 19:40:38 UTC

(Crouching or walking to make less noise)

Hiding

thedavishowland — 2023-09-26 19:41:51 UTC

Narrative

bbalqassar — 2023-09-26 19:43:23 UTC

Charecters

bbalqassar — 2023-09-26 19:43:39 UTC

Should a character be defined by multiple tags?

Worlds

bbalqassar — 2023-09-26 19:43:52 UTC

Conflicts

bbalqassar — 2023-09-26 19:44:00 UTC

achievements

jaisoofi — 2023-09-26 19:44:15 UTC

difficulty lvl

jaisoofi — 2023-09-26 19:44:34 UTC

- does the level of challenge equate to the value of the achievement

Action Heros

bbalqassar — 2023-09-26 19:44:58 UTC

Ciphers

bbalqassar — 2023-09-26 19:45:20 UTC

completion

jaisoofi — 2023-09-26 19:45:34 UTC

- how rewarding/fulfilling is it to complete

utility

jaisoofi — 2023-09-26 19:46:18 UTC

- does it make you more powerful in the game?
- does it provide vanity?

Protagonists

bbalqassar — 2023-09-26 19:48:12 UTC

Antagonists

bbalqassar — 2023-09-26 19:48:44 UTC

Double Jump / Multi Jump

ethanchen950 — 2023-09-26 19:49:32 UTC

Movement

ethanchen950 — 2023-09-26 19:49:52 UTC

Specific Example/Analysis:

bbalqassar — 2023-09-26 19:50:42 UTC

Undertale + Flowy the Flower

Resources

ethanchen950 — 2023-09-26 19:53:25 UTC

Equipment

ethanchen950 — 2023-09-26 19:53:35 UTC

Sprint

eedelcastillo — 2023-09-26 19:55:23 UTC

Dishonored

thedavishowland — 2023-09-26 20:01:53 UTC

Sneaking around for stealthy assisinations/ not getting caught by AI

Equipment Slots

jbcohen1 — 2023-11-22 20:13:51 UTC

Examples (Specific Equipment Slots)

jbcohen1 — 2023-11-22 20:14:55 UTC

BPM (Bullets Per Minute)- helmet slot, chest slot, shield slot, boots slot.
Minecraft- Armor slots, chestplate vs elytra.
Terraria- Armor.

Stamina

jbcohen1 — 2023-11-22 20:16:04 UTC

Examples (Stamina)

jbcohen1 — 2023-11-22 20:19:00 UTC

Phasmophobia
Lethal Company
Fallout 4
Project Zomboid

Passive vs. Active Equipment

jbcohen1 — 2023-11-22 20:20:05 UTC

specifically, the distinction between the two

Examples (Passive vs. Active Equipment)

jbcohen1 — 2023-11-22 20:21:21 UTC

Enter the Gungeon
Binding of Isaac

Specific Equipment Slots

jbcohen1 — 2023-11-22 20:30:24 UTC

Equipment slots that only accept a certain type of equipment- for example, helmets can only be worn in the helmet slot, boots can only be worn in the boots slot, etc.

General Equipment Slots

jbcohen1 — 2023-11-22 20:31:14 UTC

Equipment slots that can hold any type of equipment. It is possible that a game has both specific and general equipment slots, and certain items can only go in their specific slot while other items only go in the general slots.

Examples (General Equipment Slots)

jbcohen1 — 2023-11-22 20:32:17 UTC

Terraria- Equipment slots (Not the armor).

Passive Items

jbcohen1 — 2023-11-22 20:35:53 UTC

Non-slotted items or boons that are picked up and collected by the player- typically with no limit on the number that can be held, except for special circumstances

Examples (Passive Items)

jbcohen1 — 2023-11-22 20:38:08 UTC

Noita
Binding of Isaac
Enter the Gungeon
Luck be a Landlord

Tools/Weapons

jbcohen1 — 2023-11-22 20:46:33 UTC

An item picked up by the player that acts as a thing that the player uses to do something- like a gun to shoot enemies with, or a flask to collect and release liquids, or a welder to weld doors. Player typically has limited slots for tools/weapons, though not always. Is ALWAYS something that the player must "hold in their hand" (disambiguation) to "use" (disambiguation).

Examples (Non-Consumable Tools/Weapons)

jbcohen1 — 2023-11-22 20:52:03 UTC

Noita- Wands, flasks, powder bags, some magic items. NOT spells.
Minecraft- Pickaxe, axe, shovel, hoe, sword, bow, flint & steel, bucket, shears, fishing rod, compass, clock, spyglass, brush. NOT food, blocks/placeables, crafting materials, leads.

Consumable Tools/Weapons

jbcohen1 — 2023-11-22 21:04:00 UTC

Tool/weapon that is consumed on use. Typically can "stack", allowing the player to hold multiple of the same consumable in the same way a single non-consumable is held. Typically lost upon use, but does not have to be. Consumables are used as themselves- NOT ammo!

Non-Consumable Tools/Weapons

jbcohen1 — 2023-11-22 21:09:47 UTC

Tool/Weapon that is NOT consumed on use. Sometimes has DURABILITY (Resource) and can break, but use of the tool/weapon does not directly consume the tool/weapon.

Examples (Consumable Tools/Weapons)

jbcohen1 — 2023-11-22 21:11:40 UTC

Minecraft- Food, leads, snowballs, fire charges, ender pearls, Eyes of Ender, Totems of Undying, all placeable blocks/items. NOT arrows.
Noita- Sädekivi, Egg, Kammi, Refreshing Gourd, bomb spells (only with Bombs Materialized perk).
Binding of Isaac- Certain active items (Momma Mega, Diplopia, Genesis).
Half Life 2- Grenades.
Fortnite- Grenades, healing items.
Project Zomboid- Food, Molotov Cocktails, bombs.

Consumables

jbcohen1 — 2023-11-22 21:41:12 UTC

Items held by the player that the player can use. Ammunition and money are the two most common Consumables. Grenades/bombs are also a consumable. NOT an item that must be "held in the hand" (disambiguation) to use- grenades in Halo are Consumables, but grenades in Half-Life 2 are Consumable Tools/Weapons.

Examples (Consumables)

jbcohen1 — 2023-11-22 21:45:49 UTC

Binding of Isaac- Bombs, keys, coins
Minecraft- arrows, snowballs, fire charges (when in a dispenser).
Call of Duty, Halo, similar shooters- Ammo, grenades.
Half Life 2, Fortnite- Ammo. NOT grenades.
Project Zomboid- Ammo.

NOTE

jbcohen1 — 2023-11-22 22:01:55 UTC

I removed the multi-tag "Examples" posts- They don't serve much purpose here, I think. I'm using examples to help define each tag, and the examples can have elements from other tags as well.