third-person view

collocation in English

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third-person
adjective
uk
/ˈθɜːdˌpɜː.sən/us
/ˈθɝːdˌpɜ˞ː.sən/
showing that someone is speaking or writing about ...
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view
noun
uk
/vjuː/us
/vjuː/
an opinion, belief, or idea, or a way of thinking ...
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(Definition ofthird-personandviewfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The game pioneered and popularized the over the shoulderthird-personviewperspective in video games.
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Its interface is a simplethird-personviewof a parachuting drop zone.
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A cockpit, first-person, andthird-personvieware selectable, withthird-personviewgiving the player an external view of both their plane and the target.
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Most titles are top-viewed, some are viewed in other ways from first-person tothird-personview.
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This is a two-dimensional game utilising athird-personviewfrom above, released in 19891990.
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The only exception to this is in cut scenes, where the player loses control of the character to athird-personviewfor scripted events.
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The game's campaign also includes first-person andthird-personview, apart from the default over-the-shoulder perspective.
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Players can switch between first-person orthird-personviewwhile playing the game.
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For most mech games, they are played in either first-person orthird-personviewstyle.
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The game was always supposed to use first-person view, but the screenshots from 2001 indicatedthird-personviewstealth gameplay elements.
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The game features athird-personview, with various camera angles.
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The game uses athird-personview, with the camera occasionally switching to other angles for dramatic effect, in pre-scripted areas.
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It is played in athird-personview, top-down perspective.
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Two views are present; a first-person view through the motorcycle goggles and a second view using a more conventionalthird-personview.
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The game has a sandbox-style format that emphasizes driving, and the player controls their character from athird-personview.
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The stages are presented in athird-personview, with the camera set behind the player as they engage the enemy forces.
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When searching locations, the player moves the characters around in athird-personviewlooking for objects which can be examined more closely.
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