Playing games
Straight
Straight adjective - Free from irregularities or digressions in course.
Playing games is an antonym for straight.
Both terms in one sentence
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It still satisfies this trope if the person tells the searcher straight-out, without pussyfooting around or playing games, who he is, as in the opening Star Wars quote.
Source: Actually, I Am Him -
Played straight by the priest, a noted lech and obsessed with role-playing games.
Source: Nun Too Holy -
The game straight up calls out the player for using the game to act out a power fantasy, calling into question the morality of playing games which simulate killing people for fun.
Source: Playing the Player
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