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BuffYoda · 07-18-2005, 04:35 AM

Strip out all the cutscenes. Then write a narrative of what the player does. If the resulting narrative is worthy of being called a story, the game is an adventure game. QED.

I think it all comes down to what someone else said: in an adventure game, by playing, you are writing the story. In other games (generally), you have to play for a while before the story will advance via cutscene.

Your 'goal' in playing a game does not determine whether the game is an adventure game (it may, however, reveal whether you are an adventure gamer).

07-18-2005, 04:35 AM	#383
BuffYoda Yoda on Steroids Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 30	concise definition of an adventure game Strip out all the cutscenes. Then write a narrative of what the player does. If the resulting narrative is worthy of being called a story, the game is an adventure game. QED. I think it all comes down to what someone else said: in an adventure game, by playing, you are writing the story. In other games (generally), you have to play for a while before the story will advance via cutscene. Your 'goal' in playing a game does not determine whether the game is an adventure game (it may, however, reveal whether you are an adventure gamer).