27th January 2003, 11:45 AM
Tony Hawk isn't really a sports game though... its a extreme sports (ie action-oriented sportsish game) game... it plays very little like any standard sports game I've played...
I'd say that Metroid is part action, part adventure, and part FPS... not sure about exact percentages, though. All three are good-sized parts of the game...
As for Zelda, I'd put the RPG percentage WAY, WAY higher, and the Adventure percentage FAR lower... As far as I can see anyway, both action and RPG are bigger parts of the Zelda formula than adventure games are. No question... I can't really give it percentages, but RPG is, IMO, a bigger part of Zelda than adventure games are. As I said before, I just don't see much of an adventure game influence in Zelda... the puzzles aren't much like adventure puzzles and the games have relatively simple storylines, and those are the two main features of the adventure genre... you've got to have at least puzzles and Zelda puzzles are more action/RPG style puzzles, not adventure style inventory item management (classic adventure style) and/or object manipulation (Myst-style) puzzles that are in adventure games.
Oh... one more thing. I recently started playing The Longest Journey. Its a truly great adventure game. It did come out in 2000, but I just got it early this month and only started it recently... it is, without a doubt, the best adventure game I've played since Grim Fandango. Its not as good as that game, of course, but its really, really good. Anyone with any intrest in adventure games would definitely like it... it classic styled, with lots of inventory puzzles and lots of conversations and story. And a easy to use mouse interface... not 3d one like Grim Fandango or Monkey Island 4, but thats fine because both ways work well.
Anyway, its only like $20 or less so get it if you like the genre... after Grim Fandango, of course.
I'd say that Metroid is part action, part adventure, and part FPS... not sure about exact percentages, though. All three are good-sized parts of the game...
As for Zelda, I'd put the RPG percentage WAY, WAY higher, and the Adventure percentage FAR lower... As far as I can see anyway, both action and RPG are bigger parts of the Zelda formula than adventure games are. No question... I can't really give it percentages, but RPG is, IMO, a bigger part of Zelda than adventure games are. As I said before, I just don't see much of an adventure game influence in Zelda... the puzzles aren't much like adventure puzzles and the games have relatively simple storylines, and those are the two main features of the adventure genre... you've got to have at least puzzles and Zelda puzzles are more action/RPG style puzzles, not adventure style inventory item management (classic adventure style) and/or object manipulation (Myst-style) puzzles that are in adventure games.
Oh... one more thing. I recently started playing The Longest Journey. Its a truly great adventure game. It did come out in 2000, but I just got it early this month and only started it recently... it is, without a doubt, the best adventure game I've played since Grim Fandango. Its not as good as that game, of course, but its really, really good. Anyone with any intrest in adventure games would definitely like it... it classic styled, with lots of inventory puzzles and lots of conversations and story. And a easy to use mouse interface... not 3d one like Grim Fandango or Monkey Island 4, but thats fine because both ways work well.
Anyway, its only like $20 or less so get it if you like the genre... after Grim Fandango, of course.
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