12th February 2003, 4:33 PM
A quest is the act of searching for something or multiple somethings. Technically speaking, you're questing for your Kellogg's Corn Flakes® every morning.
Comes from medieval French "queste", which has today evolved into "quête" and still refers to simply trying to get something, rather than any grand adventure.
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RPG - Role-Playing Game. A game in which you play the role of someone or something. First used when games where played on paper, see Dungeons and Dragons. Was later applied to certain video games because their retarded combat scheme (I'll stand in place while you throw fucking asteroids on my skull, then you do the same) is basically stat-influenced, turn-based dice-rolling processed by compy00tar.
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Adventure game: a game of adventure.
ad·ven·ture (ad-ven'cher)
n.
-An undertaking or enterprise of a hazardous nature.
-An undertaking of a questionable nature, especially one involving intervention in another state's affairs.
-An unusual or exciting experience: an adventure in dining.
-Participation in hazardous or exciting experiences: the love of adventure.
-A financial speculation or business venture.
Thus, pretty much every video game can be classified as adventure, including Shadow President, Panic Restaurant and Aerobiz Supersonic.
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Now personally, I've learned to call turn-based combat games RPG, top-down "live action" games (Zelda) adventure, and "Monkey Island" type games boring. Well seriously though, they're probably closer to my definition of a puzzle game (anything that requires me to make extensive use of my brain is, in fact), but I'll give that I haven't dabbled in them much (basically null except Space Quest V and Maniac Mansion).
Comes from medieval French "queste", which has today evolved into "quête" and still refers to simply trying to get something, rather than any grand adventure.
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RPG - Role-Playing Game. A game in which you play the role of someone or something. First used when games where played on paper, see Dungeons and Dragons. Was later applied to certain video games because their retarded combat scheme (I'll stand in place while you throw fucking asteroids on my skull, then you do the same) is basically stat-influenced, turn-based dice-rolling processed by compy00tar.
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Adventure game: a game of adventure.
ad·ven·ture (ad-ven'cher)
n.
-An undertaking or enterprise of a hazardous nature.
-An undertaking of a questionable nature, especially one involving intervention in another state's affairs.
-An unusual or exciting experience: an adventure in dining.
-Participation in hazardous or exciting experiences: the love of adventure.
-A financial speculation or business venture.
Thus, pretty much every video game can be classified as adventure, including Shadow President, Panic Restaurant and Aerobiz Supersonic.
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Now personally, I've learned to call turn-based combat games RPG, top-down "live action" games (Zelda) adventure, and "Monkey Island" type games boring. Well seriously though, they're probably closer to my definition of a puzzle game (anything that requires me to make extensive use of my brain is, in fact), but I'll give that I haven't dabbled in them much (basically null except Space Quest V and Maniac Mansion).