Basics of Game Design

Structuring Stories in Games

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fewer sub-quests available because of the travel restrictions or the

sub-quests are all localized.

One way to restrict movement is to allow travel between major

locations only by using a strategic world map and forbidding entry

to new locations until the current chapter of the story is nished. It

is possible by the end of the game to open up the game world and

allow the player access to all locations, but by then most of the new

discoveries have already been revealed so there is little novelty in

visiting these same areas again.

Mission Structure

Games with simpler stories, such as real-time strategy