Adventure & RPG Games

Adventure design often works by planting a locked answer early and letting the player carry the question around for hours before the right item or clue appears. The history behind the category adds another layer: MUD1, developed in the late 1970s, combined a shared online world with text adventure and role-playing ideas long before 'MMO' became everyday vocabulary. Fast travel is proof that heroes become much less enthusiastic about scenery after seeing it twelve times.