Adventure & RPG Games · 47

MUD1, developed in the late 1970s, combined a shared online world with text adventure and role-playing ideas long before 'MMO' became everyday vocabulary. The player-facing version of the idea is simple: A memorable final area usually remixes earlier lessons, turning the ending into proof that the player really learned the world's rules. Fast travel is proof that heroes become much less enthusiastic about scenery after seeing it twelve times.