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It could be called a derivative of “fog of war,” although that’s typically a term reserved for multiplayer competitive games. Similar to the previous map, but in this case, the map will often give the player a hint as to where certain objectives or locations are generally, without necessarily fully spoiling how the player will actually reach them. In my opinion, one of the best ways to balance giving players information while still requiring them to rely on their memory to play. Limited other information is added to the map, areas for the player to “save” and “teleport” are marked in red and orange. It is an element that is somewhat “out of canon” in my opinion, since the player’s character in the game doesn’t have access to this essentially, a way for the player to keep track of information and places in the game.Ĭastlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1, 1997)Īnother well-known map (both right-side-up and upside-down), the map in SOTN reveals itself as the player explores each room of the game. Icons are added to the map as the player visits new landmarks and areas.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Special Edition (PC / PS4 / XBOX1, 2016)Īn example of a map that takes cues from modern mapping applications, Skyrim’s map is a relatively sparsely populated but realistic view of the world. A simplified view of the game’s world, often called a “world map,” that allows the player to move through the game. Likely one of the most recognized video game maps (yes, or Legend of Zelda), this is a good example of what I would say most video games do. In a future post, I’ll talk specifically about the concept of information offloading, and how it relates to the “revealing itself” style map. For now, I want to give some examples of each and describe them briefly. There are plenty of different types of maps, but generally they seem to fall into a few categories: a map that “reveals” itself as you explore parts of it, a detailed map that is entirely revealed for you from the start, some version of either of those but extremely simplified or obfuscated, or some version of any of these while emulating modern map technology. That is, in a way that makes sense for anything to function. In general, it’s rare that a map actually functions in a coherent way.

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