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Maps in adventure games

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A game without a beautiful 2D hand-drawn map (preferably with 2 levels of scale) is not an adventure game in essence.

     
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I love naps Grin Just, in general. I think most games handle maps pretty well. I think unless there’s a need for a sense of mystery (like, say, Grim Fandango - you’re not supposed to exactly know the world), a map can only enhance the immersion and experience. Now, it doesn’t have to be a map you use to move around, mind you. Just that on occasion you can look at a map and see where you/things are.

Now, what is very under-utilized and a big need for (and many fresh, original puzzles to be found), is map puzzles! Those are just fantastic, yet off the top of my head I can only name two (both by Jane Jensen, the first one the best AG puzzle ever made).

     

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I like cloth maps.
But I’ve never had one included with an adventure game.
Only certain older RPG’s.

     
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Maps in adventure games can be okay; sometimes they’re great, and sometimes I think they make certain players miss out on part of the experience.  But if the game is large, they can help in many situations.


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Would probably still be lost in the streets of Shapeir without the map in Quest For Glory 2.

     
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Is there somewhere complete Quest for Glory world map to be found?

     
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I like stylized maps like the one you find in the Zelda games, handdrawn ones instead of literal screen-per-screen maps. They are not very repsentative but give a sense of the scope and what is ahead of the adventure instead of spoiling it.

     
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I did a quick search for Map of Gloriana (Quest For Glory) but I didn’t find anything.  It would be cool to see a larger world map to know where these places were in relation to each other.


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