Partly helping to understand what quests are, the well-known children's game in the "Twelve Notes" will help. She is very loved to be held in children's camps. The player or team of players receives the first note, which contains encrypted information about where to look for the next. The game ends when the players successively went from point to point and got to the last note, and with it - to a well-deserved prize.
What are quests
In the game of this genre, a task is always supposed in which you need to find something - an object, a hint, a message, so that you can move on. The word Quest is translated into Russian as "search". Sometimes a quest involves completing a task. The player’s task is to move their brains properly in order to solve the proposed task, as well as be smart and skills to cope with the task, and then move on.
Computer quests
In the world of computer games, this is a special genre that is popular with lovers of puzzles and branched storylines. The player controls the hero of the game from the first or third person, examines the game world, performs the proposed tasks, searches for clues, things, codes and decides how and where to use them. The outcome of the game often depends on which storyline the user chooses, what decision he will make in a particular case proposed by the plot. The peculiarity of the quest lies in the fact that, having not solved the previous task, the player cannot move on, which means that he will not be able to complete the game.
Some popular projects
The history of video quests is closely related to a series of games created in 1984 by Sierra Entertainment under the general name Kings Quest. Animation, graphics, soundtrack was changing, but the fundamental foundations laid down in this series became the basis for all subsequent computer quests. Among the most famous can be called a series of adventure games "Island of the Apes" about a young man who dreams of becoming a pirate; a fantastic series "Project" Traveler "" about time adventures, a first-person quest Myst. A series of quest games called Broken Sword, created by Revolution Software, is dedicated to the exciting adventures of American George Stobbart and French journalist Nicole Collard. About what quests are, enthusiastically tell fans of the ever-young Nancy Drew. The adventures of the girl detective described in the books of the 30s of the last century, became a source of inspiration for the company Her Interactive, which began to make quests about Nancy since 1998. This series was recognized for involving women in the world of computer games.
And, of course, the narrative of what quests are would not be complete without mentioning the game Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (“Dreamfall: Endless Journey”). Here, the heroes need not only to think hard, but also to run fast, deftly hide and possess fighting skills. Connoisseurs of exquisite graphics and dramatic plot will definitely celebrate the games from the Belgian artist Benoit Sokal. The cult projects were Sibiria (2002) and Sibiriya-2 (2004). No less exciting were his subsequent quests - Paradise (2006) and Sinking Island (2007).
Catch a fish big and small
Among online virtual games, users liked the Russian Fishing project. What is a quest online, it is better to find out not by descriptions, but in the immediate game, where you can act not only alone, but also teaming up with friends on the network. In Russian Fishing, players are given the task of arriving at a body of water, catching a certain type of fish there with a certain weight for a limited time. As a prize, the winner receives a quest rod, virtual money and "experience", helping to complete the following tasks.
Creator for himself
With the advent in the field of computer games of the "action" genre, quests in their classic version became less popular with the public, and therefore their commercial production was unprofitable. At the same time, programmers offered users a number of engines that allow themselves to create simple games. This can explain what amateur quests are. Their main feature is that they are created by non-professionals on a non-profit basis. In such games, as a rule, there is little animation, the emphasis is on the quality of the plot and the game process, and not on the graphical solution of the game. Passing an amateur quest takes an average of two to three hours. The famous representatives of the genre were the games Gemini rue, Cirque de Zale, Kings Quest-3 Remake, The White Chamber.
Team Odyssey
Recently, quests in the form of a team game have gained great popularity. They are held not only among children, but also among adults. In the process of such a game, people have the opportunity to chat, learn a lot of new and interesting things, and realize the thirst for adventure and mysteries inherent in every person. Teams follow a given route, perform tasks that require ingenuity, erudition, stamina and the ability to think outside the box. Sometimes it is assumed that the players replace one task with another at specially arranged “exchange points”. An educational excursion and an adventure game successfully combines the so-called quest tourism, the services of which are offered by some companies.
