Paul Follows Yeah that’s exactly it. All modern adventure games were ultimately based on them. Carrying inventory, having multiple decision points, objects to acquire, puzzles to solves, random creatures to fight, tasks to overcome, etc. Just in text. Later as graphics got better, they made them visual and now immersive, with the xbox controller and the virtual character replacing GO NORTH, GO EAST, PICK UP ITEM comments

Paul Follows Yeah that’s exactly it. All modern adventure games were ultimately based on them. Carrying inventory, having multiple decision points, objects to acquire, puzzles to solves, random creatures to fight, tasks to overcome, etc. Just in text. Later as graphics got better, they made them visual and now immersive, with the xbox controller and the virtual character replacing GO NORTH, GO EAST, PICK UP ITEM comments