Category:Action Adventure: Difference between revisions

A subgenre of both the [[Action Game]] and [[Adventure Game]] genres ([[Captain Obvious|naturally]]), the [[Action Adventure]] game was effectively created by such titles as ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' and ''[[Metroid (Video Game)|Metroid]]'' back in the days of the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System. These two titles are recognised as archetypical of the genre, and since then, the Action Adventure has expanded to include games in a wide variety of thematic genres, as well as appearing on every video game platform around. The essential traits of an action adventure are considered to include reflex-based gameplay, an action game element, combined with item collecting, environment exploration and puzzle solving, which are associated with the adventure game genre. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, the Action Adventure is sometimes used as a catch all for games that do not overtly suit any one genre but still have a plot, a usage which some consider erroneous.