exploration in video games, what do you want?

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bananaking21 said:

EricFabian said:
something like Super Metroid.

could you explain? since im sure a lot of people (inculding my self) never played super metriod

I agree Super Matroid and Metroid Prime (the first) are good examples of exploration. It's difficult to explain why if you haven't played them. Let's say the exploration is "good" when gameplay and structure of the game rewards you if you observe the eviroment carefully and you interact with it.

In Metroid in particular exploration is non-linear:, since you gain new abilities gradually during the game, you have to return  in places you have already visited to open up new paths and to find hidden items.