Been Here Before
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"Been Here Before" is a concept that has been appearing more frequently in games over the past few years. Similar to back tracking this concept relates to the re-visitation of locations you have previously journeyed to. In this case the location may or may not have changed drastically due to the story of the game.
Fable II features the concept when players leave and then return to locations after many years have passed. Changes to the areas are based on previous actions. In this same way we see "Been Here Before" occur in Prince of Persia as you cleanse lands from dark evil to lush greenery.
The concept can be both a positive or negative feature within a game. In some cases if poorly implemented the player is unaware that they should return to previous locations. When done correctly however it can create a living breathing world that does not just consist of moving from point A to point B.
This is not the same as backtracking, as backtracking only concerns one game, whereas Been Here Before include sequels.
When the player character (re)visits a certain area or location that were also present in a previous game, or visited later on in the same game, with some alterations.
"Been Here Before" is a concept that has been appearing more frequently in games over the past few years. Similar to back tracking this concept relates to the re-visitation of locations you have previously journeyed to. In this case the location may or may not have changed drastically due to the story of the game.
Fable II features the concept when players leave and then return to locations after many years have passed. Changes to the areas are based on previous actions. In this same way we see "Been Here Before" occur in Prince of Persia as you cleanse lands from dark evil to lush greenery.
The concept can be both a positive or negative feature within a game. In some cases if poorly implemented the player is unaware that they should return to previous locations. When done correctly however it can create a living breathing world that does not just consist of moving from point A to point B.
This is not the same as backtracking, as backtracking only concerns one game, whereas Been Here Before include sequels.
Been Here Before games
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Red Orchestra: Heroes of Stalingrad |
PC | Tripwire Interactive, LLC |
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Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep |
PSP | Square Enix |
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Final Fantasy VII International |
PSN, PS1 | Square Co., Ltd. |
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Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People |
PC | Telltale Games |
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BioShock 2 released on Feb. 9, 2010 |
PS3, X360, PC | 2K Australia, Arkane Studios SA, Digital Extremes, 2K Marin |
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Serious Sam: The First Encounter HD released on Nov. 4, 2009 |
PC, XBLM | Croteam Ltd. |
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Brütal Legend released on Oct. 13, 2009 |
PS3, X360 | Double Fine Productions, Inc. |
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Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days released on Sept. 29, 2009 |
DS | Square Enix, h.a.n.d. Inc. |
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Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story released on Sept. 14, 2009 |
DS | AlphaDream Corporation, Ltd. |
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Cross Edge released on May 26, 2009 |
X360, PS3 | Compile Heart, Inc. |
| Concept Name: | Been Here Before |
| Appears in: | 113 games |
| First appearance: | |
| Aliases | Been There Before, Revisit, Revisitation, Location Alteration |
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