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59-442: Minit is an action-adventure video game developed by Jan Willem Nijman , Kitty Calis, Jukio Kallio , and Dominik Johann. The game is published by Devolver Digital and was released on April 3, 2018, for Windows , macOS , Linux , Xbox One , and PlayStation 4 . On May 11, 2018, a Nintendo Switch version was announced on the first episode of Indie World, a web series from Nintendo of Japan that showcases indie games coming to

118-619: A fantasy " setting. Tutankham , debuted by Konami in January 1982, was an action-adventure released for arcades . It combined maze, shoot 'em up, puzzle-solving and adventure elements, with a 1983 review by Computer and Video Games magazine calling it "the first game that effectively combined the elements of an adventure game with frenetic shoot 'em up gameplay." It inspired the similar Time Bandit (1983). Action Quest , released in May 1982, blended puzzle elements of adventure games into

177-446: A joystick -controlled, arcade-style action game, which surprised reviewers at the time. While noting some similarities to Adventure , IGN argues that The Legend of Zelda (1986) by Nintendo "helped to establish a new subgenre of action-adventure", becoming a success due to how it combined elements from different genres to create a compelling hybrid, including exploration, adventure-style inventory puzzles , an action component,

236-566: A monetary system , and simplified RPG-style level building without the experience points . The Legend of Zelda series was the most prolific action-adventure game franchise through to the 2000s. Roe R. Adams also cited the arcade-style side-scrolling fantasy games Castlevania (1986), Trojan (1986) and Wizards & Warriors (1987) as early examples of action-adventure games. Games like Brain Breaker (1985), Xanadu (1985), Metroid (1986) and Vampire Killer (1986) combined

295-759: A subgenre of open world action-adventure video games in the third-person perspective . They are characterized by their likeness to the Grand Theft Auto series in either gameplay or overall design. In these types of open world games, players may find and use a variety of vehicles and weapons while roaming freely in an open world setting. Metroidvania is a portmanteau of Metroid and Castlevania ; such games are sometimes referred to as "search action", and are generally based on two-dimensional platformers. They emphasize both exploration and puzzle-solving with traditional platform gameplay. Survival horror games emphasize "inventory management" and making sure

354-548: A 15-minute, pre-recorded sketch satirizing the video game industry and cliches associated with E3 press conferences (including an overenthusiastic audience that the presenter silences by shooting a gun into the air, and the unveiling of "Screen Pay" technology allowing users to pay for games by literally throwing money at their monitor), leading Polygon to compare it to watching a "magical infomercial" on Adult Swim . Although no new games were unveiled, new trailers for Ruiner and Serious Sam's Bogus Detour were featured in

413-545: A choice of what to say. The NPC gives a scripted response to the player, and the game offers the player several new ways to respond. Due to the action-adventure subgenre's broad and inclusive nature, it causes some players to have difficulty finishing a particular game. Companies have devised ways to give the player help, such as offering clues or allowing the player to skip puzzles to compensate for this lack of ability. Brett Weiss cites Atari 's Superman (1979) as an action-adventure game, with Retro Gamer crediting it as

472-448: A complex text parser and no free-moving character. While they share general gameplay dynamics, action-adventures vary widely in the design of their viewpoints, including bird's eye , side-scrolling, first-person, third-person , over-the-shoulder, or even a 3/4 isometric view . Many action-adventure games simulate a conversation through a conversation tree . When the player encounters a non-player character , they are allowed to select

531-578: A game that was believed to be in development hell , was also unveiled. Ubisoft also unveiled its collaboration with Nintendo , Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle . They also announced their new IP, such as Skull & Bones , Starlink: Battle for Atlas , Steep: Road to the Olympics . Sony Interactive Entertainment hosted its press conference on June 12 at 6:00 pm from the Shrine Auditorium ; in addition to online streaming, it again offered

590-681: A limited edition vinyl version on January 25, 2019, with cover art by Justin Chan. In 2021, Devolver Digital launched a spin-off game, Minit Fun Racer , which is available on Steam and proceeds of which will always go to an unspecified charitable effort. Minit Fun Racer is an iteration of the original game, as the player drives a motorcycle in a 10-second round, with the time increasing by collecting coins. Minit received "generally favorable" reviews for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, according to review aggregator Metacritic . Action-adventure An action-adventure game

649-565: A limited-attendance "Fan Fest" event during E3. Bethesda Softworks held an E3 presentation on June 11 at 7:00 pm. Virtual reality titles based on Doom and Fallout 4 were announced. New content for The Elder Scrolls Online and The Elder Scrolls: Legends were announced, along with the sequels Dishonored: Death of the Outsider , The Evil Within 2 and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus . Amiibo compatibility for

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708-436: A new game with the same concept and recruited Jukio Kallio and Dominik Johann. A prototype was pitched to Devolver Digital where the game was only a single screen and no time limit with little content. Devolver Digital approved the publishing of the game and provided support in playtesting, porting, and promotion. Development for the game took roughly over a year. To ensure the game was simple to execute and enjoyable to develop,

767-559: A pre-recorded Nintendo Spotlight presentation on June 13 at 9:00 am; Nintendo exhibited new and extended trailers for Fire Emblem Warriors , Super Mario Odyssey , and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 , along with new, untitled entries in the Kirby and Yoshi franchises for Nintendo Switch . It was also announced that Metroid Prime 4 and a new "core" game in the Pokémon franchise were in development for Switch, and that Rocket League

826-621: A presence at E3 itself. The conference featured presentations of the new titles A Way Out (which was developed by Josef Fares of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons fame), Need for Speed Payback , and Star Wars Battlefront II . BioWare also teased a new project, Anthem , which was elaborated further during Microsoft's press event the next day. EA also showcased new instalments in its sports franchises , including FIFA 18 , Madden NFL 18 , and NBA Live 18 , as well as additional DLC for Battlefield 1 . Microsoft hosted its 2017 press conference on June 11 at 2:00 pm from

885-512: A privately owned lot within walking distance of the Convention Center. This year with the added public passes, Devolver had planned to expand the event to an adjacent city parking lot that looked across from the Convention Center, normally used in the past by ESA for parking and storage, and had already secured license to use space. However, as the convention drew near, the City of Los Angeles revoked

944-509: A remake of the PlayStation 2 title, Shadow of the Colossus . In addition, Sony featured titles from third-parties, including Capcom 's Monster Hunter: World and Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite , and Activision 's Destiny 2 and Call of Duty: WWII . In addition, Sony streamed "PlayStation Live from E3 2017" events over the remaining three days of the convention. Nintendo streamed

1003-705: A side-scrolling platformer format with adventure exploration, creating the Metroidvania platform-adventure subgenre. Similarly, games like 005 (1981), Castle Wolfenstein and Metal Gear (1987) combined action-adventure exploration with stealth mechanics, laying the foundations for the stealth game subgenre, which would later be popularized in 1998 with the releases of Metal Gear Solid , Tenchu: Stealth Assassins , and Thief: The Dark Project . The cinematic platformer Prince of Persia (1989) featured action-adventure elements, inspiring games such as Another World (1991) and Flashback (1992). Alone in

1062-400: A single avatar as the protagonist . This type of game is often quite similar to role-playing video games . They are distinct from graphic adventures , which sometimes have free-moving central characters, but also a wider variety of commands and fewer or no action game elements and are distinct too from text adventures , characterized by many different commands introduced by the user via

1121-509: A trend in virtual reality -based games alongside new intellectual property and franchise expansions. E3 is the video game industry's primary retail showcase for the North American market, aimed at retailers and video game journalists, with the announcements and coverage widely reported through online gaming websites and streaming media. As with previous E3 events, E3 2017 would begin with press conferences held by several major publishers in

1180-400: Is Mary's Mode, where the player has no time limit and the music doesn't seem to play. In the second run, the player encounters the broken sword and re-activates the curse, but now the player is limited to one hit point, has less range, and the time limit is now 40 seconds. Upon doing everything again, the player flushes the sword once again, this time for good. In a post-credits scene, the player

1239-447: Is a video game hybrid genre that combines core elements from both the action game and adventure game genres. Typically, classical adventure games have situational problems for the player to explore and solve to complete a storyline, involving little to no action . If there is action, it is generally confined to isolated instances. Classical action games, on the other hand, have gameplay based on real-time interactions that challenges

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1298-557: Is a game that has enough action in it not to be called an adventure game, but not enough action to be called an action game." In some cases an action game with puzzles will be classified as an action-adventure game, but if these puzzles are quite simple they might be classified as an action game. Others see action games as a pure genre, while an action-adventure is an action game that includes situational problem-solving. Adventure gamers may also be purists, rejecting any game that makes use of physical challenges or time pressure. Regardless,

1357-424: Is heavily reliant upon the player character's movement, which triggers story events and thus affects the flow of the game. Popular examples of action-adventure games include The Legend of Zelda , God of War , and Tomb Raider series. There is a good deal of controversy over what actually constitutes an action-adventure game. One definition of the term "action-adventure" may be '"An action/adventure game

1416-585: Is relaxing on a remote island until almost all of the characters encountered suddenly appear. Minit was developed by Jan Willem Nijman , co-founder of Vlambeer ; Kitty Calis, who contributed to Horizon Zero Dawn ; Jukio Kallio , a freelance composer; and Dominik Johann, art director of Crows Crows Crows . The concept for Minit was inspired by an earlier project from Jan Willem Nijman and Kitty Calis when they participated in an Adventure Time -themed game jam in 2012. The original game involved 1-minute long episodes. Years later, Willem and Calis wanted to make

1475-663: The Uncharted franchise, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Ark: Survival Evolved . E3 2017 The event occurred following the release of the Nintendo Switch three months earlier, and the announcement of the hardware refresh of the Xbox One , the Xbox One X , released five months after the event. As such, there was little of the show devoted to hardware and was mostly focused on upcoming games for them. The events affirmed

1534-504: The Galen Center . Unlike previous editions of E3, where Microsoft traditionally held its event on the Monday prior to the expo, the company moved its conference back to Sunday so that its announcements would not be overshadowed by those of other conferences traditionally held the same day, such as Ubisoft and Sony Interactive Entertainment . Microsoft also desired to regain its title of having

1593-541: The Nintendo Switch version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was announced, too, including support for some The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Amiibo. The company also announced its "Creation Club", a system for user-generate content to be provided to players for a fee on personal computers, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One to expand both Skyrim and Fallout 4 . In past years, Devolver Digital had normally held an event alongside E3, including its Indie Megabooth, at

1652-516: The "PlayStation E3 Experience" and simultaneously broadcast the conference to a number of movie theaters. The presentation focused primarily on software titles, including Sony's first-party games God of War , Days Gone , Uncharted: The Lost Legacy , Gran Turismo Sport , Detroit: Become Human , Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds , and Marvel's Spider-Man . A number of PlayStation VR games were announced, including The Inpatient , Star Child , Bravo Team , and Moss . They announced

1711-813: The "first to utilize multiple screens as playing area". Mark J.P. Wolf credits Adventure (1980) for the Atari VCS as the earliest-known action-adventure game. The game involves exploring a 2D environment, finding and using items which each have prescribed abilities, and fighting dragons in real-time like in an action game . Muse Software 's Castle Wolfenstein (1981) was another early action-adventure game, merging exploration, combat, stealth, and maze game elements, drawing inspiration from arcade shoot 'em ups and maze games (such as maze-shooter Berzerk ) and war films (such as The Guns of Navarone ). According to Wizardry developer Roe R. Adams, early action-adventure games "were basically arcade games done in

1770-519: The "first" E3 press conference, acknowledging that Bethesda had begun to hold E3 press events on Sunday as well. The conference was streamed in 4K on Mixer . Microsoft officially unveiled Xbox One X (first teased in 2016 under its codename "Project Scorpio"), a high-end model in the Xbox One family optimized for 4K ultra high-definition gaming. 42 games were covered in total, with 20 titles exclusive to Xbox One. Among its first-party games included Crackdown 3 , Forza Motorsport 7 , Ori and

1829-486: The Dark (1992) used 3D graphics , which would later be popularized by Resident Evil (1996) and Tomb Raider (1996). Resident Evil in particular created the survival horror subgenre, inspiring titles such as Silent Hill (1999) and Fatal Frame (2001). Action-adventure games have gone on to become more popular than the pure adventure games and pure platform games that inspired them. Recent examples include

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1888-661: The Japanese Nintendo eShop . It was released for the Nintendo Switch on August 9, 2018. It also came out for mobile devices in June 2019. The game's premise is that each of the player's lives only lasts for one minute, resulting in "a peculiar little adventure played sixty seconds at a time". With each interval, the player will learn more about the environment. Minit is a 2D top-down adventure game. The player takes control of an unnamed duck-like creature at their house. Initially,

1947-559: The Japanese Nintendo eShop . It was released for the Nintendo Switch on August 9, 2018. It also came out for mobile devices on June 27, 2019. A port by for Commodore 64 was announced on June 20, 2019 and was scheduled to release later the same year. No new information had since released. Devolver Digital partnered with Esc-Toy to release a collectable plus doll of the player character with Steam code included. Jukio Kalio self-published an original soundtrack with cover art by Thomas Wellman on April 3, 2018, via Bandcamp . Ghost Ramp released

2006-527: The PAX experience. To alleviate some of these concerns, ESA announced that for the 2018 E3 event, exhibitor halls would have a few hours exclusive to industry members on two of the days prior to opening these to the public passes. Electronic Arts (EA) held a press conference on June 10 at 12:00 pm from the Hollywood Palladium , as part of its standalone EA Play event; as in 2016, EA would not be having

2065-506: The Will of the Wisps , Sea of Thieves , and State of Decay 2 . As part of its reveal with Forza Motorsport 7 , Microsoft announced a teaming with Porsche for the video game series, and premiered Porsche's new 911 GT2 RS car during their conference. Microsoft announced that it would extend its current backwards compatibility program to extend to original Xbox games. Microsoft would also hold

2124-540: The action-adventure label is prominent in articles over the internet and media. The term "action-adventure" is usually substituted for a particular subgenre due to its wide scope. Although action-adventure games are diverse and difficult to classify, there are some distinct subgenres. Many games with gameplay similar to those in The Legend of Zelda series are called Zelda clones or Zelda -like games. Popular subgenres include: A Grand Theft Auto clone belongs to

2183-602: The days just prior to the event proper (June 11 and 12), providing details on new games and products they anticipating shipping within the year. The event then opens at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 13, allowing the attendees to spend time in the show's exhibit hall where publishers and developers would have booths available to demonstrate their new games. Several publishers and developers also have closed-door presentations to attendees or allow for private interviews or demonstrations on some products. While

2242-595: The event has traditionally been open only to members of the video game industry and press, E3 2017 offered 15,000 public passes for the event, with sales starting in February 2017 and sold out by mid-May. The move was broadly supported by publishers and analysts, who see the influence of gamers' own experiences with hands-on demonstration spread through word-of-mouth as valuable as media presentations and interviews. Additionally, E3 allowed exhibitors to sell goods, including software, hardware, and related merchandise, directly from

2301-468: The factory. The combat is a simple stab in the direction of movement, but extra abilities can be unlocked by certain items (the Gardening Glove allows the player to break trees). It is revealed by a recurring mailman that the sword is a product of the sword factory and tasks the player to go there as soon as possible. Upon arriving, the player manages to upgrade their sword and reverse the production of

2360-530: The fictional Nina Struthers stated to be Devolver's Chief Synergy Officer. Struthers was designed as a villainous and over-the-top caricature of a stereotypical video game marketing executive. Zook gains attention after her appearance in this presentation as a result of her portrayal as Struthers. PC Gamer hosted their third PC Gaming Show on June 12 at 10:00 am from the Ace Hotel . The show focused primarily on titles for personal computers (PCs). The show

2419-406: The gameplay still follows a number of adventure game genre tropes (gathering items , exploration of and interaction with one's environment, often including an overworld connecting areas of importance, and puzzle-solving). While the controls are arcade-style (character movement, few action commands) there is an ultimate goal beyond a high score. In most action-adventure games, the player controls

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2478-469: The license for this lot when they learned it would be used for public events, forcing Devolver to cancel some events and squeeze other presenters, including their Megabooth, into the tight spaces between the private lot and their allotted convention floor space. Devolver has had a history of confrontation with ESA, and Devolver's co-founder Mike Wilson had accused the ESA of being involved with the city's revocation of

2537-410: The license, but ESA denied it had that type of influence within the city. Devolver also announced that they would hold their first-ever press conference on June 11 at 10:00 pm, streamed as part of Twitch 's "Pre-Pre Show" on their E3-focused channel. However, the company stated that no new games would be unveiled, and that it would feature an appearance by Suda51 . The "conference" was actually

2596-410: The next track when the player character dies. A demo for the game was presented at E3 2017 . The game is published by Devolver Digital and was released on April 3, 2018, for Windows , macOS , Linux , Xbox One , and PlayStation 4 . On May 11, 2018, a Nintendo Switch version was announced on the first episode of Indie World, a web series from Nintendo of Japan that showcases indie games coming to

2655-489: The player has enough ammunition and recovery items to " survive " the horror setting. This is a thematic genre with diverse gameplay, so not all survival horror games share all the features. The Resident Evil franchise popularized this subgenre. Action-adventure games are faster-paced than pure adventure games, and include physical as well as conceptual challenges where the story is enacted rather than narrated. While motion-based, often reflexive, actions are required,

2714-465: The player has no time limit and can explore a small space and will discover a sword washed up on the shore. Upon picking it up, it is revealed by a now-active timer that the sword is cursed. Every 60 seconds the player will die and wake up back in their home. The gameplay progresses with the player keeping all items they have collected during each of their sixty-second lives. Where they respawn depends on their last save point, one for every location excluding

2773-400: The player's reflexes and eye-hand coordination . Action-adventure games combine these genres by engaging both eye-hand coordination and problem-solving skills. An action adventure game can be defined as a game with a mix of elements from an action game and an adventure game , especially crucial elements like puzzles inspired by older adventure games. Action-adventures require many of

2832-511: The presentation. Devolver's presentation was conceived about a month before the event between Nigel Lowrie of Devolver and Don Thacker of Imagos Films, a production company that has made live-action trailers for Devolver's products. They recognized they had only 15 minutes in which to deliver jokes and a statement about the ridiculousness of the state of the E3 events without necessarily insulting anyone in particular. They hired actress Mahria Zook to play

2891-426: The process (indicated by a now-stopped timer). With the sword now completely useless, the player flushes the broken sword down the toilet in the now-destroyed factory and returns home to get some rest. The game consists of three modes. Normal mode has the standard rules and the 60-second timer. The Second Run can be played after Normal mode with added difficulties, restrictions, and a 40-second timer. An unlockable mode

2950-518: The same information they would normally get at E3. Some commentators felt that it is not feasible to build an E3 to serve both types of audiences, and suggested other options such as creating sequential events, one dedicated to press, and other to gamers, which also eases the costs to exhibitors. Ben Kuchera for Polygon expressed concern that the PAX events were already in place to serve as video game marketing hype for fans, and E3 should not try to replicate

3009-439: The same physical skills as action games, but may also offer a storyline, numerous characters, an inventory system, dialogue, and other features of adventure games. They are typically faster-paced than pure adventure games, because they include both physical and conceptual challenges. Action-adventure games normally include a combination of complex story elements, which are often displayed for players using audio and video. The story

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3068-402: The show floor were ready from the larger crowds, with few cohesive processes in place. Alongside the large public presence, this leads the event to be more situated towards avid gaming fans and influential streamers, making the relevancy of the press component at the event less important; instead, press reporters can engage with publishers and developers away and outside the duration of E3 to gain

3127-411: The show floor, as long as they pre-registered their intents and followed rules for vending set by the ESA. ESA reported a total of 68,400 attendees for E3 2017, including the 15,000 public tickets, up from 50,300 in 2016. The expanded audience created significant crowding within the convention; the ESA had to open the convention doors 15 minutes early on the first day due to the lineup of attendees that

3186-407: The swords in the process. Through quick dialogue, it is revealed the owner of the factory's plan was finally working, and they would do everything all over again. However, the player can stop them by hitting the overloading main machine three times. The explosion turns the owner into a sword-like hybrid and the player has to defeat it. Upon its defeat, the sword will finally break, breaking the curse in

3245-451: The team placed self-imposed limitations into the design such as being in black and white, and a 60-second timer. The team designed the world to have at least one secret in every section of the map. Jukio Kallio found it challenging composing music due to the 60-second timer causing the death of the player character and interrupting the audio. To overcome the issue, Kallio divided the songs into roughly 1-minute increments that would loop with

3304-649: Was also being ported to Switch with cross-platform multiplayer with PCs and supported console platforms, and exclusive Nintendo-themed items. During a Nintendo Treehouse Live stream that followed the presentation, Nintendo additionally unveiled remakes of Metroid II: Return of Samus (titled Metroid: Samus Returns ) and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (titled Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions ) for Nintendo 3DS , and presented an extended demo of Super Mario Odyssey . On June 14, Nintendo unveiled another upcoming Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch title, Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido . This

3363-436: Was creating a fire hazard. Participants noted difficulties in navigating the show floor and waiting in long lines to access demonstration booths. Commentators felt that this E3 presented a potential turning point for future events. Many observed that the press conferences had very few live presentations, guest presenters, and game demonstrations, instead offering series of game trailers and pre-recorded footage. They felt this

3422-530: Was hosted by Sean Plott and sponsored by Intel , and included presentations from Bluehole, Bohemia Interactive , Creative Assembly , Firaxis Games , Klei Entertainment , Cygames , Microsoft , Nexon , Paradox Interactive , Raw Fury , and Tripwire Interactive . Ubisoft held its press conference on June 12 at 1:00 pm. It covered sequels to its primary franchises, including Assassin's Creed Origins , Far Cry 5 , Just Dance 2018 , and The Crew 2 . A new trailer for Beyond Good and Evil 2 ,

3481-418: Was partially to avoid flubs that have happened in the past during E3 presentations, and to provide an experience more amenable to broadcasting and streaming for those not attending the event. With the numerous public passes, the added crowds made accessing developer and publisher booths difficult. Attendees, both press and public, felt that neither the E3 organizers nor the developers and publishers presenting on

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