LINEAR PLAY-THROUGH: The player is given objective after objective and its ‘pulled’ through a very strict course of dialogue and events, which are all designed for the player to see at that specific moment. Area for discovery is limited and when the player goes off course, they will be reminded or eventually punished for doing so. This means any plot development is entirely honed towards the player as it is from their actions that the narrative unfolds, so the player feels connected and emotionally attached to surrounding characters and their environments. (See Battlefield Bad Company 2 below, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Alan Wake)
FREE ROAM ADVENTURE: The player is given a basic premise and the uncovering of answers is entirely up to how they spend their time. This often leaves room for the possibility of ‘main quests’ where a player can actively choose to stick to main objectives and finish the game, as well as ‘side quests’ where players are deemed the possibility to deter from the main storyline to gain extra detail or more amenities (a.k.a Money, Ammunition, Weaponry). This results in a personalised campaign where the gamer can do as they please in order to complete it, often this gives a player a higher sense of achievement and feeling of worth from the game. (See Red Dead Redemption below, Grand Theft Auto)
STRUCTURED LEVELS W/ BOSS FIGHTS: This structure of game format is primarily for combat and fighting skills, as the linear story will give you reason to continue a narrative that you don’t particularly have very much involvement in. However, this does add a progressive difficulty scale as the closer you get to the end of the game, the harder the enemies will be. So for example, at the beginning of the level you will be introduced to a new enemy, and by the time you get to the end of it, a ‘boss’ version of said enemy will be facing you, whom is an ultimately stronger, smarter hybrid of its original. (See Gears of War below, Resident Evil 5, Batman: Arkham Asylum)
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