Chapters
Culture concept
The story is split into chapters or similar segments.
132
games
16platforms
Alternate names: Episodes, Acts
WIN 2002-11-29
PS3 2012-02
WIN 2011-06-14
VITA 2013-08-20
PS3 2009-06-09
NDS 2008-06
WIN 2013-05-17
WIN 2012-02-16
MAC 1994
X360 2009-06-30
XBOX1 2015-01-29
PS4 2015-02-20
Note that chapters can exist separate of maps/levels and span a variable number of them. The chapters are usually announced in one manner or another, with either chapter name, number or both. Chapters are not always named "chapters" either (especially in eastern [e.g. Japanese] products where they seem to love using words somewhat related to the theme intead).
Superficially this is a sign that the game is linear and story-driven, but not required to be either.
Superficially this is a sign that the game is linear and story-driven, but not required to be either.
See also: mission-based
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The first Chapters video game was released in 1991.
Deep Silver, Telltale Games and Square Enix published most of these games.