Adventurer protagonist
Creatures theme
The protagonist is an adventurer by profession, gaining wealth and fame by doing jobs that are deemed too hazardous for the common folk, such as slaying monsters, exploring uncharted regions, seeking lost treasures, and so forth.
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Alternate names: Explorer protagonist, Treasure hunter protagonist
WIN 2012-04-21
WIN 2002-12-29
NDS 2008
DOS 1989
WIN 2008-09-16
ABC ? *
OSX 2012
NES 1987-09-18
LIN 2012
WIN 2000-06-30
X360 2012-03
WIN 2002-08-27
Common in D&D and other games based on old P&P style RPGs where a "group of adventurers" do stuff, usually saving the world or a small part of it from certain doom.
Unlike mercenaries, adventurers usually choose the tasks for the sake of challenge, difficulty and personal reasons rather than the rewards garnered from it. Mercenaries also do not generally function as explorers and may take prolonged jobs that aren't particularly exciting or challenging. Still, there's significant overlap with the two.
Unlike mercenaries, adventurers usually choose the tasks for the sake of challenge, difficulty and personal reasons rather than the rewards garnered from it. Mercenaries also do not generally function as explorers and may take prolonged jobs that aren't particularly exciting or challenging. Still, there's significant overlap with the two.
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The first Adventurer protagonist video game was released on May 1, 1987.
Nordic Games, 2K Games and Konami published most of these games.