infotagstimelinevideo games list
Video gamesGames groupsMediaCharactersPlatformsCompaniesEventsCross referencesReviews and magazinesForumUsers and editorsFAQs & Contacts
 

Preset encounters

Video game concept

Pretty much the opposite of random encounters. These are set in the same place every time and the same foes, unchanging between playthroughs.

29
games
11
platforms

Alternate name: Static encounters

The Oracle's Cave (ZX Spectrum)
The Oracle's Cave
SPC 1983
Dragon Quest (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Dragon Quest
NES 1986-05-27
Heirs to Skull Crag (MS-DOS)
Heirs to Skull Crag
DOS 1993
Heirs to Skull Crag (Macintosh OS Classic)
Heirs to Skull Crag
MAC 1993-05
Baldur's Gate (Windows)
Baldur's Gate
WIN 1998-12-21
Defenders of Oasis (Game Gear)
Defenders of Oasis
GG 1992-05-09
Magicka (Windows)
Magicka
WIN 2011-01-26
The Dark Heart of Uukrul (MS-DOS)
The Dark Heart of Uukrul
DOS 1990
The Oracle's Cave (Commodore 64)
The Oracle's Cave
C64 1984
The Dark Heart of Uukrul (Apple II E)
The Dark Heart of Uukrul
IIE 1989
Chrome (Windows)
Chrome
WIN 2003-10-28
Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear (Windows)
Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear
WIN 2016-03-31
Its fairly common for -preset and -random to coexist in a single game. General enemies are -random but bosses are -set.

If this is the only encounter type, then replayability can be assumed to be somewhat lesser.

The first Preset encounters video game was released in 1982.

Beamdog, SSI and Brøderbund published most of these games.

Parent group

Encounters

Platforms

Linux 12
Windows 5
MS-DOS 3
Apple II E 2
NES 1
ZX Spectrum 1
C64 1
Game Gear 1
Mac OS Classic 1
Mac OS X 1
Colour Genie 1

By year

8284868890929496980002040608101214161820 82460

Popular tags

baldursgate bhaalspawn dungeoncrawler magicka-series