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Recurrence: Character

Culture concept

One or more characters from previous game(s) in a series appear again, regardless if they have the same status as they held before.

64
games
19
platforms

Alternate names: Plot character, Plot creature, Plot monster

Assassin's Creed II (Xbox 360)
Assassin's Creed II
X360 2009-11-17
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (Windows)
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
WIN 2001-11
Diablo II (Macintosh OS Classic)
Diablo II
MAC 2000-06-29
Gothic 2: The Night of the Raven (Windows)
Gothic 2: The Night of the Raven
WIN 2003-10-28
Tomb Raider: Underworld (Xbox 360)
Tomb Raider: Underworld
X360 2008-11-18
Gothic 3 (Windows)
Gothic 3
WIN 2006-10-13
Assassin's Creed II (PlayStation 3)
Assassin's Creed II
PS3 2009-11-17
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (PlayStation 2)
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
PS2 2001-10
Tomb Raider: Underworld (Windows)
Tomb Raider: Underworld
WIN 2008-11-18
Blood Omen 2 (Xbox)
Blood Omen 2
XBOX 2002-03-15
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (Windows)
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
WIN 2006-03-17
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal (Windows)
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
WIN 2001-06-21
Characters or creatures that were important for the plot in previous game, such as Ganon or Bowser. These may have lost their importance to the plot in their recurring appearance.

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Parent group

Recurrence

Games by year

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The first Recurrence: Character video game was released on September 1997.

Blizzard, Eidos and Blizzard Entertainment published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 25
PS3 5
X360 5
PS2 5
Nintendo DS 4
Mac OS X 2
Xbox One 2
PS4 2
Linux 2
PS 2
Xbox 2
MS-DOS 1
Wii 1
Mac OS Classic 1
Pandora 1
Switch 1
PS5 1
Xbox Series X 1
GameCube 1

Most common companies

Blizzard9
Eidos6
Blizzard Entertainment5
Capcom4
Ubisoft4
JoWood Productions3
Electronic Arts3
Deep Silver3
Warner Bros. Interactive2
Eidos Interactive2