I just finished playing Assassin's Creed.
It was an incredible game and I enjoyed it thoroughly.
The game had a wealth of historical information.
Sadly, I am unable to recall most of it.
I feel this is a missed opportunity.
I spent so much time with the game, exploring the incredibly rich setting of the Crusades, and I was exposed to so much information, but find it difficult to recall much of it.
I must admit that I do not have a very disciplined mind, but the sheer volume of names and historical information was quite daunting.
I think it would have been nice to have a Quiz at the end of the game with a large array of questions to give the player the opportunity to revisit the interesting information presented over the course of the gaming experience.
Not Just For Historically Sourced Games...
In fact, any game could use this feature to give the players yet another way to participate in the gaming world.
All Kinds Of Quizzes
Developers could include Quizzes on the historical background of the game for games like Assassin's Creed, but there are numerous other subjects a single game could have quizzes on.
- Know Your Developers Quiz : Quizzes for fans to test themselves and their friends on their knowledge of the creative people who bring them the gaming experiences they so love.
- Know Your Level Design Quiz : Quizzes to test players on how well they remember the layout of the game. For example, asking a player, "Which landmark in the Ice World marked the beginning of the Ice Wizard's domain?" A. The Ice Spire B. The Ice Mountain Range C. The Big Sign Reading "Ice Wizard's Property. Go Away!"
- Know Your Character's Quiz : Quiz questions to see how well the players remember the Character's backstory.
- * Know Your Music Quiz : This Quiz would likely be the MOST popular. This quiz could feature soundbites from the game and players could identify locations where the music was featured, which character the music pertains to, which boss the music pertains to, name of the composer, name of the piece of music, etc.
- Know Your Puzzles Quiz : Quizzes on the name of the puzzles the player encountered, which historical style of puzzle the in-game puzzle was based on (if applicable), perhaps even quizzes to test to see if the player remembers how to solve a certain stage of the puzzle. An interesting set of quizzes to challenge players to use their lateral thinking.
The Quizzes would be an Unlockable Feature (like new character skins, or artwork) which would unlock upon completion of the game.
The player has spent a lot of time in the world, seen a lot of what it has to offer.
A nice quiz is an opportunity to do some reflection of the game.
Gameification
Humanity is a fun loving species.
Human beings learn best when they are having fun.
Quizzing players after they finish a game is another way for them to recall the experience.
In the case of historical games, it's a chance to revisit the historical details that were so creatively presented in the gaming format.
In the case of any game, it's a chance for the players to recement information they were exposed to during the game, and another chance to interact with an experience they enjoyed and invested so much time in.
And, it's a chance for developers to get players to know more about them and their studios (with the Developer's Quiz).
