But the majority of the The names that aren't characters actually work quite well.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
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Bumping for votes.
Waiting on a TRS slot? Finishing off one of these cleaning efforts will usually open one up.
So, we're going to YKTTW Overworld or The Overworld or whatever?
We've got enough examples that a Trope Transplant should be easy. I really just don't want a title with World Map in it if it's not going to be a subtrope of the World Map trope, and this isn't going to be. That way just confuses everyone and causes massive trope decay.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
Final bump to see if The Overworld works.
"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer
Dragon Writer
I can't support a "The" title, especially for a term such as "Overworld" which tends to mean "anything that isn't a bonafide dungeon".
An Ear Worm is like a Rickroll: It is never going to give you up.
Small Scale Overworld would probably work well.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
I'd rather have something like Scaled Down Overworld or Scale Model Overworld..."Small Scale" seems ambiguous since it could also mean an overworld that only covers a small area.
Rhymes with "Protracted."
Dragon Writer
Overworld Not to Scale. Blah...
By the way, one distinction that should be added between FFWM and Hub Level is that here, the pretty much sole function of the map is for travelling between A and B. There are (usually) no shops or NPC's to interact with, no scripted plot events that take place directly on the map itself; only the discrete areas inside it.
edited 23rd Jul '12 10:35:31 PM by Stratadrake
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The scripted plot events bit is untrue. Those are actually fairly common. They just tend to only consist of you being told which direction you're supposed to go to get to the next area.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
Dragon Writer
No, we're just not using that term the same way. I'm referring mainly to Cut Scene type interaction that triggers while you're wandering around. And again, you generally don't find NPC's or shops directly on the map itself - they are located in a separate (and usually easily spotted) area on the map.
edited 24th Jul '12 8:56:30 AM by Stratadrake
An Ear Worm is like a Rickroll: It is never going to give you up.
Yeah, I know what you're talking about. There are often cutscene type things that are triggered that tell you where to go. Sometimes they're along the lines of "Oh no, the bridge we just approached is out. We need to go around." Sometimes they're "Look! The castle is being attacked. We need to get there soon." I've seen a lot of them.
I agree about the NPCs and shops. Just not the cut scenes. I've seen too many of them triggered on this sort of overworld to think they don't exist.
edited 24th Jul '12 9:45:16 AM by shimaspawn
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
I added those new names. I don't care much which gets picked - I'm just glad The Overworld is finally out of the lead.
Dragon Writer
Not for long :(
An Ear Worm is like a Rickroll: It is never going to give you up.Overworld Not to Scale seems to be in the lead.
edited 17th Aug '12 8:19:54 AM by lu127
"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - FighteerWelp, does the above ![[up]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_up.png "[up]"){kind=icon}
work?
It does and this crowner has been going on for months. I'm calling it.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
Dragon Writer
Done:
- Renamed article, old title now redirects.
- Added runner-up, Traversible World Map, as a redirect.
- Whacked the description in the process to make clear the agreed definition.
- Took a major chainsaw to the examples; most of them (especially "platformer" and "western style") belonged under Point-and-Click Map anyway.
edited 7th Dec '12 11:38:40 AM by Stratadrake
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That just leaves the wick clean up.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. DickWhat are we going to do with the name World Map? Disambig? It doesn't really fit as a redirect to this specific subtrope.
Rhymes with "Protracted."
Disambig I think since it's a term that's used in game to refer to a lot of different tropes. We should list all the video game map tropes.
edited 7th Dec '12 11:27:35 AM by shimaspawn
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
I remember we have a trope about world maps that show off someone's ambitions. Disambiguate with that?
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Yeah, any tropes about maps of the world should be there. Might as well disambig it all.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
Dragon Writer
The old PA crowner voted for "Super-Trope for all Video Game world maps", but I agree that a hard disambig is probably the better option.
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Crown Description:
New title brainstorming for "depiction of a Video Game setting map that allows free player exploration between discrete levels/areas" (e.g. Final Fantasy-style world maps; current definition of "World Map")
Sturgeon's Law....
An Ear Worm is like a Rickroll: It is never going to give you up.