To mix up the level designs, nearly every area
offers branching paths with differing enemy patterns and collectibles.
Every level in Runner3
offers branching paths of varying difficulties.
Not exact matches
Instead the title is unabashedly traditional,
offering mostly linear dungeon crawls with the sporadic
branching path.
Fitting with the film's theme, it also
offers an optional,
branching interactive mode that lets you take different
paths for watching the film.
With only 6 different levels to choose from and no
branching paths, you will have seen all this has to
offer in around 30 minutes or so.
Not to mention, the game was way ahead of its time in what it
offered, from an engaging plot to in - depth gameplay mechanics and even
branching paths depending on player decisions.
Some of these levels, however, include
branching paths, making it necessary to play the game multiple times if you want to see all it has to
offer.
Later, alternate
paths may open and new
branches might
offer special challenges or features, but that direct
path is always there to ground the player in the original, basic premise: they're coming, and you've got to stop them.
Black Ops II is also noteworthy for
offering branching narrative
paths in the campaign mode, along with missions split between the Cold War and the future.
There are
branching paths, which
offer a decent level of replayability.