The 3 Act Structure in Video Games
The Legend of Zelda The Ocarina of Time
Act 1 Introduction:
The story begins with young boy named Link who lives in the Kokiri Forest, Link always wanted his own fairy like the other children, until one day, he finally meets his fairy, Navi. Link and Navi were summoned by the Great Deku Tree to test their skills by defeating a monster that lies within the Tree itself.
Plot Point 1:
After defeating the monster inside The Deku Tree, the Tree tells Link and Navi that he was cursed by evil warlock named Ganondorf, Link and Navi must meet Princess Zelda to stop the evil Ganondorf and his evil ambitions. Link and Navi were able to meet Princess Zelda, and help to retrieve the 3 spiritual stone to use the Master Sword at the Temple of Time.
Act 2 Confrontation:
Link and Navi were able to obtain the 3 spiritual stones and headed for the Temple of Time, before they entered the town, Zelda and her friend Impa were riding on a horse at a alarming speed, Zelda throws her ocarina in the stream to hide Ganondorf. Link was confronted by Ganondorf who was looking for Princess Zelda, then he attacks Link by summoning lightning and survived by seer luck, and then Ganondorf continues the chase to capture Zelda.
Link was able to find ocarina that Zelda threw in the stream, with the power of the ocarina and the stones, Link found a secret chamber with a long sword imbedded in a stone, then he pulls the sword out of the stone and there was a strong light that filled the temple.
Plot Point 2:
When Link regained consciousness, he realized that he became young adult and he was in a spiritual realm.
Link meets the Sage of Light, Rauru, he tells Link that he must find the other five sages in order to him to defeat Ganondorf before its too late.
Act 3 Resolution:
Link was able to gather the other five sages to help him to defeat Ganondorf by lending their power to Link, before Ganondorf can fully obtain all three pieces of the Trifocre, since he has already has the Triforce of Power. Link overcame many obstacles and challenges to reach Ganondorf and rescue Princess Zelda. Link confronts Ganondorf and defeats him with the Master Sword and Triforce of Courage, but the fight was far from over, Ganondorf used the Triforce of Power to transform into a monstrous creature known as Ganon. With Link's Triforce of Courage and Zelda's Triforce of Wisdom and the power the Six Sages, they able to defeat Ganondorf one last time. With everything returned to normal, Zelda and Link return to a point in time before Link was sealed in the Temple of Light, after from his big adventure, Link heads back home to Kokiri Village.
The Hero's Journey in Video Games
Jak and Daxter 1, 2 and 3
A. Departure
The Call to Adventure:
This is an event where a person's life is given notice that everything is going to change, even that person is not aware of the changes that is yet to come. In Jak and Daxter, the two main characters venture off to a small island, where they encounter the creatures known as Lurkers who are gathering artifacts for two Dark Eco Sages who are plotting sinister schemes.
Refusal of the Call:
When the call of adventure is given, the hero refuses to take on the task, this may be a sense of fear, insecurity or any reason when a hero's life may be threatened. Daxter often leaves Jak to deal with the dangerous circumstances when it comes to life threatening situations, Daxter's actions has caused drastic changes to his normality in life as well physically.
Supernatural Aid:
When the hero has commit to take on the adventure, they will be guided by magical being to aid them to overcome hardships of their quest. Samos is sage would provide Jak and Daxter magical assistance to help them in their quest to stop the sinister ambitions of the Dark Sages.
The Crossing of the First Threshold
Jak and Daxter must travel across the many lands of their island to search for precursor artifacts to the two defeat the dark sages.
The Belly of the Whale
After Jak and Daxter defeated the dark sages, Keira and Samos gathered the precursor artifacts, and ended up crafting a ship and portal gate. When the portal gate opened, a swarm of strange creatures come flying out and start to terrorize the village, and then monstrous creature also came out the gate, as Jak and the others fly into the rift and got separated. When Jak and Daxter reached the other side of the rift, they ended in a city like place, then Jak was captured by some sinister looking people. Two years later, Jak was used as weapon for the Krimson Guard project, and then Daxter came to save Jak and escape.
B. Inititation
The Road of Trials
With Jak able to speak and harnessing dark powers, Jak and Daxter must complete a number of tasks to meet the rebellion leader The Shadow.
The Meeting with the God/Goddess
Jak and Daxter have completed their tasks to see The Shadow, and The Shadow was younger looking version of Samos, the two were surprised to see Samos, but he doesn't remember them.
Woman as the Temptress
Later on, the two heroes need to do an errand for a client that needed a good racer to help her focus on her secret project, but Jak seem to be distracted by this alluring and familiar figure.
Apotheosis
As Jak and Daxter strive forward to stop the Krimson Guard and the Metal Head monsters, their companion, Vin, assists them to power up a secret weapon, that was going to be used by the Krimson Guard to destroy the Metal Heads. By powering up this this, Vin's life was taken by the Metal Head invasion, but his essence lives on within his tech.
The Ultimate Boon
After using the secret weapon to enter the Metal Heads lair, Jak and Daxter head forwards to confront the Metal Head leader Kor. They where able to defeat Kor, they saved the young boy who captured by the Metal Heads, the two Samos' and Keira arrive with ship from before. Then they found out that young boy was Jak's past self and the same for Samos, both young Jak and Samos travelled back in time before the events of their adventures.
C. Return
Refusal of the Return
Months have gone by, Jak was exiled from Haven City by the power mad, Count Veger, by bringing up the subject of Jak helping out the crime lord, Krew, who was responsible of the Metal Head invasion. Jak and Daxter end up in the city of Spargus by the help of King Damas.
Rescue from Without
In certain events, Jak and Daxter have had some spiritual assistance by the Pecursors, however, the two discover that they are up against a new enemy, the Dark Precursors.
The Crossing of the Return Threshold
With the new powers of light, Jak must return to Haven City to saved his from destruction, but Count Veger keeps getting in Jak and Daxter's way, as he wants the power of the ancient Precursors all to himself.
Master of the Two Worlds
With Count Veger, the Metal Heads and the Dark Precursors defeated, Jak and Daxter have saved the world from evil once again. The Precursors offers Jak to travel with them through the universe.
Freedom to Live
With the Precursors flying into space, Jak decides to live with his friends and peace is restored once more.
