Video-Game Mission

A Video-Game Mission is a task that needs to be done by the player for the purpose of either story or character level advancement.

AKA: VG Quest.
Context:
- It can (typically) have mission entry requirements (that must be met before you can attempt the condition).
- It can (typically) have mission completion requirements (what you need to do to complete the mission).
- It can (typically) have mission rewards (what you receive upon successful completion of the condition).
- It can range from being a Personal Video Game Mission to being a Group Video Game Mission.
- It can range from being a Early-In-Game Video Game Mission to being a Late-In-Game Video Game Mission.
Example(s):
- a Timed Video Game Mission, if completion must occur within a certain timeframe.
- a Video Game Escort Mission.
- a Video Game Bomb Mission [1].
- a Video Game Terror Mission [2].
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Counter-Example(s):
- a Video Game NPC.
See: Mini-Game, Role-Playing Video Game, MMORPG Video Game, MUD, Player Character, Video Game Experience Point.

References

(Wikipedia, 2017) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quest_(video_gaming) Retrieved:2017-5-27.
- A quest in role-playing video games — including massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) and their predecessors, MUDs — is a task that a player-controlled character, “party", or group of characters may complete in order to gain a reward. ^[1] Rewards may include an increase in the character's experience in order to learn new skills and abilities, loot or treasure, in-game currency such as gold coins, access to new locations or areas, or any combination of the above.
  Quests are typically grouped into one of four categories: kill quests, gather quests, delivery quests, and escort quests. However, quests can include more than one mission, such as gathering something and transporting it somewhere. Quests can be linked together to form quest series or chains. In this manner, quests are used to provide the player with further background to the setting their characters are in. This mechanism is also used to advance any story or plot the game might have.
  Many types of quests are referred to as "sidequests". These are specifically tasks which deviate from the main plot, and are often not required to complete the game. Examples include mini-games and running errands.