[DustyPorViva]

Alright, a little example of my post above(sorry for the double post).

Here I took the first(sort of) dungeon in Link to the Past and I drew out the path an inexperienced player may take their first time through the dungeon. This doesn't account for being lost, or not remembering the way. It simply accounts for the player exploring the various paths that can be taken since they don't know the way. Oh ya, it's also only the first floor of the dungeon.

As you can see, even though the dungeon actually has one actual path to complete the dungeon, the path the player take constantly intertwines and revisits areas. They keep seeing the same rooms, even if not in the same way(such as walking under the floor they were just on). The player never feels like they're going in a straight line, even though in the end they did exactly as the developers wanted.

Sorry for the large file.

? = the player has reached a dead end, but may still be rewarded
:o = the player has noticed something that has intrigued them and tries to remember it
! = player was rewarded with something important