Change and Progression

Change

Change noun - The act, process, or result of making different.

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Progression and change are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Progression" instead a noun "Change".

Progression noun - A series of things linked together.

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Change and progression are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Change" instead a noun "Progression".

full	full change	full progression
nice	nice change	nice progression
similar	similar change	similar progression
actual	actual change	actual progression
Other adjectives: slow, little, quick, subtle, main, gradual, easy, noticeable, political, minor, next, rapid, cultural, technological.

Alternately, story events that change your path of progression (or simply eliminate options, preventing you from escaping back the way you came, for example) can be triggered instead of monsters.

Source: Video Game / Harvest
If you win, you do get an item at least, but it doesn't change the story progression.

Source: Hopeless Boss Fight
Banjo-Kazooie has Click Clock Wood, which uses the concept of season change to show the progression of various events.

Source: The Lost Woods

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