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What games popularized certain mechanics? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by ApollosArrow@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world
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I was trying to think of which games created certain mechanics that became popular and copied by future games in the industry.

The most famous one that comes to my mind is Assassin’s Creed, with the tower climbing for map information.

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[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (15 children)

Iirc (edit - apparently incorrect) Halo was the first to use left joystick as forward/backward and left/right strafe; and right joystick as look up/down and pivot left/right.

I even recall articles counting it as a point against the game due to its 'awkward controls' ...but apparently after a tiny learning curve, the entire community/industry got on board.

[–] mememuseum@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The original Medal of Honor for the Playstation 1 had an alternate control scheme that let you move in the modern dual stick manner.

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