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What games popularized certain mechanics? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 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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[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

More than half seems bold, otherwise I agree

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

It sure feels like more than half of them label themselves as some blend of metroidvania, as long as it isnt a cardbattler or a roguelike, its 100% going to label itself a metroidvania.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

I guess I just look at it as you're saying FPS, MMO, RPG, RTS, etc are less than half.