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What games popularized certain mechanics? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks 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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[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Don’t know if this counts, but Resident Evil 4 killed off the tank controls and single-handedly popularised third person cameras for survival horror games.

[–] djsoren19@yiffit.net 1 points 3 weeks ago

Not even just survival horror, RE4 was a landmark title just as a third-person action shooter. It had a huge influence on the generation of third person shooters that came after it.

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