What games popularized certain mechanics? - eviltoast

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.

  • GriffinClaw@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    ^ This. So much this.

    Used to play Warframe pretty religiously with wasd, where shift was part of a key movement combo. After a year or so, developed significant pain in my left pinky.

    Shifting to esdf was damn awkward for about 2 weeks. The sheer pinky comfort though.👌

    • WhiteHairSuperSaiyan@lemmynsfw.com
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      3 months ago

      I wish I could upvote twice. It just allows so much more customization, that allows much more comfortable hand positions. I often with disable my caps lock and use A and caps lock as run and crouch.