RCU005
Member
With the release of Elden Ring and the talk about how it’s a fresh take on open world, it made me realize that many games try to copy others or implement popular game mechanics into theirs.
There are blatant copies like many who copied BOTW, but there are also some mechanics that haven’t been mastered since day one like the precise gameplay of Super Mario 64. It’s incredible how Nintendo’s first game nailed a gameplay so precise and almost perfect, but not every game can feel as good.
Then, there are other popular mechanics that ruined other games like how COD’s popularity ruined Killzone 3 and also Dead Space, among others by making them more action-focused.
I’m currently playing Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order and noticed it has the similar mechanics of Souls game swhere if you die, you lose you exp points and have to hit the enemy to recover them. You also respawn all enemies when resting. I really like this mechanic and I feel it might work pretty well in other games.
I want to ask:
1) What game mechanic you feel would fit another game and why?
2) what games have a copied/inspired game mechanic that was beneficial?
3) What game mechanic from other games have ruined a game?
There are blatant copies like many who copied BOTW, but there are also some mechanics that haven’t been mastered since day one like the precise gameplay of Super Mario 64. It’s incredible how Nintendo’s first game nailed a gameplay so precise and almost perfect, but not every game can feel as good.
Then, there are other popular mechanics that ruined other games like how COD’s popularity ruined Killzone 3 and also Dead Space, among others by making them more action-focused.
I’m currently playing Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order and noticed it has the similar mechanics of Souls game swhere if you die, you lose you exp points and have to hit the enemy to recover them. You also respawn all enemies when resting. I really like this mechanic and I feel it might work pretty well in other games.
I want to ask:
1) What game mechanic you feel would fit another game and why?
2) what games have a copied/inspired game mechanic that was beneficial?
3) What game mechanic from other games have ruined a game?