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What games popularized certain mechanics? (self.games)
submitted 3 months ago by ApollosArrow to c/games
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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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[–] Cornelius_Wangenheim 34 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The original XCOM is the source of grid based inventories.

Star Control 2 is the first RPG that did the standard dialogue interface where you talk to someone and choose from multiple replies.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Idk, I think this game already had a grid base inventory: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Schwarze_Auge:_Die_Nordland-Trilogie

April 1992.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Man, that's some good memories.

Yazinda, Durin, Arva von Harben, Tjalf, Melina and Caldrin, I miss you guys.

[–] ripcord 5 points 3 months ago

SC2 did (or did the first mainstream) implementation of a bunch of things, but I'm surprised it was the first for this.