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What’s the most innovative game hook that never took off or got copied? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by massred@alien.top to c/gaming@level-up.zone
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Basically what’s a game that you’ve played that seemed so mind blowingly unique at the time but for one reason or another the game never took off and other developers didn’t pick up and run with it either.

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[–] mightylordredbeard@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I’m not sure if other games have done it, but I don’t really recall any off the top of my head: guiding lights like in Left 4 Dead. The reason you know where you’re going in L4D almost subconsciously is because they use lights to tell you the general direction of your path. Be it a street light, hall way light, or just a brighter lit area, your brain automatically and instinctively draws you towards to help you navigate with zero map or compass.

[–] mcconorjam@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

A lot of games do this actually, some more subtly than others. Mirror’s Edge does this with the color red guiding you forward