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What’s the most innovative game hook that never took off or got copied? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year 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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[–] willardfillmore_@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dead Space's completely diegetic HUD.

[–] MurasakiBunny@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

The 2009 Ghostbusters game did a similar thing. Proton Pack heat and player life were all cleverly placed lights on the pack. You didn't even need to equip the PKE meter in hand to use it, as it dangled on your belt, the lights respond accordingly depending on where your 3rd person perspective crosshairs pointed, only needed to equip the meter and goggles to actually 'scan' something.