I was recently discussing Farcry 2 with some friends and how cool the fire spread system was - And how it essentially was never used again after that title.

Is there a cool feature or mechanic you’ve seen in a game and hope to see more of?

  • B0NK3RS@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 days ago

    It didn’t really take off to begin with but dual screen support like Supreme Commander had with the real-time map overview on the 2nd monitor. It could be a skirmish map or live track map for a racing game, live scoreboard, player status or inventory system.

    • [object Object]@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 days ago

      Racing sims typically support telemetry that can be used to display info for the driver or overall race info. E.g. a dashboard on a phone mounted to the wheel stand, or a realtime online display and timing. People even make devices like wind simulator or ass-shaker for immersion.

      Check out SimHub for customizable widget software that supports many games.

        • DBNinja@lemmy.zipEnglish
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          10 days ago

          Oh, you mean the WiiU?

          Edit: I really did like the dual screen mechanics. Xenoblade had a map/mining system that you could run while playing, I think in Monster Hunter you could easily access your inventory; it was all pretty neat.