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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    229 days ago

    Which Zelda games were open world (before BotW)? I’ve always found them annoyingly linear.

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      929 days ago

      The original Legend of Zelda. You had a large open overworld to explore, and IIRC could do many of the dungeons in any order.

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          129 days ago

          Skyward Sword in particular was pretty linear despite technically having a literal ‘overworld’ of sorts.

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        229 days ago

        That’s cool, I haven’t played any of the 2D ones (as you’ve probably guessed!), are they worth playing now for someone with no nostalgia goggles?

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          629 days ago

          I would say the original Zelda isn’t, but link to the past definitely holds up. Honestly most of the 2d Zelda’s from link to the past onwards are good

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          429 days ago

          It hasn’t aged too badly, but it’s from an era where you were not necessarily expected to figure everything out on your own – talking about it with IRL friends or reading tips and tricks in a magazine (or on the early Internet/Usenet) were pretty normal. I would say give it a try but don’t be hesitant to look for a guide if you get stuck or lost.