What prevalent game mechanic are you used to that you miss when it's absent?

[hwarang]

I always like having the option to "jump" when I have control of a character. Feels incredibly odd when I can't :(.
It's always fun to jump in certain JRPGs all of a sudden to not be able to jump in another JRPG. Feels super odd to me.

(Back then during the 360/PS3 era, it'd bother me when subtitles weren't included such as in the original Assassin's Creed.)

 

[Theswweet]

iframes in dodges

 

[ToddBonzalez]

Rolling in 3rd person games. Not having it in TLOU2 threw me off. Kept trying to roll when enemies got close.

 

[Deleted member 59109]

Jumping. Movement feels so limited without it imo, it's honestly hard for me to play most games that aren't platformers.

 

[Platy]

i will go a step further than the op

when jump is on another button that is not the bottom one in the face of the controller (x for playstation for example)

 

[jotun?]

Wall jump

 

[Valentonis]

Being able to talk to npcs

 

[Fadewise]

After years of Destiny, i don't much care for not being able to slide in any FPS.

 

[Deleted member 32822]

Pausing.

 

[hwarang]

Pausing.

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or when you accidentally skip a cutscene expecting the start button to pause it :(

 

[Deleted member 679]

Parrying is life. I'll go into the button configuration to see how to parry in a visual novel. Give me parries.

 

[My Blue Heaven]

surprise mechanics

 

[ItIsOkBro]

when you can't shoulder swap in a third person shooter

 

[Deleted member 86891]

After years of Destiny, i don't much care for not being able to slide in any FPS.

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same here. went back to borderlands 2 and it was messing with me

 

[KORNdog]

Fast travel. I think most decent developers have learned to incorporate it these days. Which makes the ones that don't stand out even more. Seriously. Driving/riding/running for 10 minutes to get from A-B is not entertainment.

 

[Septimus Prime]

Parry. Why even have Block if you can't perfect guard?

i will go a step further than the op

when jump is on another button that is not the bottom one in the face of the controller (x for playstation for example)

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Light attack needs to be on square, and heavy needs to be on triangle. God of War's default controls just did not work for me, even if I understand why they did it that way.

 

[Thecrunked]

I'm always trying to activate detective vision constantly in every game. I hate it as a mechanic, especially cause it's jammed into so many games. I hate that I am conditioned to try to use it constantly even though I hate it as mechanic

 

[Stat]

or when you accidentally skip a cutscene expecting the start button to pause it :(

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Its a shame games don't have a "cutscene recap" in the menu or something akin to that. Love that the Ps5 activities will get you up to speed but yeah, pausing is a big one for me.

 

[hwarang]

I'm always trying to activate detective vision constantly in every game. I hate it as a mechanic, especially cause it's jammed into so many games. I hate that I am conditioned to try to use it constantly even though I hate it as mechanic

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damn they pavlov'ed you

 

[GaussianMultivariate]

Quick save at any time, subtitles, control remapping, running

 

[Deleted member 34949]

Parrying is life. I'll go into the button configuration to see how to parry in a visual novel. Give me parries.

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I die a little on the inside when I play an action game that doesn't have a parry system tbh

 

[Deleted member 15973]

Going into cover in a shooter

 

[¡Hip Hop!]

Invert-Y

Nintendo can be pretty bad about this, depending on which team developed the game. Fall guys on PS4 was an unpleasant surprise though.

 

[Deleted member 24079]

This is weird but I miss Zeldas Z targeting. It's a nice simple 3D game mechanic and enjoy it

 

[ghibli99]

Fast travel. I think most decent developers have learned to incorporate it these days. Which makes the ones that don't stand out even more. Seriously. Driving/riding/running for 10 minutes to get from A-B is not entertainment.

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Yep, this. Jedi Fallen Order comes to mind immediately.

 

[Kubricks]

Parry. It need to be in more action games.

Invert-Y
Nintendo can be pretty bad about this, depending on which team developed the game. Fall guys on PS4 was an unpleasant surprise though.

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THIS. Why Luigi Mansion has no invert y-axis option?

 

[fiendcode]

Gliding. So much.

 

[Jakenbakin]

I liked how some games on the PS4 utilized the touch pad so that say, for example, you tap the left side and it brings up your map, you touch the right side it opens up your inventory. It bugs me when games that could benefit from this just use it as one big button instead of utilizing it like that.

 

[Hidant]

Fast travel. I think most decent developers have learned to incorporate it these days. Which makes the ones that don't stand out even more. Seriously. Driving/riding/running for 10 minutes to get from A-B is not entertainment.

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Same, sometimes I may be in the mood or just able to soak up the ambiance while going A to B, but when I just want to get there ASAP for whatever the reason, it's great to have a fast travel option.

Also, quick saves / the ability to save wherever and whenever.