Games with interesting mechanics,ideas and creativity

Either using any hardware or something different and still fun to play

Shenmue
Shenmue
Npcs schedules. It's worldbuilding and open world
Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand
Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand
The solar sensor in the cartridge that actually wants real sunlight. Making it a base mechanic
Death Stranding
Death Stranding
The strand system, actually helping each other. making delivery idea for a AAA game
LovePlus
LovePlus
Talking to virtual girls. Real time dating
Kabus 22
Kabus 22
Combining devil May cry and resident evil
Vib-Ribbon
Vib-Ribbon
If you have a music cd you can actually play these in game and game will make custom level for it
Katamari Damacy
Katamari Damacy
Entire base rolling system
Pandora's Tower
Pandora's Tower
The meat timer
Demon's Souls
Demon's Souls
Soul system / phantom mechanic. Making soulslike subgenre
Ico
Ico
Holding hands... and being able to protect someone
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid
Cinematic espionage action
Zone of the Enders
Zone of the Enders
Hack n slash mecha
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
The story itself and some ending changers
Gravity Rush
Gravity Rush
Hovering around and world building
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Combining rpg elements and metroid like gameplay. Making metroidvania genre
Racing Lagoon
Racing Lagoon
Rpg elements into racing with some cool story too
Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry
Hack n slash formula
Metal Gear
Metal Gear
Espionage and stealth mechanics
Silhouette Mirage
Silhouette Mirage
A side by side gameplay. Absorbing bullets
Buck Up and Drive!
Buck Up and Drive!
Outrun formula with tricks
Trace Memory
Trace Memory
Using ds's features for it's puzzles
Echochrome
Echochrome
Changing platforms with Perspective
Killer Is Dead
Killer Is Dead
Gigolo mode
Tearaway
Tearaway
Using vita's camera and making some photos appear ingame
Ninja Gaiden Black
Ninja Gaiden Black
A perfect 2d to 3d transition of difficulty
Metal: Hellsinger
Metal: Hellsinger
First person shooter with rhythm
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
The judge system
Daytona USA
Daytona USA
Using vocals in it's music and very difficult drift system
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2
Effecting other gameplay scenarios and it's impossible n64 port
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy Tactics
Creating tactics subgenre
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Being able to Parry everything. Making it harder to master
God Hand
God Hand
Being able to change every move. Making it the best 3d beatemup
Digimon World
Digimon World
Virtual pet mechanics
Max Payne
Max Payne
Comic book style storytelling

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