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Message: [QUOTE="Egg (McMuffin) Man, post: 65438, member: 212119"] Innovation doesn't mean adding weird and unnecessary gimmicks. It means introducing ideas that build upon the foundations left by the previous game and improve it. A great example of this is Pocky and Rocky. In the original arcade game from Taito you had a range attack and a melee attack, that's it. Don't get hit. But in the SNES game they built upon the foundations of the original game and introduced new mechanics that improved and refined the gameplay. Most notably, they made it so that your melee attack can be used to repel ranged attacks, which was a MAJOR improvement. The game feels the same as it predecessor, and yet it feels new and fresh because of the innovative new mechanics and it sets a bar that all future games in the series must strive to reach. The answer to all 3 of your questions is innovation. I could play newer FPS instead of DOOM because the newer ones have innovated upon the concept and refined the experience. It's the same reason why you might play Super Mario Bros even though you could just play Pac Land. Super Mario Bros brought innovation and built upon the foundations that Pac Land brought to the table. I think a lot of gamers misunderstand this word in recent years. Innovation doesn't mean cramming weird gimmicks into your game. You mentioned F-Zero; F-Zero X innovated on the foundations left by the original. Star Fox 2 did the same (unreleased until more recently, but still). Kirby's Adventure brought innovation after Kirby's Dream Land. Super Mario 64 innovated. Link to the Past innovated. Pokemon innovated, and then Gold and Silver innovated further. Dragon Quest innovated on the ideas of older PC games. Metroid innovated on the ideas of that Apple II game who's name currently escapes me and then Super Metroid further innovated on the concept. Portopia innovated. Otogiriso innovated and gave birth to multiple genres in the process. None of the games I mentioned have gimmicks. Innovation is about ideas. And if you're going to make a game inspired by Zelda, you should introduce new ideas that refine the concept instead of making a boring lesser clone. I should want to play your game for the same reason that I would want to play the next official 2D Zelda. Lack of innovation is also why a lot of gamers complain about certain franchise that release the same cookie cutter game every year or two. [/QUOTE]

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