{"id":3771,"date":"2025-07-21T11:19:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T11:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/?p=3771"},"modified":"2025-07-24T10:58:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T10:58:21","slug":"the-age-of-gameplay-mechanics-has-already-passed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/ru\/the-age-of-gameplay-mechanics-has-already-passed\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Age of Gameplay Mechanics Has Already Passed,\u201d Says ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Director"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fumito Ueda, the visionary behind ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, believes the era of introducing brand-new gameplay mechanics with every title is over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a recent interview with Denfaminicogamer, Ueda praised Keita Takahashi\u2019s latest project, To a T<\/em>, for not relying on complex or innovative control schemes. Instead, the game focuses on visuals and storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWhen I learned that To a T had no new mechanics, I said, \u2018That\u2019s great!\u2019 I probably thought the age of gameplay mechanics had already passed. This is not the time to release new devices or offer new mechanics with every game,\u201d – Ueda explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Rather than chasing novelty, Ueda suggests that developers should refine existing mechanics<\/a>, emphasizing atmosphere, artistic direction, and narrative depth:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cEven if there\u2019s nothing new in terms of mechanics, you can make a game stand out with a certain vibe or artwork. It\u2019s better to give existing gameplay more definition,\u201d – he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This philosophy is why Ueda enjoyed To a T, a game that tells a heartfelt story about living with a disability without reinventing gameplay systems. (Thanks Automaton Media<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Interestingly, Eurogamer\u2019s Chris Donlan had a different experience:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cOver the five or six hours it takes to play To a T, I\u2019ve had a series of revelations that built to one giant revelation: I had the wrong idea about everything here. I wouldn\u2019t truly understand any of it until the credits rolled. In fact, I\u2019m still thinking about it,\u201d – he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fumito Ueda, the visionary behind ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, believes the era of introducing brand-new gameplay mechanics with every title is over. In a recent interview with Denfaminicogamer, Ueda praised Keita Takahashi\u2019s latest project, To a T, for not relying on complex or innovative control schemes. Instead, the game focuses on visuals and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_gspb_post_css":"","pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-games"],"blocksy_meta":[],"featured_image_url":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-age-of-gameplay-mechanics-has-already-passed-says-ico-and-shadow-of-the-colossus-director-150x150.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-age-of-gameplay-mechanics-has-already-passed-says-ico-and-shadow-of-the-colossus-director-300x214.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-age-of-gameplay-mechanics-has-already-passed-says-ico-and-shadow-of-the-colossus-director-768x549.jpg","large":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-age-of-gameplay-mechanics-has-already-passed-says-ico-and-shadow-of-the-colossus-director-1024x732.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-age-of-gameplay-mechanics-has-already-passed-says-ico-and-shadow-of-the-colossus-director.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-age-of-gameplay-mechanics-has-already-passed-says-ico-and-shadow-of-the-colossus-director.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-age-of-gameplay-mechanics-has-already-passed-says-ico-and-shadow-of-the-colossus-director-18x12.jpg"},"post_author":"Astra","assigned_categories":"Games","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}