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005 is the most influential game you’ve never played. (atomicpoet.org)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Now, why is it super unlikely that you’ve played this game? Because it was only ever released in arcades. And it wasn’t exactly a huge runaway success. But in terms of actual gameplay mechanics, this game had some monumental firsts.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 19 hours ago

And I can confidently state that without 005, there would be no Metal Gear. There would be no Tenchu: Stealth Assassins. There would be no Splinter Cell. Everything that relies on vision cones as a game mechanic traces itself back to 005.

I don't really buy this statement. If 005 could independently invent stealth mechanics, why couldn't other games invent them also? If this game didn't exist, some other game would have eventually done it.