04-20-2013, 10:26 PM
Maybe I'm splitting hairs, but I don't see a gameplay evolution and a gimmick as the same thing. Gimmicks are something that the whole game revolves around. FLUDD is a gimmick. Low-gravity and planet-jumping is a gimmick. Now nostalgia is a gimmick. The wolf is a gimmick, changing seasons, train riding, motion control; all gimmicks. 3-D isn't a gimmick. Riding a horse isn't a gimmick. Yoshi isn't a gimmick. Frog Suit isn't a gimmick.
A gimmick adds something new to the series that changes the gameplay. That can be good, or it can bog down the game. This time, I feel like it bogs down the game.
A gimmick adds something new to the series that changes the gameplay. That can be good, or it can bog down the game. This time, I feel like it bogs down the game.