I think Halo was what popularized the twin stick controls.
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rustyfish@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Don’t know if this counts, but Resident Evil 4 killed off the tank controls and single-handedly popularised third person cameras for survival horror games.
catloaf@lemm.ee 2 months ago
djsoren19@yiffit.net 2 months ago
Not even just survival horror, RE4 was a landmark title just as a third-person action shooter. It had a huge influence on the generation of third person shooters that came after it.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Resident Evil 4 still had tank controls, but it moved the camera behind the back. Unlike dual analog third person shooters at the time, it did have one major innovation: it moved the character to the left side of the screen so you could more easily see what’s in front of you.