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[entremet]

I've always found the DKC series rolling of the edge mechanic downright wacky. As someone who grew with Mario then Sonic, the whole mechanic is just so counterintuitive. I forgot how I figured it out, but this was before the days of Youtube, so it wasn't very apparent.

Bionic Commando's NES was also wacky, because the dude just could not jump at all, but once you got the hang of the swinging, it became loads of fun.

In terms of contemporary games, Gears of Wars active reload mini game is super wacky, but so satisfying.

What are yours and why?

 

[kvn]

Throwing people off cliffs in Dragons Dogma.

 

[Fewr]

I am sure someone somewhere likes smash bros' tripping mechanic. Personally, I don't mind because I never played that competitively.

 

[Firehead]

Throwing people off cliffs in Dragons Dogma.

It's the best. Think one of the NPC followers you have at the beginning is named Stone or Rock... something like that. So, naturally, when I found out you can pick him up and toss him... I tossed him like a stone. Into the ocean. Where he sunk. Like a stone.

Spoiler

I've not gotten past the first area, I just spend too much time doing stupid stuff like that. >_>

 

[thekonamicode]

The timer in Dead Rising. Yeah, I said it. And I think it's pretty wacky.

 

[AlteredForms]

Regenerating health. Heh.

 

[RooMHM]

I don't understand the term wacky but I like bugs, glitches and tricks in game when they allow you to do something that's not totally game breaking but depth opening.

 

[revolverjgw]

Taking over people's bodies and making them jump off cliffs to their death in PSI Ops. Just so amazingly satisfying.

Sawing off people's heads and carrying them around on your belt to use as distractions in Manhunt

 

[Azure J]

Kart flipping in Mario Kart 64 made smashing people with Shells/fake blocks/superstar power so goddamn satisfying. Especially on tracks with few railings or long drops.

Pull stars in Mario Galaxy could get an entire franchise built off of them and I'd eat it up. Scanning in Metroid Prime is another little mechanic with the same pull. I've actually thought of making a game that was pretty much Mario 64's character action + Metroid's isolation and "details through environment" just to entertain this thought. Taunting in action games is mandatory.

 

[CrackPebbles]

I don't know if it counts, but in one of my favorite ps2 games Godhand you can change and customize all of your normal stings, its fucking crazy, like you have to make combos that work and are balanced out of the like 100 moves you get thorough the game, but you can make the dumbest combos ever of you want.

 

[waggabond]

Blowing the brains of a clicker with a point blank shotgun blast in TLoU.

 

[chaobreaker]

Intentionally damaging yourself in a platformer so your recoil animation gives you just enough extra horizontal and/or vertical distance to get somewhere you couldn't get without something like a better jumping skill or more proper footing.

 

[ChoklitCow]

Pretty much everything that happened in Eternal Darkness.

The fact my tv used the same green font made this game amazing.

 

[Sub_Level]

Invincibility frames.

God bless you, Resident Evil mercenaries mode and Ninja Gaiden UTs.

 

[NIN90]

Strafe jumping <3 <3

 

[Sianos]

Strafe jumping <3 <3

Oh yes! Even in games where it offers no real benefit, I'll strafe jump just out of habit or for simple entertainment.

 

[entremet]

Strafe jumping <3 <3

Quake player lol?

 

[PBalfredo]

Invincibility frames.

God bless you, Resident Evil mercenaries mode and Ninja Gaiden UTs.

That, combined with the ability to enter the inventory at anytime, allowing you to reload your gun instantly via the Combine command while in an invincible melee animation.

 

[sssstententen]

It's the best. Think one of the NPC followers you have at the beginning is named Stone or Rock... something like that. So, naturally, when I found out you can pick him up and toss him... I tossed him like a stone. Into the ocean. Where he sunk. Like a stone.

Spoiler

I've not gotten past the first area, I just spend too much time doing stupid stuff like that. >_>

Haha his name was Rook, like Rook/Pawn chess piece. But yeah I did the same thing because I didn't like how he looked.

 

[Lufiaddict]

Earthbound's HP rolling meter.

Whenever a character receives damage, the HP box gradually "rolls" down, similar to an odometer. This allows players an opportunity to heal the character or win the battle before the counter hits zero, after which the character is knocked unconscious.

(Earthbound Wiki / Wikipedia)

 

[Azure J]

Strafe jumping <3 <3

Oh God yes. I don't even play a lot of first person stuff, but this is universal.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

Throwing people off cliffs in Dragons Dogma.

And throwing pigs back and forth with your pawns

 

[Shun]

Tripping in Smash Bros.

 

[Firehead]

Haha his name was Rook, like Rook/Pawn chess piece. But yeah I did the same thing because I didn't like how he looked.

Damn, I liked thinking his name was Rock. Was fun abusing the guy.

 

[zeldablue]

Catherine.

Screwy block physics and the rule of "edge."

Amazing with multiplayer.

 

[Lotto]

Dota 2 is chock full with whacky game mechanics (whether intended or not) which is precisely why I adore it so much.

Earthbound's HP rolling meter.

(Earthbound Wiki / Wikipedia)

Love this one too.

 

[NIN90]

Quake player lol?

Hell yeah. Works in any CoD game aswell and other games that use idtech (such as Brink and Rage). Hope Extraction will have it too since strafe jumping is one of the reasons I love Wolf:ET.

 

[reddwarf42]

Stomping in Dead Space. Environmental kills in Sleeping Dogs. Blink in Dishonored.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Every Disability mechanic in Rogue Legacy is amazing and changes the game incredibly.

 

[PsionBolt]

Smooshing enemies into the screen to kill them in Mighty Switch Force is hilarious.
Then you accidentally mess up the timing for a mid-jump switch, smoosh yourself into the screen instead, and it's even more hilarious.

 

[Grizzo]

The Sound Battle System from Mother 3. Pressing the attack button in sync with the pulse of the enemy results in your attack dealing much more damage. Each enemy has a different pulse (alongside its own music). To help doing that, you could try to send him to sleep so that the music would get lower and its pulse would become more apparent.

I never really master this combo system, but I thought it was a neat feature.

 

[abstract alien]

Excitebots had a bunch of shit that made very little sense, but was really fun and wacked out. Just look at this shit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtXNzmkn7yk

Tripping in Smash Bros.

As much as people complained about it, I laughed every time I got knocked out due to tripping. Good times.

 

[NZNova]

The crazy sword lunge bugs in Halo 2 were spectacular.

 

[PaulExcellent]

Witch & Hero's "attacking", which is pretty much just running into enemies until they die.

So cute. lol

 

[Elvick]

Katamari series. Rolling a ball over things to get bigger and roll over more things is just so weird, but awesome.

 

[jengo]

No One Can Stop Mr. Domino!

 

[FYC]

Strafe jumping <3 <3

The best.

I also love surfing in Counter Strike, if that counts.

Great River and Rebel Resistance...Ah, memories.

 

[Giolon]

Turn-based battle systems.

People tend to call it archaic and outdated these days in favor of real-time battle systems, but there's just something about everyone taking turns in an orderly fashion just does right by me. Bonus points if you can see the upcoming order and influence it in some way (FFX wins +1000 points).

 

[Solid SOAP]

When you wore the Gibdo's mask in Majora's Mask.

 

[GiantEnemyGoomba]

I am sure someone somewhere likes smash bros' tripping mechanic. Personally, I don't mind because I never played that competitively.

Yeah it's pretty amusing when you're just playing for fun.

 

[Creaking]

Flipping the bird in GTAV was a nice touch, though it would've been nicer if you could do it on foot in singleplayer.


Also, crouch-jumping to get into small spaces or clear tall objects. Goofy but satisfying.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

Pretty much everything in Dragon's Dogma, but climbing on enemies is pretty awesome.

 

[Creaking]

Pretty much everything in Dragon's Dogma, but climbing on enemies is pretty awesome.

Climbing on Oxen is lots of fun.


Oh, that reminds me!

Especially fun to use on horseback, or on foot with a large animal like a bull or a bear. Shame they couldn't put it in the multiplayer.

 

[Evilisk]

It's not really a mechanic, but I loved in the Soul Calibur games where after you KO the other player, you could repeatedly hit them and you'd get the death cry repeated over and over.

Too bad this got removed in Soul Calibur 5

 

[Danneee]

Taking over people's bodies and making them jump off cliffs to their death in PSI Ops. Just so amazingly satisfying.

YES!
And picking someone up with telekinesis and banging them on a window to break it and stop your character from dying from the gases filling the room. Such an awesome game.
Where is the sequel?! Who's got the IP?

My own pick would be the spin jumping from Super Mario World.

 

[sn00zer]

Katamari series. Rolling a ball over things to get bigger and roll over more things is just so weird, but awesome.

This should have been in every post...for shame gaf, for shame

 

[NumberThree]

The falling takedown in Blood Dragon, after you get your jump height boosted enough to trigger it whenever you want just by jumping at an enemy. Especially great when running at full speed.

 

[Gxgear]

Bitchslapping someone in LittleBigPlanet, or pulling on them into hazards or missing jumps.

 

[Tiops]

The entire battle system in Resonance of Fate. Completely absurd, and a lot of fun.

 

[PaulloDEC]

Being able to grapple around like a maniac in the Arkham games is always a lot of fun. Half the time it totally flies in the face of common sense (and the laws of physics) but it's too enjoyable for me to care.

The Calibrus scissors gameplay in Puppeteer was fantastic. I can't think of another game with a similar mechanic. Controlling Pikarina on the right stick was another neat element in that game.

Most of what Tearaway did with the Vita inputs. Poking your fingers into the world with the back-touch, peeling away stickers with the front, tilting the console to change the gravity. All great.

Several things in Brutal Legend, notably the Guitar Solos (I especially love the ability to summon the Deuce) and the Demon Wings, which allow you to soar above the battlefield.