Comment by Cthulhu_
16 days ago
It may not be intentional, but it sounds like it's a fun, emergent gameplay mechanic. How much fun have people had with physics and silliness with Valve's Source engine, which was one of the earlier full physics games? Or going back further, "surf" maps in e.g. Unreal Tournament or CS that abused the movement physics to create a movement puzzle (which, arguably, led to some of the movement mechanics in Titanfall).
> but it sounds like it's a fun, emergent gameplay mechanic
That you do less damage if you do a certain movement sounds like fun, emergent gameplay? That's not how I understand either of those terms, but of course, every player likes different things.
Surf maps in CS is actually a good example of an engine bug leading to game designers intentionally use it to design new experience, with the keyword being "intentional" since those map makers actually use that bug intentionally. For me that feels very different from engine bugs that don't add any mechanic, and instead just makes the normal game harder.