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by ben-schaaf 980 days ago
Some games absolutely let you do that. It's not a limitation of the medium.
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datameta 980 days ago
I'm curious what are a few examples? I've missed the last decade of new games largely.
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ben-schaaf 980 days ago
CS:GO, TF2, GTA5 and Trackmania (and likely many more) have replay systems where you can pause, play and rewind with a freefly camera. Lots of games have a rewind mechanic: Grid, Baba is You & Viewfinder come to mind. Others have a "Photo Mode" where you can pause with a freefly camera: Starfield & Witcher 3 come to mind.
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fragmede 979 days ago
Talking about rewind mechanic in games, you can't possibly leave out Braid.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/26800/Braid/

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datameta 979 days ago
Valid, yeah. It occurs to me though that the difference is we are making a representation of the real world that can be manipulated like such, as opposed to a simulation of a fabricated world.
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johnnyworker 979 days ago
Not a freefly cam but, this was 1989 after all: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis_500:_The_Simulati...
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