Dacvak
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First off, when I say creative, I mean something completely original that had never been done before. While I think Mario Galaxy has creative game design, it's still a 3D platformer. I'd even argue that Mario 64, while novel in its time, isn't a completely original idea. It'll obviously be easy to name games from the 80s that were inventing new gameplay concepts, but bonus points if you think of a game from 2000 onwards.
For my vote, I'd nominate Katamari Damacy.
As far as I know, the concept of rolling up a bunch of shit into a gigantic ball was a totally novel idea at the time. Furthermore, the control scheme felt completely original, as well (if not a bit frustrating at times). The wackiness of the visuals and uniqueness of the music is just the cherry on top of this weird, completely original game.
I remember buying this on a total whim for $20 the day it released, just based off the the cover art alone. That's right, the game launched at $20.
Aside from games in the early arcade era that were literally inventing brand new gameplay concepts on the regular, I can't think of another game (especially post-PS1) that had such originality.
Also, one of the greatest OSTs of all time.
For my vote, I'd nominate Katamari Damacy.

As far as I know, the concept of rolling up a bunch of shit into a gigantic ball was a totally novel idea at the time. Furthermore, the control scheme felt completely original, as well (if not a bit frustrating at times). The wackiness of the visuals and uniqueness of the music is just the cherry on top of this weird, completely original game.
I remember buying this on a total whim for $20 the day it released, just based off the the cover art alone. That's right, the game launched at $20.
Aside from games in the early arcade era that were literally inventing brand new gameplay concepts on the regular, I can't think of another game (especially post-PS1) that had such originality.
Also, one of the greatest OSTs of all time.
