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So form over content then?

I love the design of the site, but the first game I checked is Assasins Creed Black Flag, because I know that game has a very clever UI solution present in at least the early games in the series.

There is nothing in this site about that feature and you cannot explain it with a simple tag. The name "Game UI datase" suggests a bit more than mere tags.

For the interested, the UI solution I was referring to is how the functions of the buttons on the right side of a common joypad are communicated to the player. When one of the buttons is pressed, a short description of all their functions will appear in the top right, layed out in the exact position they have on the actual joypad. Press a modifier key that changes the functionalities of these buttons and their descriptions will change while the modifier key is pressed.

This ensures that you will never forget what all the buttons do, which is a common problem for me as I don't have a lot of time to play and can sometimes leave a game for months before picking it up again.

The website only shows the "empty/unpressed" state of this element of the HUD, skipping one of of it's most innovative features.



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