Mechanics you Love!

[Madame Adequate]

Cidney

Dat ass :F

[Depression Moon]

What exactly is a mechanic?

A good point. Because a 'game mechanic', if featured heavily enough can transform into a a genre or sub-genre.

Many games have a design that could be construed as a feature of a genre if adopted enough.

My working definition of a 'game mechanic' is more akin to a gameplay system. Persona's social links, Final Fantasy's myriad levelling and ATB systems, and so on.

EDIT:

Okay, I was unsure. I've been using the term in the past, but realized I don't know exactly what it means. Initially I thought it was stuff like Batman's Detective Mode. The last thread talking about ones you had made me confused because I saw a lack of save points as a mechanic and then items.

[Formalhaut]

Hope it helps slightly. My answer was more detailed until I had to remove anything that wasn't vaguely RPG related. Gaming mechanics are obviously present in all games.