working it does work, if it doesn't work then a game is not playable

if someone's bothered because pressing right and up arrow doesn't go in diagonal, but only straight up or right, then it's their issue with the game and should adapt (if that's what you mean for dated mechanics)

there is no way you dont know what I mean by dated mechanics but we move

Dead Rising 1 is good example

no I don't idk man I don't a***yze games I just play them and listen to the music and enjoy the graphics

Sounds pretentious but sometimes you have to adjust to the "flow" of something like an old janky 3D platformer and it can still be good fun. Maybe you had to grow up with them tho

lol you asked what is dated mechanically. I am not talking graphics

I play battlebit

I'm not a gamer anymore, I just rarely engage in new games or very old games emulated on my steamdeck, the last one I got addicted to was GZDoom with the custom wads