"The era of game mechanics is over": Shadow of the Colossus director says games have explored so many ideas that "whether you like it or not, it's better to sharpen the existing mechanics"

Shadow of the Colossus.

Fumito Ueda, the director behind iconic 2005 adventure game Shadow of the Colossus – not the 2018 remake – thinks that the age of pioneering in the video game industry might be over.

Ueda reveals as much in a recent interview with DenfaminicoGamer (Thanks, VGC), speaking alongside the creator behind Katamari: Keita Takahashi. The Shadow of the Colossus mastermind recalls how he reacted to the latest of Takahashi's new games, To a T. "I don't remember exactly why I replied with a 'like' at the time, but I was probably thinking, 'the era of game mechanics is over,'" admits the director – it's more about polishing existing mechanics now.