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Camera Centering
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- 24 feature instances
- 20 referencing feature instances
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| Camera Centering | comment |
In a nutshell, this is the mechanic of allowing the player to center the camera (either behind the player character or where the PC is facing) in any 3D video game without a fixed camera. The main purpose is to help keep the player oriented on the action, and thus avoiding Camera Screw. It's often done by pressing a single button, and sometimes it's a combination of buttons (but this is usually reserved for games where every other single button command is being used for other things), or overlapping with other functions (such as doing one effect, and then centering immediately after you release the button). Some games even do this automatically (usually if the player is still for a few seconds). Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })This has two forms depending on how the camera works: FPS Style: In a First-Person Shooter, or a third person game with a behind-the-player camera, the camera merely centers on the Y-axis, as the camera is otherwise always looking directly ahead. Third Person Style: In games with free movement unattached to the camera, centering moves directly behind the player character and centers on the Y-axis. The centering is also either instantaneous or takes a fraction of a second (as the camera spins to the centered position). Even if a game also has a rotating camera, centering will still be faster and more accurate. Often this will use the same button as the Camera Lock-On, and the game automatically switches between which function depending on if there are any enemies withing lock on range. Other games will overlap with the Freelook Button, and releasing that button will center the camera; in short, just tapping and releasing the button still acts as camera centering. Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })See also Free Rotating Camera. |
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Dropped link to Splatoon1: Not an Item - UNKNOWN | |
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DBTropes | |
| Camera Centering / int_1c1ceec7 | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_1c1ceec7 | comment |
Monster Hunter | |
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| Monster Hunter (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_1c1ceec7 | |
| Camera Centering / int_34170b02 | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_34170b02 | comment |
Same in Samurai Warriors. | |
| Camera Centering / int_34170b02 | featureApplicability |
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| Samurai Warriors (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_34170b02 | |
| Camera Centering / int_464a2270 | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_464a2270 | comment |
Epic Mickey | |
| Camera Centering / int_464a2270 | featureApplicability |
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| Epic Mickey (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_464a2270 | |
| Camera Centering / int_49aa2aa4 | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_49aa2aa4 | comment |
Ace Combat games often feature "Auto Pilot": a button or a button combination, that when pressed, not only brings the player's aircraft to a perfectly horizontal position but also makes sure the cockpit is on top. Unlike most examples of this trope, aligning a plane this way may take up to a second, since the whole aircraft has to be turned around instead of just changing the direction of sight. | |
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| Ace Combat (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_49aa2aa4 | |
| Camera Centering / int_5425ce75 | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_5425ce75 | comment |
Some of the Grand Theft Auto games do this when driving. Hitting the side/behind view buttons centers the camera once released. Other games have a dedicated button. | |
| Camera Centering / int_5425ce75 | featureApplicability |
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| Camera Centering / int_5425ce75 | featureConfidence |
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| Grand Theft Auto (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_5425ce75 | |
| Camera Centering / int_6b2934ed | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_6b2934ed | comment |
Overlord I, or at least Overlord: Dark Legend. | |
| Camera Centering / int_6b2934ed | featureApplicability |
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| Camera Centering / int_6b2934ed | featureConfidence |
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| Overlord I (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_6b2934ed | |
| Camera Centering / int_6c47db4e | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_6c47db4e | comment |
In Dynasty Warriors, the block button also doubles as this function. Same in Samurai Warriors. |
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| Dynasty Warriors (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_6c47db4e | |
| Camera Centering / int_6f2d1072 | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_6f2d1072 | comment |
MechWarrior's Humongous Mecha have separate controls for the legs (steering) and torso (camera, aiming), which can make them confusing to operate in close quarters combat. Every game therefore comes with a "Center" button which will align the torso to the legs, legs to the torso, or the mean between the two. Some come with additional "level" button to center the Y-axis crosshair. | |
| Camera Centering / int_6f2d1072 | featureApplicability |
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| Camera Centering / int_6f2d1072 | featureConfidence |
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| MechWarrior (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_6f2d1072 | |
| Camera Centering / int_782a1f0 | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_782a1f0 | comment |
Phantasy Star Online, Phantasy Star Universe, and Phantasy Star Zero. | |
| Camera Centering / int_782a1f0 | featureApplicability |
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| Camera Centering / int_782a1f0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Phantasy Star Online (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_782a1f0 | |
| Camera Centering / int_7935de84 | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_7935de84 | comment |
God Eater Burst | |
| Camera Centering / int_7935de84 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Camera Centering / int_7935de84 | featureConfidence |
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| GodEaterBurst | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_7935de84 | |
| Camera Centering / int_806c20e5 | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_806c20e5 | comment |
Demon's Souls overlapped with the lock on button. This also was done in the Dark Souls series and Bloodborne. | |
| Camera Centering / int_806c20e5 | featureApplicability |
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| Camera Centering / int_806c20e5 | featureConfidence |
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| Demon's Souls (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_806c20e5 | |
| Camera Centering / int_99687645 | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_99687645 | comment |
Dawn of Mana | |
| Camera Centering / int_99687645 | featureApplicability |
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| Camera Centering / int_99687645 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Dawn of Mana (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_99687645 | |
| Camera Centering / int_9cac3606 | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_9cac3606 | comment |
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers | |
| Camera Centering / int_9cac3606 | featureApplicability |
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| Camera Centering / int_9cac3606 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_9cac3606 | |
| Camera Centering / int_9ef055f4 | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_9ef055f4 | comment |
Some of the Ratchet & Clank games. | |
| Camera Centering / int_9ef055f4 | featureApplicability |
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| Camera Centering / int_9ef055f4 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Ratchet & Clank (Franchise) | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_9ef055f4 | |
| Camera Centering / int_accb04fd | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_accb04fd | comment |
The Matrix: Path of Neo has this by clicking in the analogue on console versions, and it's very useful after you finish fights after moving the camera around a lot. | |
| Camera Centering / int_accb04fd | featureApplicability |
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| Camera Centering / int_accb04fd | featureConfidence |
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| The Matrix: Path of Neo (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_accb04fd | |
| Camera Centering / int_ae050a9f | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_ae050a9f | comment |
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time uses this with the camera lock on. Most of the 3D Zelda games since then have done the same. | |
| Camera Centering / int_ae050a9f | featureApplicability |
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| Camera Centering / int_ae050a9f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Videogame | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_ae050a9f | |
| Camera Centering / int_af9c3802 | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_af9c3802 | comment |
Jett Rocket | |
| Camera Centering / int_af9c3802 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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| Jett Rocket (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_af9c3802 | |
| Camera Centering / int_b87de35b | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_b87de35b | comment |
Super Mario Sunshine | |
| Camera Centering / int_b87de35b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Camera Centering / int_b87de35b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Super Mario Sunshine (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_b87de35b | |
| Camera Centering / int_c6e9c6cc | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_c6e9c6cc | comment |
Super Mario Galaxy, but only in certain spots. | |
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| Camera Centering / int_c6e9c6cc | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Super Mario Galaxy (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_c6e9c6cc | |
| Camera Centering / int_c834792e | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_c834792e | comment |
The Spyro the Dragon games, once you release the freelook button. | |
| Camera Centering / int_c834792e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Camera Centering / int_c834792e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spyro the Dragon (Franchise) | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_c834792e | |
| Camera Centering / int_c9633211 | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_c9633211 | comment |
No More Heroes | |
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1.0 | |
| Camera Centering / int_c9633211 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| No More Heroes (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_c9633211 | |
| Camera Centering / int_ccf23308 | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_ccf23308 | comment |
Katamari Damacy | |
| Camera Centering / int_ccf23308 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Camera Centering / int_ccf23308 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Katamari Damacy (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_ccf23308 | |
| Camera Centering / int_eb6802b4 | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_eb6802b4 | comment |
Final Fantasy XIII | |
| Camera Centering / int_eb6802b4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Camera Centering / int_eb6802b4 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Final Fantasy XIII (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_eb6802b4 | |
| Camera Centering / int_f6a54e75 | type |
Camera Centering | |
| Camera Centering / int_f6a54e75 | comment |
Some of the Kingdom Hearts games. | |
| Camera Centering / int_f6a54e75 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Camera Centering / int_f6a54e75 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Kingdom Hearts (Franchise) | hasFeature |
Camera Centering / int_f6a54e75 |
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