Thread:Ultrasonic9000/@comment-24014422-20150202144224/@comment-4220590-20150202145551

Vine is a pretty genetic name, meaning that it is highly possible that they have the same name without it actually being the same gimmick. Also, we cannot allow yourselves to include every single thing that look like or is named like a gimmick without using our common sense. To define a gimmick, we have to be clear on what exactly it is it can and what is its limitation. A name is only half of the equation when judging a gimmick as we must set borders for what defines the gimmick. Should we include every thing that resembles the gimmick or has the same name, we end up with a bunch of different definitions for what that gimmick truly is and what it is capable off.

This is what we have defined for the Vine: The playable character can get on and off it at any time, it swings back and forth and the player can determine the height of the ascend by timing. Those are the core aspects of the vine. Moving outside of them and we can't really call them the same gimmick. We would only weaken the definition of what the vine is.