>>717364432 (OP)
Ludocore is the pure distilled essence of gameplay-no fluff, no movie cosplay, just systems speaking to each other in harmony. It's Quake movement, it's Thief's light gem, it's Permadeath in STALKER with mods on hard mode. It's when mechanics whisper secrets to the player instead of yelling lore. Games used to be Ludocore by accident, now they're cinematic on purpose. Bring back the clicking, the crunching, the seventh quicksave in 30 seconds because you're invested.