Health Systems in games 

0:50 he did it again!

"I know you have one down your pants mister, and I know you're waiting until I'm gagging for it before giving it to me" -Philip 2018

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If you voiced audiobooks, i would buy every single one

5:33 “This new approach hints at where the series is heading. It’s not getting harder or easier, but merely more consistent” *Next game is a futuristic, multiplayer only, battle royale game

wait what is the music

I protect my health bar with my life. It is that important to me.

That tasty music sync at 0:07

If only real life food healed broken bones, cut limbs etc. There would be fewer hospitals.

My favorite health systems were always the -sudo- pseudo regen systems, so kinda like halo where you'll always have shields or like in the old mercenaries games, where you only regen your last 20 health, so that way you're still punished for mistakes but you'll always have a minimum amount of health available in order complete a level.

"The health system is being used to manipulate the player behaviour". You're totally right, and I think a very good example (that I was surprised you didn't mentioned) is *DOOM 2016* . If we had a regenerating health system or a pick up health kit system, the developers would encourage the players to sit on a corner and snipe the enemies from far away. So what they did to solve this problem and make the experience more engaging was to sort of combine both systems, they added "critical hits", basically, when you have done enough damage to an enemy, he will be stunned for a few seconds, giving you the choice to instantly kill him, with the plus that when you do that you gain ammo and health. What this does is basically encourage the players to play more agresivelly and take risks. And a completelly different aproach is from software's dark souls series, as you might have heard, dark souls is very hard and unforgiving. You can only heal by drinking an estus flask (basically using a healthkit) and you have limited flasks. The only way to recharge the flasks is to rest on a bonfire (which is some sort of checkpoint), however, if you rest on a bonfire all the enemies you have killed will spawn once again, so the game encourages you to manage your health and play very slowly, constantly putting you on situations of "I have no estus flasks, what should I do, go to the last checkpoint and do the same section again or risk it and look for a new bonfire". Anyways, I really liked the video :P

The best system is by far the system in games like FEAR and in Max Payne. Where you instead have an inventory of health packs at your disposal to use when you need it the most. This let’s you be more strategic about when to replenish your health compared to others where it always seems that I get health when I don’t really need it.

what's that fart music 2:22?

I really like the idea of this system but feel that there should be limited amounts of drops from the squadmate and more health kits before encounters. You don't want the player to be hiding or waiting for the squadmate to give them health as it slows down the experience but you also don't want players being able to beat any encounter just by waiting it out with a slow but infinite supply of health. A different way you could balance this system is if you made the enemy AI more willing to push forward if the player isn't shooting at them as much.

"Health system in games" 10% games 90% Call Of Duty

I think regenerating health was introduced due to hitscan weapons being unavoidable most of the time. Some games, like Halo and Far Cry use health regen and old-school health as hybrids and I think these games benefit from that. I am however against health regen for a game that doesn't belong in. How game devs use that as a default template and shove it in, because it's the safest bet to make all levels fair and completable to everyone. Lowest Content Denominator.

The Wolfenstein series does it pretty well. If your health goes from 100 to 42, it will go up to 50, but stops there. It doesn't make you feel like a superhero. It'll make you think about your next move, and I love it. For me, health regeneration completely ruins games. I want a challenge, not to be Superman.

Next will be unlimited health, never die so it’s more interactive

My favorite health system is the Halo CE style of regen and health because on normal its the perfect amount of forgivingness and punishment. Play a situation right and you won't lose andy health but play poorly and you lose health and need to find a kit. Also, the reason I like it is that unlike half life and other health bar based games If you get low on health you aren't is constant fear that somebodies sneeze will make you flatline because the shield can take a few for the team. Sure, your still cautious from low heath but your not spazzing out fearing that a spitball will kill you.

Elizabeth from Bioshock Infinite - She was throwing health, salts, ammo packs whenever you need one... Most of the time at least...

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"Health Systems in first-person shooters" would be a more fitting title.

2:15 Philip mentions farts. *Fart music begins.*

Doom 2016: Running out of health? Rip it off from the enemy.

I still think Half Life 2 does it best, with few exceptions where it is completely redesigned to fit the specific game design, such as in DOOM 2016. Half Life 2 makes health matter as something throughout the level, but is forgiving in giving you health throughout so you don't find yourself stumbling on 4 health for entire chapters (*cough* Half Life 1 *cough*) It also makes difficulty a lot easier to change, vary or tweak in the level. You can put less supply crates or health packs in the level, or make health packs less likely to come out of crates (or even put something to hint at what the next section of the level requires, such as grenades. It's worth noting that Valve does this extremely well both small and large scale, and specially in Half Life 2.) It rewards good players with an easier ride through tougher sections as they have more health to fall back on, as well as giving them other items instead of health, and doesn't punish players who took a lot of damage either. Challenges can last much longer and it all feels tied together, as is one of the games major ideas, instead of a single encounter being a short challenge that ends and is forgotten about due to an infinite and steady supply of regenerating or other health from systems such as the one discussed in this video. It really does give you the best of both worlds, and fits Valve's philosophy of never letting you get completely stuck as well as Half Life's connected world. You get health when Valve says you can get health, and it's all action until then, although it might encourage constant quicksaving a little too much.

I like how DOOM (2016) handles health. It's non-regenerating and found in health packs across the map, but it is also dropped upon killing enemies and more so when you're at low HP. So if you're low on health (or you're playing Nightmare mode, where Imps can kill you in 3 or so hits) quickly kill a weaker target and get your health back up.

I lovee how the gunshots match the music in 0:08

This guy can make health interesting and still be comedic.

0:50 HE MEMED IT AGAIN

“Makes a hellala lot of sense” 0:52

Zussmans pants with the health did win him my heart, and i was devasated near the end

>when the health kits you pointed out in l4d2 are perma spawns

This fart background beat is driving me crazy @_@

Was this video about health regeneration in games or cod?

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Philip, can you do another video but on HP system in more mecha-like games? They clearly use other systems and it'd be interesting to see your opinion on them. The usual is a mix of Raw HP and an energy shield that depletes before the hp does and recharges, while the HP doesn't. This works as a safezone where you can get shot at and not worry too much. It's most interesting when games mix this energy shield with other energy-powered stuff, that all drain from the same pool (for example, Battle Engine Aquila uses the Energy both as shields and as "flight fuel", forcing you to land if you want to recharge it... to the many dangers that await on the ground war)

Analyzing the single player of a COD game LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO

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0:50 "hellalelot" good meme, Philip

The problem is that hitscan weapons aren't fun to go against without regenerating health. In order to shoot enemies, you have to put yourself at risk, and you WILL get hit unfairly. That's why regenerating health was implemented. The challenge isn't in avoiding bullets altogether but in mitigating the damage that one takes. But in games like doom, almost all projectiles travel at a slow speed, and you, as the player, are able to move quickly enough to avoid the attacks. That's why old-school FPS games can get away without regenerating health.

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That 4K gameplay of MOH with tiny compass and health bar tho

So far Half-Life is the creepiest one, after you realize what lots of adrenaline and morphine do to your sanity. I still wander how Valve managed to make dismembering of your enemies' corpses so addictive to many people, i mean... Gordon was the one abusive to drugs, but not me. Such detail makes me hate this *HEV Mk. IV.*

I personally believe that adjusting for "player skill" is kind of stupid, and gives a sense that you're playing the game wrong. Difficulties like "Extra-brutal," often seem frivolous to play on, while anything less seems like you're not playing the game right. This problem is further exaggerated when there are achievements for beating a game in the hardest mode. Platformers like shovel knight and mario odyssey have one difficulty, where it's your fault if you fail. I don't think it's wrong to give more health packs to players with lower heath, but it seems unfair to dumb down the game for bad or impatient players. I understand game developers want people to see as much of the game as possible, but "skip section"-like mechanics, like infinite health for bad players, are never good solutions.

0:51 Hellallallalla lot more sense :D You did it again Philip

I'm so glad that I could contribute 😊If anyone can make subtitles in their own language for Philip's videos, please do. Your awesome!

COD IW had healthpacks in the hardest difficulty, just saying... *Yes, I pirated that shit game*

Your music sounds like it’s farting 3:50

Bushido Blade had the best health system ever. They really need to bring back and redo them. Good video!

I love your videos, you make so many of them with unbelievable quality and they are all so detailed and informative. Thank you for your efforts.

What's with the fartstep?

3:19 not sure if dubstep music with bass or just a random guy making fart noises

You playing MOH:AA bringed back so many memories

Chronicles of Riddick had a great health system. Your healthbar was segmented and you regenerated, but only within the current slice of your health bar. You had a little bit of leeway, but other than that you needed to keep an eye out for healing stations and avoid taking too much fire.

Very intresting nice video

Best solution = health kit + regenating health only when very low

Philip love how you continue to find great ways to explore gaming!

0:08 Took me 5 years to realize just how well synced up the gunshots were with the music

Whats this farting in the background?

Nice job philip!

I think the recent Far Cry games strike the best balance. Health regenerates a little bit, so if you get shot once, it will heal, but get shot 2-3 times and you lose a section of health, and have to heal. Perfection.

That medal of honour health regen sound gave me serious nostalgia lol

Great video

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Medal of Honor what a game that was, I remember it being so graphic back when I was a child and it was one of the most exciting FPS I have ever played

"I know you have one down your pants mister and your waiting till I am gagging for it" 2kliksphilip 2018

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Peter Jackson's King Kong did the "Bloody screen - so real!" system and beat COD2 to market by a month.

Great video, man. I remember BioShock being the outlier in health systems in an FPS. Health and Eve were regenerated with pickups rather than over time. I always thought it felt like much more of a natural and skill based type of gameplay.

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'[...]slightest fart from a german officer could kill you.' Background music turns into remixed farts. Well done, Philip, hats off. Never change.

Regenerative health allows for constant uninterrupet gameplay. As a kid i remember getting to a certain point in a game that had lots of health packs. That to me meant that you had to prepare for what was about to come. You loose that with reg. health. We also had to fight through the level to make to a health pack. That ment something. It was a minor accomplishment everytime.

I'm a lover of the hybrid health system we see in Halo CE and Mass Effect 1. It rewards or punishes players for their skill level while still providing enough of a buffer (in shields) to make even the hardest sequences beatable.

5:24 1,000 points to Gryffindor for that Arrested Development reference

Resident Evil 7 makes it realy scary with the health system.

Medal of Honor Airborne has the best health system in my opinion, 4 health bars, get shot mid 1st health bar, take cover, you will get back your health, get shot over one bar, you wont recover it by taking cover, but by finding a health pack

The music in these videos are so good!

I think the Wolfenstein (and other games) health system is the best. Health that slowly regenerates, but health packets can speed it up.

The idea of giving the player healing based on them actually playing the game and being proactive is also employed to great effect in DOOM.

The Getaway had a regen health system, though my brother and i only found that out on the last level where he stood still in a corridor and the character leant on a wall and the blood started to disappear on his back.

Wonderful video man, it brought back a lot of nostalgic feelings!

The regen health thing also simulates you taking cover from fire, forces people who go run and gunning to take some damn cover!!!

for awhile i didn't even realize there was something shitting in my ear for 3 minutes until halfway through the video

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that last bit blew my mind

There is one place where I think regenerating health is a good gameplay mechanic- VR games. Games like roboRecall use the mechanic very well, where you have to act quickly and manage a lot of robots extremely quickly or you will take damage. I think games that depend on you wiping out large waves of bots that requires you to think quickly are perfect for the regen health system because you die from being overburdened and you don't just live and then die later on in the level from a single mistake.

2:04 "with controller no less" 😂

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Really enjoyed the farty background music!

i love escape from tarkov's health system because you can never really heal, you can only slow your death and attempt to escape. if you get shot in the leg you can just magic a new leg, but you can use painkillers to push through the pain temporarily.

0:52 again with the helalalot, Philip.

a hellululuva of a lot more sense haha, referencing past videos i see