How To Analyse Games As A Game Designer! 

oh, a small but talented channel! you know, actually if you'd be willing to make something like it, i would be curious to hear your analyses of games more in depth, like a longer video where you dissect games and their design and what about you like them, or somesuch. i liked your thoughts in this one but it was a little short :) interesting to see how your channel will grow! (also don't mind the complaints of ai voice over, i honestly wasn't able to tell and it didn't mess with my experience of valuable information. i get your recording anxiety, do what works for you)

1:54 as a game dev who is making a racing game heavily focused on story more than even gameplay, I took that personally

Actually, tic-tac-toe is terribly balanced. The first turn of player X doesn't matter much, because Player X can always react to Player O. However, the first turn of Player O is game-defining: if you don't make a perfect move (which is always center, unless it's already taken - then you should take edge), Player X will always win by forking Player O in the next 2 turns if they play optimally. Even if you know all the perfect solutions, you can never win as Player O, as long as Player X pays attention to your placements. But if you know the perfect play as player X - you can always win if Player O makes unoptimal turn 1 move or at least end in a draw. This evens out if both players know perfect solutions (yes, the "high elo" players), making every game into a draw.

This was really helpful for me just starting to properly dip my toes into game dev, you deserve a lot more subs :)

Thanks, it's a great and very usefull video, I am an student on the 2nd year of game design but all the points on the video are great to remember how to analize

yo nice video bud. now im gonna make AAAAAA games

this is really good! thanks!

Thanks for the video! Subscribed!

Really cool video and animation!

The game tip at the end is used in writing novels, and scripts for movie industry. The purpose is ensuring balanced engagement, and storyline fluidity. Not only does it give breaks to a reader/(player), from over stimulating (risking bordem, or confusion, both a nightmare for marketing), or giving the reader/(player) no foundation, or signposts to continue the build-up, and still keep a coherent, but engaging storyline, in this case game. Having highlighted points of reference are crucial to design in most media. Gaming in particular is more so in approach of the aspiring developers. How a player interfaces with the storyline will determine gameplay, and should use gameloops as indicators, or reminders of your contents. For instance DK barrels in Donkey Kong is a cleverly done example, usually highlighted checkpoints, and rewarded another Character. Yes, Diddy Kong was born in a barrel 😂. Eastereggs would be another way to substantiate, and elaborate storyline. Resident Evil comes to mind on this, they were genius level, 👌. Need for Speed Underground was a racing game with storyline, albeit simplistic, was engaging enough. So yes can be done, but the f#ck is correct not a typical industry standard for racing games. Graphics also determine the difficulty in the game your making, though most engines offer an in-between 2D, and 3D, I'd advise researching, as this particular graphical style does require expected mechanics, and perspective play, not typically done in 3D, or 2D alone. So many things factor in. Some may not even want to make games but graphic novels, or custom galleries telling your art journey, ect.

This is a really good video. Also, don't worry about the AI voice over, it's alright, you're using it right.

Hello! Do you draw your videos yourself?

Do NOT think like a CEO when making games. Corporations are short sighted and profit driven; and will only ever strive to put out slop that makes money. Every game design decision will become an optimization problem on how to make the game more like a casino, and less like a work of art (like optimizing the fun out of a game). Yes managing resources properly is important, but the incentives of a CEO and a game designer often compete (like a game), and the game is balanced in the CEO's favor because of the capitalist market, no matter how good the developers are (as seen with Tango gameworks).

It has no sound?

AI voiceover ruins what's otherwise good info.

I’m a simple man. When I hear or see AI in any form I fucking leave.

it's so weird that you have an amerian accent butpronounce it "arse" lmao

Please don't kiss everyone on the lips

I know it doesnt bother some people for whatever reason, but these AI voices seriously make videos unwatchable for me. Could have been a great video but I'll never know

zero useful information

This is the worst advice ever, this is why most games are shit

i was here before you became the most popular person in the world 🫡