Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai discusses the follow-through period of recovery that follows certain animations such as attacks in games

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has started a new YouTube channel called "Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games." Check out the latest batch of uploaded content via the embedded video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIB0BUe6Ihk Follow-Throughs Make the Impact [Animation] The follow-through is the period of recovery that follows certain animations such as attacks. The real takeaway … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai discusses the follow-through period of recovery that follows certain animations such as attacks in games

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai explains why all games need rewards and how designers need to come up with ways for players to spend or use them

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has started a new YouTube channel called "Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games." Check out the latest batch of uploaded content via the embedded video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpwQkNzNsXk Consider Rewards First [Game Essence] All games need rewards, but simply having them isn't enough. You also need ways for players to … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai explains why all games need rewards and how designers need to come up with ways for players to spend or use them

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai explains the concept of Meteos via an animated proposal that he put together

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has started a new YouTube channel called "Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games." Check out the latest batch of uploaded content via the embedded video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snHecpmPeJs Meteos [Game Concepts] Officially, my credit in Meteos is listed as "game design." My goal was to create a puzzle game with … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai explains the concept of Meteos via an animated proposal that he put together

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai goes into the mindset a game designer might need

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has started a new YouTube channel called "Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games." Check out the latest batch of uploaded content via the embedded video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qEKNxp_-Qs Say No to Slow! [Design Specifics] Players are busy people! They value their free time! They don't want to wait for the … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai goes into the mindset a game designer might need

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai explains how creators have to compete with new releases as well as with countless works from the past

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has started a new YouTube channel called "Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games." Check out the latest batch of uploaded content via the embedded video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhcitspNMuI Competing with the Past [Grab Bag] With all the subscription services available nowadays, consumers have a tremendous amount of media available at … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai explains how creators have to compete with new releases as well as with countless works from the past

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai discusses whether we really need enemies in games

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has started a new YouTube channel called "Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games." Check out the latest batch of uploaded content via the embedded video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atqS7SImuBc Do We Really Need Enemies? [Game Essence] Most games feature enemies that frequently appear to bar your progress. Some people might even … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai discusses whether we really need enemies in games

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about how game directors have so little in common

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has started a new YouTube channel called "Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games." Check out the latest batch of uploaded content via the embedded video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXBS7hk0B7k Directors Need to Be Unique [Work Ethic] What do all game directors have in common? Not much, it turns out. But the … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about how game directors have so little in common

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about how the soundtrack has to fit the game experience

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has started a new YouTube channel called "Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games." Check out the latest batch of uploaded content via the embedded video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_tRnBj9tqc Game Music and Ambient Sounds [Audio] Ever feel like the music in large-scale titles these days doesn't leave much of an impression? … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about how the soundtrack has to fit the game experience