Tim Ruswick | Game Dev Underground | 3 Things That Make A Great Game | Game Design Theory @tim-ruswick | Uploaded May 2020 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
In this video I discuss what I think are 3 things that make a great game. Share your thoughts in the comments down below! If you want to build, finish and launch better games, check out:
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Timestamps:
0:36 - Great games don't exist in a vacuum
0:56 - The Philophobia story, how I learned about what a great game was
3:43 - The discovery of what a great game actually is
4:17 - 3 Things that make a game great
4:40 - #1) Thematic Compatibility
6:48 - #2) Mechanical compatibility
8:31 - #3) General usability
10:20 - These are all spectrums, and the average determines a great game
12:08 - How to find people that resonate with your game

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