Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 56 minutes ago
Tutorials come in a huge variety of shapes, sizes, and forms. Some consist of simple pictures and text, while others may be extremely complex set-pieces designed to be as cool as possible.
Regardless of how they are structured, tutorials are always THE single most important feature of any game. They teach players how their games work and also introduce them to the game experience. Games would practically not function without them.
Despite that, they have a tendency to get overlooked by both players and less experienced developers alike, who either skip past them or construct them haphazardly in a rush to get to the more fun and complex parts of the game. As a game developer, it is absolutely important for you to understand how tutorials work, and choose the right tutorial for your game.
But what makes these tutorials tick?
What makes one type of tutorial suitable for one game, but awful for another?
How should you, as a developer, decide how to set up your game's tutorial?
Well... hopefully this video can shed some light on all this, and give you some idea on where to start.
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0:00 - Instruction & Experience
5:55 - Every Tutorial is Different
10:53 - Textbook tutorials
13:21 - Playground tutorials
15:32 - Island tutorials
19:24 - Easy mode tutorials
23:27 - Training modes
26:00 - Campaign mode
29:33 - Conclusion
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Music used (in order):
CRAZY NOISY BIZARRE TOWN (Instrumental) [Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable]
Reach Out to the Truth (Instrumental) [Persona 4 Golden]
Wii Rainbow Road [Mario Kart World]
Heartbeat Heartbreak (Instrumental) [Persona 4 Golden]
Time to Make History (Instrumental [Persona 4 Golden]
Rosalina in the Observatory [Mario Kart World]
Singapore Speedway [Mario Kart World]
CRAZY NOISY BIZARRE TOWN (Instrumental) [Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable]
Reincarnation [Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective]
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Tutorials come in a huge variety of shapes, sizes, and forms. Some consist of simple pictures and text, while others may be extremely complex set-pieces designed to be as cool as possible.
Regardless of how they are structured, tutorials are always THE single most important feature of any game. They teach players how their games work and also introduce them to the game experience. Games would practically not function without them.
Despite that, they have a tendency to get overlooked by both players and less experienced developers alike, who either skip past them or construct them haphazardly in a rush to get to the more fun and complex parts of the game. As a game developer, it is absolutely important for you to understand how tutorials work, and choose the right tutorial for your game.
But what makes these tutorials tick?
What makes one type of tutorial suitable for one game, but awful for another?
How should you, as a developer, decide how to set up your game's tutorial?
Well... hopefully this video can shed some light on all this, and give you some idea on where to start.
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0:00 - Instruction & Experience
5:55 - Every Tutorial is Different
10:53 - Textbook tutorials
13:21 - Playground tutorials
15:32 - Island tutorials
19:24 - Easy mode tutorials
23:27 - Training modes
26:00 - Campaign mode
29:33 - Conclusion
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Music used (in order):
CRAZY NOISY BIZARRE TOWN (Instrumental) [Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable]
Reach Out to the Truth (Instrumental) [Persona 4 Golden]
Wii Rainbow Road [Mario Kart World]
Heartbeat Heartbreak (Instrumental) [Persona 4 Golden]
Time to Make History (Instrumental [Persona 4 Golden]
Rosalina in the Observatory [Mario Kart World]
Singapore Speedway [Mario Kart World]
CRAZY NOISY BIZARRE TOWN (Instrumental) [Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable]
Reincarnation [Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective]
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![Why Pokémon Bicycles cost $1,000,000 (1 million dollars) [Game Designer Explains]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5MmdeRaVVEk/mqdefault.jpg "Why Pokémon Bicycles cost $1,000,000 (1 million dollars) [Game Designer Explains]
Buy a Bicycle? In this economy? Lets not do that... Instead, come and learn the Game Design reasons why Bicycles in Kanto are bizarrely overpriced.
Also yes, I know its Yen.
Channel Discord: https://discord.gg/DaUUDURJgq
Chapter Timestamps:
0:00 Opening Gag
0:24 Introduction
2:19 To you, Dear Viewer, try and think like a Game Designer
2:33 Required Information: Impossibility of Purchase
4:02 Intermission
4:32 The Bicycle is a Sidequest
5:13 Evolution of Sidequests Across the Years
7:04 Player Response to a One Million Dollar Pricetag
8:23 Case Study: Gold & Silvers Million Dollar Slowpoke Tails
9:48 Case Study: Super Paper Marios Million Rubee Debt
13:18 Furina
13:26 The Bicycles Failsafe
14:00 The Optional Nature & Function of the Bicycle
15:36 Bicycles in other Pokémon Games
16:25 Recap / Closing Thoughts
17:37 Outro
Music Timestamps:
0:24 - Cerulean City [Pokémon Red & Blue]
0:48 - Bicycle Theme [Pokémon Black & White]
2:40 - Dance of Deduction (Type A) [The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles]
4:34 - Trucy Wright, Child of Magic 2013 [Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies]
5:14 - COMPLICATION [Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective]
8:23 - Trance Logic [Ace Attorney: Apollo Justice]
9:51 - Merlees Mansion [Super Paper Mario]
11:58 - Mimi Battle 1, Im Not Nice [Super Paper Mario]
13:19 - Distorted Day in Paris
13:26 - SUSPICION [Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective]
16:25 - Thought Route / Revisualization, Resonance of the Synapses [Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice]
17:37 - Trucy Wright, Child of Magic 2013 [Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies]")
![The Flying Type is not a Real Pokémon Type [archeType Talk]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ABZZMRSp6dg/mqdefault.jpg "The Flying Type is not a Real Pokémon Type [archeType Talk]
Flying does not exist.
A strange statement, since its clearly meant for Pokémon with wings. But thats aesthetics. Im talking game design.
In terms of game design, Flying lacks a clear identity, with all Flying Pokémon and Moves having seemingly nothing in common. And its progression across the ages also feels similarly lost and confused.
To understand, lets look at the history of the Flying Type, and analyse how it changed across the generations.
0:00 - Opening
1:51 - A Half-Baked Beginning (Gen 1)
6:54 - Fixing Mistakes (Gen 2 & 3)
9:32 - Flying Moves now Exist (Gen 4 & 5)
13:58 - Nothing until Dual Wingbeat (Gen 6 - Present Day)
16:33 - Closing Thoughts
Music used:
Before Dawn, at the Winery [Genshin Impact]
Dawn Winery Theme [Genshin Impact]
Moonlike Smile [Genshin Impact]
Lone Sojourner [Genshin Impact]
Tender Strength [Genshin Impact]
Thumbnail source: https://lynxgriffin.tumblr.com/post/47706218043/for-the-flying-types
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This video was edited by my editor, Drix.
#pokemon #pokémon")
![Why Critical Hits Exist, and How they are Designed [Game Designer Explains]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/AhGMSaMCy2g/mqdefault.jpg "Why Critical Hits Exist, and How they are Designed [Game Designer Explains]
Critical Hits are such a staple of video games as a medium, to the point where players have long forgotten why they exist.
Some people even question their inclusion in a game, and wonder if certain games would be better off without them.
They might be correct. But that isnt the point of this video.
This video is about why developers implement Critical Hits into their games in the first place, how they are designed, and what effect they have on players overall.
This isnt a complaint - its an exploration of how a game gets built. Perhaps itll change you view on your favorite RPG.
0:00 - The Components of a Crit System
3:15 - True Random Crits
10:35 - Variable Crit systems
15:28 - Guaranteed Critical Hit systems
18:37 - Closing Thoughts
Music used:
Littleroot Town [Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire]
COMPLICATION [Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective]
Crisis, Herta Space Station Battle Theme [Honkai Star Rail]
Those Who Fight [Final Fantasy VII]
Reach out to the Truth (Instrumental) [Persona 4]
Sootopolis City [Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire]
REINCARNATION [Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective]
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Thumbnail art provided by u/Shadow_9021 and used with their permission (https://www.reddit.com/r/tf2/comments/1u5n8ke/free_sfm_poster_requests_%EA%89%82_%E1%97%9C/).
#pokemon #teamfortress2 #tf2")
![What makes Blue a Great Videogame Rival [Game Designer Explains]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CeTSMuOUfBA/mqdefault.jpg "What makes Blue a Great Videogame Rival [Game Designer Explains]
Blue, the Rival from Pokémon Red & Blue stands proud as one of the strongest, most famous, and well-executed Rival characters in gaming.
Few other characters out there are capable of inspiring such strong levels of competitive spirit from players worldwide.
Eliciting such a reaction from players requires more than simply writing him as a jerk. Gameplay elements need to support the experience too. So, lets have a closer look at Blue, and examine just how the game designers created one of the most famous Rival experiences in gaming history.
Channel Discord: https://discord.gg/DaUUDURJgq
Chapter Timestamps
0:00 - Opening Gag
0:13 - Introduction
1:23 - The Problems with Rivals as Recurring Bosses
5:11 - How Blues Rivalry is Framed and Presented
7:42 - Narrative Elements and Blues Personality
10:34 - How the Rival is set up to Win
17:24 - Comparisons to other Rivals
21:32 - Outro
Music Timestamps
0:13 - Apollo Justice, Im Fine! [Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice]
5:16 - 4 Minutes Before Death [Ghost Trick, Phantom Detective]
10:34 - Fate Changed [Ghost Trick, Phantom Detective]
17:22 - AWAKENING [Ghost Trick, Phantom Detective]")
![Why Champion Geeta was made Weak on Purpose (and why thats okay) [Game Designer Explains]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EghD8e3ziMM/mqdefault.jpg "Why Champion Geeta was made Weak on Purpose (and why thats okay) [Game Designer Explains]
The Champion of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is widely regarded as the weakest Champion in the franchise to date.
But have you ever considered that might be intentional? And what the possible reasons behind such a decision could be?
Channel Discord: https://discord.gg/DaUUDURJgq
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
2:17 (Skip the Midfinite joke)
2:38 The Issues with Geetas Team
3:45 The Role of Champions
4:19 Geetas Actual Design Goals
5:08 Evidence (Levels and Story Beats)
6:48 Paldeas True Champion
8:17 The ACTUAL Design Philosophy of Geetas Team
9:30 Paldeas Elite Four
10:37 Improvements to Geeta
11:23 Closing Thoughts
12:09 Outro
0:13 - Ray, a Ray of Light in the Darkness [Ghost Trick, Phantom Detective]
2:39 - Champion Geeta Battle Music [Pokémon Scarlet & Violet]
5:10 - Pursuit ~ Lying Coldly [Ace Attorney Investigations]
5:13 - COMPLICATION [Ghost Trick, Phantom Detective]
6:57 - Battle Vs Nemona (Masters Remix) [Pokémon Masters EX]
7:09 - Flirt with Bomb [Yakuza Kiwami]
7:14 - Battle Vs Nemona (Masters Remix) [Pokémon Masters EX]
12:09 - 221B Baker Street [The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles]
#pokemon")
