Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games | Game Writing is Unique [Planning & Game Design] @sora_sakurai_en | Uploaded June 2023 | Updated October 2024, 20 hours ago.
Writing stories for novels, movies, and anime is quite different than writing for games! You can't go about it the same as with other forms of media. Today, I'd like to use a few examples to discuss what makes games writing different.
Writing stories for novels, movies, and anime is quite different than writing for games! You can't go about it the same as with other forms of media. Today, I'd like to use a few examples to discuss what makes games writing different.
![Game Writing is Unique [Planning & Game Design]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ssvIEm_2mYM/hqdefault.jpg "Game Writing is Unique [Planning & Game Design]
Writing stories for novels, movies, and anime is quite different than writing for games! You cant go about it the same as with other forms of media. Today, Id like to use a few examples to discuss what makes games writing different.")
![Paint an Accurate Picture of Your Game [Marketing]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tb6GJUvJGpM/hqdefault.jpg "Paint an Accurate Picture of Your Game [Marketing]
Lets say you buy a nice burger, only to find out its cake when you take a bite. You wouldnt be too happy, would you?
The same goes for games: a games title and packaging should tell players what to expect when they dig in!")
![Computer-Controlled Players [Planning & Game Design]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uleauI0IwZM/hqdefault.jpg "Computer-Controlled Players [Planning & Game Design]
People want CPU-controlled players to move as if they were controlled by a human, but thats an extremely difficult demand to meet!
Humans and computers are fundamentally different, after all—so how can we accommodate this?")
![Smash Bros. DOJO!! [Marketing]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/v4BG0wnc72s/hqdefault.jpg "Smash Bros. DOJO!! [Marketing]
I started the original Smash Bros. DOJO!! back when internet capabilities were much more limited—and it turned out to be very different from other official websites at the time.
By the way, this is the final video in the Marketing category!")
![Dying Comes as a Relief? [Game Essence]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vDEJ0sXw8Ks/hqdefault.jpg "Dying Comes as a Relief? [Game Essence]
A study found that players feel anxiety after defeating an opponent, and relief when they themselves are defeated. Youd expect it would be the opposite, right?")
![Make Important Elements Bigger [UI]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/va8wt2yGviY/hqdefault.jpg "Make Important Elements Bigger [UI]
In this UI video, Id like to introduce an alternative to the simple list format commonly used for menu layouts.
In practice, your UIs design will differ depending on the aims of your game, but I personally prefer a menu you can navigate without even reading the words, once you get used to it.")
![Odds and Ends of Supervising [Graphics]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wKQ2v9kno9I/hqdefault.jpg "Odds and Ends of Supervising [Graphics]
What does it mean for a director to supervise? In this video, Ill give you a glimpse of some of the supervision work I do!
Each of the pre-feedback images youll see is from game content submitted as done, before I called for these additional adjustments.
Supervising Art Through Retouches [Graphics]
https://youtu.be/s08NT-TVCvU")
![Motion Blur [Graphics]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xAgkRtpAUFI/hqdefault.jpg "Motion Blur [Graphics]
Motion blur can make animations look more realistic, but some people might dislike the way it makes visuals appear fuzzy. Today, Ill be talking about the use of these afterimages.")
![Mastering Up [Grab Bag]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/y2Webks5iTs/hqdefault.jpg "Mastering Up [Grab Bag]
When your game is finished and ready to be shipped, thats called mastering up, or going gold. Congratulations—you did it! But I should warn you, its not nearly as big a relief as you might expect...")
![Bug Testing Never Ends [Team Management]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yIXB0vGJBuw/hqdefault.jpg "Bug Testing Never Ends [Team Management]
When the number of elements in a game increases, its not addition, its multiplication! Today, Ill discuss a type of bug testing thats become physically impossible to complete.")
![♪ PRESS START [Grab Bag]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zJcPrrjFNFw/hqdefault.jpg "♪ PRESS START [Grab Bag]
Today, with permission from all related parties, Id like to share some recordings of a game music concert series I was involved in called PRESS START. Fans of game music wont want to miss this very special episode!
(c) Nintendo
(c) CAPCOM CO., LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
(c) Konami Digital Entertainment
(c) Nihon Falcom Corporation. All rights reserved.
(c) Nintendo / MONOLITHSOFT")
