First Game Recommendations, By Genre or Category -- Designing For Beginners
135Designing For is a series which looks at a level in gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that level's design. In this episode, we take a novice's unintentional suggestion to heart -- and share a few games that might help them get in on the fun.
Timestamps:
Driving Controls: 1:57 (Crazy Taxi)
Co-op Gameplay: 3:28 (Kirby Super Star)
Moving in First Person: 5:01 (Portal)
RPG Mechanics: 6:36 (Paper Mario and Pokemon Black/White)
Story & Choice: 9:23 (Dragon Quest V and Harvest Moon)
Fighting Game Mechanics: 11:51 (Tekken series)
Visual Novels: 13:57 (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney)
Top Down Gameplay (MOBAs, RTS's...): 15:32 (Warcraft III)
2D Platforming: 17:30 (Donkey Kong Country 3)
3D Platforming: 19:41 (Banjo-Kazooie)
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Writing/Voiceover/Audio Editing/Game Footage: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong/The Dryest Bones
(https://www.youtube.com/user/pyrrhickong)
Co-Writing/Image Editing/Video Editing/Additional Game Footage: Zack Frisbee/Goombachi
Intro Graphic and Watermark By: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFlA
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Also take a look at our episode on Tekken 7, which explores the theme of determination entirely through its characters, user interface, and gameplay mechanics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGQAtmTm-i0
Or our episode on the first generation of Pokemon, which uses the Team Rocket Hideout as a major turning point that advances the player's personal growth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trepnnudS48
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Crazy Taxi, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, OutRun, and the Persona series are © SEGA Games Co., Ltd. Persona series by Atlus.
Kirby Super Star, Paper Mario, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, the Pokemon series, Donkey Kong Country 3, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Warioware, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, Super Mario RPG, Super Mario World, Super Mario Bros., New Super Mario Bros., and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS are © Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Kirby Super Star and Super Smash Bros. are © HAL Laboratories. Paper Mario and Paper Mario: The Thouand Year Door are © Intelligent Systems. Donkey Kong Country 3 is © Rareware. Super Mario RPG is © Squaresoft.
Portal, Portal 2, and Dota 2 are © Valve Coorporation.
Dragon Quest V, and the Final Fantasy series are © Square-Enix Holdings Coorporation.
Harvest Moon is © Natsume and Marvelous Inc.
The Tekken series is © Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney and Marvel vs. Capcom 2 are © Capcom Co., Ltd.
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and Overwatch are © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Banjo-Kazooie is © Rareware and Microsoft Corporation.
Papers, Please is © 3909 LLC.
Color a Dinosaur is © FarSight Studios and Virgin Games.
Candy Crush Saga is © King Digital Entertainment plc.
The Walking Dead game and The Wolf Among Us are © Telltale Games, using properties by Robert Kirkman and Bill Willingham respectively.
Doki Doki Literature Club! is © Team Salvato.
League of Legends is © Riot Games.
Doom is © id Software.
Smite is © Hi-Rez Studios.
Tetris is © The Tetris Company (and Nintendo).
The Great Giana Sisters is © Time Warp Productions and Rainbow Arts.
The Beginner's Guide is © Everything Unlimited Ltd.
The Worst Game Ever is © Adult Swim Games.
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure is © David Production, based on the manga series by Hirohiko Arati.
Animaniacs is © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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Footage/Images Used:
Pokemon: Magikarp Edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofH8qsTknSE
Candy Crush: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TIeNDnJiN8
2017 Platformers: https://theguy07.deviantart.com/art/2017-Platformers-687966622
Dragon Quest V Artworks Posted Here: http://www.realmofdarkness.net/dq/games/snes/dq5/art
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