Game Design Guide For 2D Platformer Design | #gamewisdom #gamedesign #indiegame #gamedev #platformer
For this new series, the game design guides look at specific genres and how to learn them through playing a variety of games in them. In this episode, I go with the 2D platformer - why its deceptively difficult to learn, and what are some games worthy of studying for either getting it right, or getting it not so right.
0:00 Intro
00:27 What you can learn from Platformer Design
10:42 The Wonderful World of Mario
17:06 SegaDont
24:29 Meaty Physics
32:14 Licensed Pain
35:05 Platforming the Hut
39:37 Dust Jumping
46:10 Approachable Jumps
50:14 Mysting a Response
54:48 Celestbrating Controls
1:00:52 Grounded Gameplay
1:08:00 Successful Shovels and Heavenly Hammers
1:18:04 Wrapping Up
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