How to Tell If Your Game Sucks

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25 Questions to decide if your game sucks gleaned from Mark Brown's #GMTK Game Maker's Toolkit videos. (Links Below)

Do new players immediately get the point of your game?
https://youtu.be/216_5nu4aVQ
Does your game have a central mascot you can rally around?
https://youtu.be/S4RHbnBkyh0
Does your game have a suitable rhythm of excitement and downtime?
https://youtu.be/hbzGO_Qonu0
Are you, as the designer, encouraging game play that doesn’t fit the core experience?
https://youtu.be/7L8vAGGitr8
Are you telling the story just through cut scenes or through mechanics and staging?
https://youtu.be/AffpO05p4V8
Do your interacting systems create an enticing possibility space or a confusing one?
https://youtu.be/kbyTOAlhRHk
Does your health system encourage your intended play style?
https://youtu.be/4AEKbBF3URE
Does your world feel empty?
https://youtu.be/USVr936aKzs
How can you get rid of all your game’s nav points?
https://youtu.be/k70_jvVOcG0
Are there interactions in your game that could be combined by a single mechanic?
https://youtu.be/i5C1Uj7jJCg
Is the repetition and backtracking in your game meaningful?
https://youtu.be/5N4U46QOyeA
Do you game verbs suit your control scheme?
https://youtu.be/VJGKDyrR8qc
Can you modulate difficulty naturally?
https://youtu.be/K5tPJDZv_VE
When solving a puzzle do players say, “oh I understand” or “Oh i figured it out”?
https://youtu.be/zsjC6fa_YBg
Does your game offer any play depth and mastery?
https://youtu.be/IG8LVpuzYls
Do all your mechanics support your core experience?
https://youtu.be/AmSBIyT0ih0
Do your puzzles offer clear feedback for progress?
https://youtu.be/zsjC6fa_YBg
Does Your gimmick shine through?
https://youtu.be/4CSYA9R70R8
Do your most basic interactions feel good? Got Juice?
https://youtu.be/216_5nu4aVQ
Does your use of random leave the player feeling cheated?
https://youtu.be/dwI5b-wRLic
If you’re exploiting nostalgia are you following the same mistakes those games made too?
https://youtu.be/rHhX5GtWNr8
Do you strike a balance between random and authored content?
https://youtu.be/Uqk5Zf0tw3o
Does your game save too often? Is it too easy to save?
https://youtu.be/cUbyNJKsi7E
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