Stop Making Characters That Feel Good to Control

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Hollow Knight
Game:
Hollow Knight (2017)
Duration: 10:52
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In this week's episode we talk about game feel (again sort of). It's a pretty common practice in the games industry to make your playable character feel as smooth and intuitive to control, but is that necessarily a good thing? While game feel is very important it can often leave the character feeling souless with little skill needed to truly master the character. Do some games feel too good to their own detriment? Let's find out together!

OST:
Dance of Pales - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
The Only Thing They Fear Is You - Doom Eternal
Patch Castle - Kirby's Epic Yarn
Vs. Fangora - Kirby's Epic Yarn
Greenpath - Hollow Knight
Invitation of a Crazed Moon - Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Awake - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Mirror Temple B-side - Celeste

Video Credits:

Castlevania Boss Fight Footage:
Shadowberg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj6RSfzA-OY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVfM93TiU14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmUPz2Hl80I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aooIRjzyxgg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCZaj_mmqTQ

Hollow Knight Footage:
Keith Ballard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipdBn0v38A4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auwPpXlu4e4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJo3ePr_U3o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7qXeGcAaRM
Lorgon111
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZdx4CSat7w
Relyea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imrVj_oCpq4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwFZqsM5vF0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TncRNM7BO0
Razhork
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4rosalz_I0

Borderlands 3 Footage:
Gamer's Little Playground
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdr3mVp2Qfo
theRadBrad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVmt_qYXqmk

Doom (2016) Footage:
Keith Ballard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuch3UbxMns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hauV-SJyI8M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EMku_cy4KQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5t4WjhxT1U

Doom Eternal Footage:
TenMoreMinutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Xa2CrXMvhY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB3rGu5Z7MM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvNsZ1if_kE

Circle of the Moon Footage:
xRavenXP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciInSIbaSEY
Tasvideoschannel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8QIjWp38Hc
Other Games:
theRadBrad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH0JtCfGUb4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzsfo5s6GCI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCVOCSlzQno
Retromation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OJPyqiswp0
ZachScottGames
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIsJlgOUh9A
Benchy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeGb8oea-cQ
World of Longplays
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRcHk8ixyKE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qirrV8w5SQ



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