What Makes A Good Difficulty Option?
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Game difficulty is hard. It's tough to strike the right balance between a game that plays too easy or too hard. The sweet spot is a constantly moving target, different for different players and even for the same players at different times. Let's talk about what goes into designing video game difficulty options to be the most fun for the most people, most of the time.
Featuring:
God of War Ragnarok
Bubsy
Halo
Metroid Dread
Resident Evil 4
Beat Saber
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose
Cuphead
Goldeneye
A Hat in Time
Pizza Tower
Bug Fables
Hades
Kid Icarus Uprising
Super Smash Bros 4
Also Featuring clips of Vernal Edge at 0:32 and Freedom Planet 2 at 10:44
Mark Brown's video on the challenges of designing difficulty in a game you're making: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G84mU3WPaE
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