Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has started a new YouTube channel called “Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games.” Check out the latest batch of uploaded content via the embedded video below:
B: Game Essence 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#06
In Category B: Game Essence, I define “game essence” as risk and reward, and explore how it impacts the push and pull at the heart of games.
[Index]
0:00 Opening
0:11 B-1 Risk and Reward
10:08 B-2 Squeeze and Release
12:46 B-3 Game Essence in Role-Playing Games
15:20 B-4 Fun Beyond Game Essence
22:06 B-5 The Fiend’s Cauldron
26:55 B-6 Let Players Cheat the System
[Playlist B: Game Essence]
Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games Introduction Video
My goal for this channel is to benefit those who make games, those who play games, and those who work in games.
I hope you’ll continue to tune in as we move forward!
About This Channel
Join me as I kick off my new channel, “Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games,” with an overview of the kinds of things I’ll be talking about.
Why am I making a channel, exactly?
You’ll find out in this video.
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