How To Steal Like a Game Designer

GMTK is powered by Patreon - When it comes to mechanics, a great source of inspiration is other video games. But how do you make sure those features will gel will the game you’re actually making? === Before you watch === Content warning: Combat, Blood, Fear === Sources and Resources === - Sources [1] Game Design Deep Dive: The save system of Alien: Isolation | Game Developer [2] MDA: A Formal Approach To Game Design And Game Research | Research Gate [3] Dreams And Journeys: An Interview With Jenova Chen | CGMagazine [4] The Design of Subnautica | GDC on YouTube [5] Making of Resident Evil Village - The Internal Struggle | Resident Evil on YouTube [6] FTL Questions Answered | FTL Fandom :JAlbor/FTL_Questions_Answered [7] Dead Space 2: Jason Graves interview | The Telegraph [8] Blank Canvas Designing A New Era of Emotional Storytelling Through Games | Games for Change on YouTube [9] Embracing Push Forward Combat in DOOM | GDC [10] Game Design Deep Dive: Rocket jumping in Rocket League | Game Developer [11] Checkpoint Design | Yacht Club Blog === Chapters === 00:00 - Intro 01:33 - What is MDA? 03:37 - Analysing with MDA 05:04 - Fitting Your Vision 08:28 - Other Considerations 10:58 - Conclusion 12:26 - Patreon Credits === Games Shown === Alien Isolation (2014) Far Cry Primal (2016) Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare (2016) Bioshock Infinite (2013) Dark Souls (2011) Blasphemous (2019) Hollow Knight (2017) Nioh (2017) Super Mario Maker 2 (2019) DOOM (2016) Shadow Warrior 2 (2016) Far Cry 4 (2014) Titanfall 2 (2016) Psychonauts 2 (2021) Watch Dogs 2 (2016) Signalis (2022) Metro Exodus (2019) Resident Evil 2 (2019) The Last Of Us Part II (2020) Silent Hill 2 (2001) Cyberpunk 2077 (2020) The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild (2017) Far Cry 3 (2012) God Of War (2018) Opus Magnum (2017) Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (2005) Until Dawn (2015) Elden Ring (2022) The Witness (2016) Among Us (2018) Overcooked! 2 (2018) Persona 5 (2016) Flower (2009) Assassin’s Creed: Origins (2017) SOMA (2015) The Medium (2021) Little Nightmares II (2021) Subnautica (2018) Resident Evil Village (2021) Batman: Arkham Knight (2015) Hitman 3 (2021) Civilization V (2010) FTL: Faster Than Light (2012) Florence (2018) Trombone Champ (2022) Cuphead (2017) Splatoon 2 (2017) Alba: A Wildlife Adventure (2020) Dead Space (2008) Journey (2012) Dreams (2020) Fortnite (2017) Platformer Toolkit (2022) Inside (2016) Super Meat Boy (2010) The Callisto Protocol (2022) The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) Rocket League (2015) Tomb Raider (2013) Okami (2006) Neon White (2022) Pizza Tower (2023) XCOM 2 (2016) Spelunky (2012) Hi-Fi Rush (2023) DOOM Eternal (2020) Shovel Knight (2014) === Credits === Music provided by Epidemic Sound - (Referral Link) Music by Lee Rosevere - Music from DOOM OST, by Mick Gordon How To MASTER Air Roll Control In Rocket League | Thanovic Rambo: First Blood Part II © Tri-Star Pictures === Subtitles === Contribute translated subtitles - TBA