Common Sense Corner

[KasperKalamity]

Tutorials. Teach the player to do stuff somehow. Up to you how to do it!

Is that what you were trying to say, Kasper? 'Cuz the first part was Ra-Ra-Ra about a game that was used to make a point about item placements, and I wasn't sure where it was going

i was using it as an example since he had already played it. tutorials are important, but just like in megaman, they need to be organic and interwoven into the experience. you know why you skip that owl in zelda? he's boring and you don't want to take in all that information while you could be running and swording things. ESPECIALLY IN THE BEGINNING i want to be running out of the gate to explore and do. fallout 3 interwove the tutorial into the story and gameplay perfectly by showing the character growing up as a way to familiarize the player with the world and its mechanics. trust me i'm a mad scientist.