Design Frame

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The evidence-based, game design case study, analysis, and player & UX advocacy channel. The channel runs off of people who watch each new big release! I'm so...

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Worst Stalker in Horror, a Rhodes Hill Analysis ► A Game Design Case Study of Resident Evil Requiem

Let's Talk Heartbound Without the Drama ► A Game Design Case Study of Heartbound

Is Ruin Also Fundamentally Broken ► A Game Design Case Study of FNaF Ruin & Horror Principles

An Actual Investigation of the Manipulation & Conspiracy Behind Modern Matchmaking

The Truth Behind Steel Wool & Post-Patched Security Breach ► A Case Study of Steel Wool & FNaF

Cartoon surrealism killed this fight before it began ► High-Noon Hoopla, a Cuphead DLC Case Study

How to Make a Boss Battler ► THE HOWLING ACES & the Abandonment of STRUCTURE - A Case Study

A Betrayal of Their Own Design ► IMBALANCE, DESIGN PRINCIPLES, & SOLUTIONS!

Fundamentally Broken, and I Don't Mean the Bugs ► A Game Design Case Study of FNaF Security Breach

Skyward Sword HD - Live Playthrough - Design Commentary Track - Part 1 featuring Myles with a Y

How CONTROL's Bureau Alerts & Expeditions Artificially Extend Playtime Design Frame #6

A Comprehensive Game Design Case Study Commentary (& Dating Guide) on a Masterpiece

Transparency in Video Games - Easy to Learn, Difficult to Master Design Frame #5

The Lake Kingdom Dissection Super Mario Odyssey Long-Form Critique Episode 4

A Critique of Luigi's Mansion 3

Fear - FAR Lone Sails, Alan Wake, & The Beginner's Guide Design Frame #4

Overcooked 2 Undercooked, Dicey Dungeons & Monotony, & Sea of Solitude Design Frame #3

Pedro’s Slow Motion, the Crossroads Problem, & Dark Moon as a Sequel Design Frame #2

Spyro's Multifaceted Gem, Sybil Reisz & Idolization, & Sonic & Generations Design Frame #1

Follow the Rhythm, Until You Die Twice Pressure, Tedium, & Reticence in Sekiro Sekiro Critique

The Sand Kingdom Dissection Super Mario Odyssey Long-Form Critique Episode 3

Deltarune's Act System & Pacing Deltarune Chapter 1 Analysis

The Cascade Kingdom Dissection Super Mario Odyssey Long-Form Critique Episode 2

The Cap Kingdom Dissection Super Mario Odyssey Long-Form Critique Episode 1

Power Moons as a Reward System Super Mario Odyssey Long-Form Critique Episode 0

Celeste The Chapter Expedition - A Cliff Notes Chapter by Chapter Analysis

Little Nightmares - The Suspenseful Experiment Full Analysis (read description)

Edith Finch - What Lies Ahead for Visual Storytelling Full Analysis

Cuphead - Full Boss Analysis Classic Boss Design in the Modern Age (read description)

A Hat in Time - Cute More like... Full Analysis (read description)