I think this is my favourite video from Sakurai’s making games series. It looks back on a previous videos on game essence and digs deeper into the fun you can have beyond that with 7 examples including:
- Remote Control Dandy
- Lost Judgment
- RC de Go!
- The House in Fata Morgana
- Doki Doki Literature Club!
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
- Final Fantasy X
- PowerWash Simulator
A game’s fun is more than just its “game essence”. Game essence is one part of that, yes, but games come in all shapes and sizes.
Masahiro Sakurai
