How Games Do Health
🔴 Get bonus content by supporting Game Maker’s Toolkit - https://gamemakerstoolkit.com/support/ 🔴 You get shot. The screen goes black and white. You hide behind a block of concrete until your bullet wounds are magically healed. It’s the default way of handling health in modern action games - but is it the best? === Chapters === 00:00 - Intro 01:19 - A History of Health 03:07 - Pros and Cons of Regenerating Health 03:39 - Advantages of Health Kits 04:50 - Mixing the Two 05:40 - Innovative Health Systems 06:45 - Conclusion 07:15 - Patreon Credits === Games Shown === DOOM (id Software, 2016) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Sledgehammer Games, 2014) Quantum Break (Remedy Entertainment, 2016) Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (Naughty Dog, 2016) Battlefield Hardline (Visceral Games, 2015) Super Castlevania IV (Konami, 1991) Mega Man X (Capcom, 1993) Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Konami, 1997) ActRaiser (Quintet, 1990) Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (Capcom, 1991) Quake (id Software, 1996) DOOM (id Software, 1993) The Getaway (Team Soho, 2002) Halo: Combat Evolved (Bungie, 2001) Call of Duty 2 (Respawn Entertainment, 2005) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward, 2009) Just Cause 3 (Avalanche Studios, 2015) Halo 5: Guardians (343 Industries, 2015) Dark Souls III (From Software, 2016) Hyper Light Drifter (Heart Machine, 2016) BioShock 2 (2K Marin, 2010) Resident Evil 4 (Capcom Production Studio 4, 2005) The Last of Us (Naughty Dog, 2013) The Evil Within (Tango Gameworks, 2014) Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft Montreal, 2008) Half-Life 2 (Valve Corporation, 2004) F.E.A.R. (Monolith Productions, 2005) Batman: Arkham Knight (Rocksteady Studios, 2015) Mirror's Edge Catalyst (EA DICE, 2016) F-Zero GX (Amusement Vision, 2003) Bloodborne (From Software, 2015) Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (Relic Entertainment, 2011) Metal Gear Rising (PlatinumGames, 2013) The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (Nicalis / Edmund McMillen, 2014) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Nintendo, 1991) Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, 1985) Donkey Kong Country (Rare, 1994) Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (Nintendo, 1995) Spelunky (Derek Yu, 2012) Mad Max (Avalanche Studios, 2015) === Credits === I Say Cuck A Lot (animeistrash) I'm Honestly Running Out of Memes (animeistrash) Patricians Unite (animeistrash) I Say Cuck A Lot (animeistrash) Clip credits PumaB: "The Getaway 1080p HD PCSX2 Longplay | Part 1/2"    • Video  Betafix: "F.E.A.R. / Gameplay PC / 1080p 60fps HD"    • F.E.A.R.1 / Gameplay PC / 1080p 60fps HD  === Subtitles === Contribute translated subtitles - https://amara.org/v/C3BFZ/

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