The End is Nigh and Completion
The spiritual sequel to Super Meat Boy is much more than just an improvement. The End is Nigh is a brilliantly-designed title that makes completing a game fun for everyone. We also discuss evaluation-focused design, player-established completion metrics, and some other fun game design stuff. tl;dr: I love this game and you should too :) Timestamps: 0:00 - Prelude 5:42 - Mvmt I: Andante 13:24 - Mvmt II: Fugue 24:07 - Mvmt III: Rondo 36: 21 - DC al Fine This video is completely spoiler-free up through Mvmt I. (10) *** Points of disclosure... -I'm playing this game on a MacBook Pro, and it doesn't always handle games particularly well. Any frame skips which may appear in this video aren't representative of how the game will run on your computer. -A few clips in this video may appear slightly discolored. This is due to a recording error and is not representative of the product itself. I'm expecting to get this question, so here's my answer... Q: Hey Matt, why do you use the words "execution" and "evaluation" when you could just use words like "skill" and "strategy"? A: My first draft of this script actually used those terms, but I chose to find better words which (hopefully) made the argument easier to digest. I'd argue that evaluation is a sort of skill and that the terms "skill" and "execution" don't exactly refer to the same ideas. Hopefully this explains why I used these terms. *** Donate to the show on Ko-fi, if you wish: https://ko-fi.com/mmlscommentaries *** Special Thanks: @remsorpax8727: http://tinyurl.com/remsorpax @LiamTriforce: / liamtriforce @WhatsWithGames: / whatswithgames @KingKlonoa: / kingdomklannad @GeekCritique: / tgcritique @hatwearinggamer: / hatwearinggamer Shifter - http://tinyurl.com/shifterprod Cult of the Void: https://voltaicvoidcult.bandcamp.com/ Follow the creators of this fantastic game! Edmund: / edmundmcmillen Tyler: / tylerglaiel *** Subscribe for more: / mmlscommentaries Tweeter: / mattmlucas Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/mmlscommentaries Personal Channel: / mml1two9 #theendisnigh #videogames #videoessay

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