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