Of all the many valid reasons I’m still playing The Witcher 3, there’s one that’s not related to the game’s quality. If I put it down for too long, I’ll completely forget how to play. It’s a problem ...

Everyone has a favourite video game tutorial. Maybe it's the first hour of Fallout 3, which quite literally treats you as a baby, teaching you new mechanics at different stages of growth? Perhaps it's ...

Sheri Graner Ray is no stranger to the game industry or game designers. She has been making games since 1990, is the author of Gender Inclusive Game Design - Expanding the Market, a co-founder of the ...

Opening moments of games can often feel long and slow, and may even be boring as the game must teach you how to play it first ...

In my time on this earth I’ve pledged allegiance to many masters. Learned men and women: Buddhists, dissidents, Jedi. Their words—always measured—tend to echo at critical junctures. Whenever I face ...

Tutorials are supposed to help you, right? They ease you into a game’s systems and give you a fighting chance before things get tough. But sometimes, they do the opposite. Whether they’re too rigid or ...

Is it better to hand hold new players through a game tutorial to teach them all the mechanics and intricacies of a game, or is it better to let them figure things out on their own? The "tutorial level ...

As someone who has recently spread her tabletop gaming wings, I’ve certainly taken to searching the internet for tutorial videos for when I get stuck, confused, or lost. Some videos focus more on the ...

Last week, Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] (yes, that’s its real name) found its way to PlayStation 4. Despite working with a smaller budget, this obscure anime fighter does a much better job ...