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Re: [GD-Design] Training Advice

[Parveen K. <pk...@al...>]

On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 09:03:16 +0800 gam...@li...
wrote:
> 

> Are there any rules of thumb besides the obvious: keep it minimal and
don't

> show variations of the same thing.



The best rule of thumb is, "Rip off somebody who got it right".



The only "training mission" I think I've ever liked in a game is from Prince
of Persia: Sands of Time.  They didn't really use a training mission.  They
just plop the player into the game and start mashing buttons.  And there are
prompts that say: "Hey! If you press these buttons, did you know you can do
this".



The best training missions are the ones that players don't even realize are
training missions.



Those are my 2 cents.



-- PK

re: [GD-Design] Training Advice

[George W. <ge...@ap...>]

On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 09:03:16 +0800, "Brett Bibby" <res...@ga...>
wrote:
> Are there any rules of thumb besides the obvious: keep it minimal and don't
> show variations of the same thing.

Only one more: Make it optional. Power Players (or re-players) don't want to
be forced to endure training (again?).

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