Modern Games NEED Style

⚙️ Thanks to GameMaker for sponsoring the video - Download GameMaker for free and start today: https://opr.as/GM-DesignDoc Style is not optional. Great style in game design can help a game immediately find an audience, or break a game before it even gets a chance. In a time when AAA game dev seems so risky, it’s nice to remember that there are other paths, and that game style is about more than just looking stylish. Let's talk about a bunch of stylish games from the past few years, and what style can do for you. Plus a quick detour through my favorite 2 seconds of E3 2014, just for funsies. Featuring: Vividlope Crow Country Mouthwashing Superhot Arzette The Wonderful World of Suda51 (Romeo is a Dead Man, No More Heroes, Killer 7, and more) With supporting B-roll from (in order of first appearance): Five Nights at Freddy's Cuphead Highguard God of War Ragnarok Assassin's Creed Valhalla Anthem Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Bomb Rush Cyberfunk Hollow Knight Silksong Signalis SuperHot Environmental Station Alpha Mini Metro Mullet Mad Jack Lorelei and the Laser Eyes Return of the Obra Dinn Penny's Big Breakaway Pizza Tower Deltarune The King is Watching AntonBlast Beastieball Hi-Fi Rush Spider-Man Miles Morales Okami Hylics Monster Hunter Wilds Forspoken Fuse Final Fantasy XV Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League Neon White Going Under Corn Kidz 64 Persona 5 Royal NEO The World Ends With You REZ Ultrakill Vividlope Super Monkey Ball Space Channel 5 Q*Bert (PS1) Roll Away (Kula World) Pseudoregalia Cavern of Dreams Lunistice Final Fantasy VII Resident Evil 2 Final Fantasy IX Final Fantasy VIII Parasite Eve Chrono Cross Crow Country Snipperclips Mouthwashing Absolum Peak Super Battle Golf Big Hops Apotheon Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore Nier Automata Baby Steps Death Stranding Killer 7 Romeo is a Dead Man No More Heroes 3 No More Heroes Shadows of the Damned Denshattack Shoe Store Simulator Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation The Eternal Life of Goldman Blasphemous Solar Ash 🎧 Patrons get ad-free episodes early, plus access to our behind-the-scenes podcast. 📢 Support Design Doc on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/designdoc 👕 Check out our merch store! https://crowdmade.com/collections/design-doc Design Doc on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/designdoc.bsky.social #cuphead #crowcountry #nomoreheroes