H: Effects 1 (Category Compilation) #01～#06

In Category H: Effects, I discuss some of the myriad special effects used in games. These are the kinds of visuals whose true value can be seen when in motion.

[Index]
0:00 Opening
0:12 H-1 Make It "Pop"
2:41 H-2 Let Your Characters Shine
4:50 H-3 Flash, Blast, and Smoke
8:11 H-4 Visual Effects in Slow Motion
19:42 H-5 Screen Shake
23:19 H-6 Hit Marks

[Playlist H: Effects]

[LPetal]

Lots of great advice here, as usual. I especially liked the "Hit Marks" section, it's so satisfying is when a game does a good job letting you know you got a good hit in (this going along with animation like stun states). It's been a delight to watch advice from a long-time game development expert.

[mohammads]

Have you noticed how Masahiro Sakurai San wears specific shirts for each topic? Powder blue for effects, brown for audio and... his attention to details is incredible!

[jedisquidward]

These compilation videos are painful, but important. I just don't want the fun to end

[LuigiTheMetal]

Effects add world immersion and character personality. The ripped clothes effect from a few SNK games are a way to show the character is defeated by a special move—meaning when he gets defeated by standard attacks, his clothes will be fine.

[chamtheman]

*Sakurai uploads a new video:* 😀

*It's a category compilation* (meaning that the end of his YT career is near): 😦

[Leopez]

Super Smash Bros has one of the most EPIC Effects in the video games, but my favourite video game categories are a 2D/3D platformers, RPG and Action adventure games! 😊❤

[GuyPersonBobicus]

Your videos are so useful! I am interested in working in coding someday and your videos showing all of the inner workings of how games work while also being entertaining is perfect for my interests, plus they are made by one of my favorite game creators!

[lastnamefirstname]

thanks for the compilation of wisdom, sakurai! so much amazing information!

[ExploDjinn]

It was probably a herculean effort to balance the effects for Smash, especially since hearing about the attention to detail, I imagine they did each, one by one.

[cats]

I’m glad you showed Corrin by default. So that mean Corrin win & Female Corrin Lose. Ha ha ha!

[Moist_E]

I have a friend named duck who has weak ankles