Sakurai talks game essence versus broad appeal in a new dev video

Masahiro Sakurai is back with another installment in his game development video series, and this time around he’s put together a feature for the ‘Game Essence’ category.

This is the 17th Game Essence video and to mark the occasion, Sakurai dives into a topic he mentioned back in the very first episode. Today’s outing takes a look at how deepening game essence can reduce broad appeal.

Finding a balance between game essence and broad appeal can be a struggle, but hitting that sweet spot can yield fantastic results.