It is impossible not to have a deep respect and a very special affection for Masahiro Sakurai. The director and creator of Kirby and Super Smash Bros. has dedicated himself like very few to exceeding the highest expectations of fans and, in the process, has given us some presentation events dedicated to the Nintendo crossover that were not only rich in content but also fascinating and entertaining. Your new YouTube channelby the way, it is too.
After officially closing the stage of Super Smash Bros Ultimate publishing the last of his always amazing captures in the official account, Sakurai made official your new project: Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games, a channel launched with both its own English version and fully Japanese dedicated to reflecting on and exploring how to make video games more fun. And we won’t deny it He is a true expert on the subject.
Moreover, despite the fact that the public most interested in this content could be the video game designer or creator, this series of videos has been prepared in an entertaining and educational way so that anyone can understand its content. under the premise of “Everyone is welcome” and, in the process, have a good time watching Sakurai himself expand. Which, all told, is always a pleasure.
And, for sample, here you can see (in English) channel presentation video
Currently, Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games It has three uploaded videos and all of them with a very grateful duration to see. The longest, the presentation video, lasts about seven minutes, while the other two dedicated to talking about his career or how to achieve special moments do not reach five minutes of footage.
Of course, despite the fact that they are really short, they are full of knowledge and good ideas.
Despite the fact that it has very little content (published a matter of hours ago since we wrote these words to you) since Extra Life We already recommend the channel Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games. Whether you are passionate about video games interested in understanding how Nintendo magic works from within, or if at some point you consider taking the plunge and creating your own games.
In fact, the series is a perfect manual with which to distinguish the masterpieces from the rest of video games
What will come next? Sakurai definitely earned a good vacation after the odyssey of shaping Super Smash Bross. Ultimate and bring together so many video game superstars in one hilarious and fascinating game. From Mario, Link and Pikachu to Steve and Alex from Minecraft and Sora himself from Kingdom Hearts. And, as you can see just below, the result is mesmerizing.
In any case, and seeing how early Masahiro Sakurai has returned from his well-deserved retirement, we are sure that we will soon have news of his upcoming works. a new kirby? The next Smash? the return of Kid Ikarus? Knowing him, it is more than likely that in his Youtube videos There are already clues about it.