100 Video Game Design Tips & Tricks #1

1.Give the Player Clear Goals

Goals make players feel engaged, there are three kinds of goals:

Explicit goals - Directly communicated. Example: “Destroy Ganon” main quest in breath of the wild
Implicit goals - not directly communicated.Example: Kill the bokoblin that just spotted me or I will get a game over
Player driven goals-initiated by the players themselves.most effective at retaining player engagement.Example:Finding every korok seed, or exploring every mountaintop.