Portal 2 sets a great standard for tutorials - it's funny and quick, and the patronizing nature of telling the player how to progress is explained in the narrative. Games have a lot of standard ...

Every Souls game starts off more or less the same way: You make your character, pick a class, and go through a short tutorial zone where you are given the most basic explanation for how the game works ...

Tutorials are an integral part of any great video game. Not only do they give players a chance to learn the ropes and understand some basic mechanics, but they also introduce them to a brand-new world ...

There’s no questioning the massive scale behind Final Fantasy XV when it comes to the large open world to explore and the various gameplay systems placed behind the minute-to-minute gameplay. If you ...

In my time on this earth I’ve pledged allegiance to many masters. Learned men and women: Buddhists, dissidents, Jedi. Their words—always measured—tend to echo at critical junctures. Whenever I face ...

Justin Flynn is an editor and writer from Ireland. He became a gamer at the age of eight when a mix-up at his local toy store landed him a copy of Kingdom Hearts. Since then, he has earned a Bachelor ...

Last week, Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] (yes, that’s its real name) found its way to PlayStation 4. Despite working with a smaller budget, this obscure anime fighter does a much better job ...

Video game tutorials are a difficult art for developers to master - they're necessary to acquaint players with a game's specific mechanics and systems, but preventing them from coming off as dry or ...