Mega Man X
A Capcom action platformer with a dash move.
Where Mega Man X comes up1 episode or test
- 1Hide the stateKing Knight's bash availability isn't shown
- 2Players must intuit itLike Mega Man X's unseen dash count
- 3Lean rules their wayUncertainty favors the player
- 4Grant a free bashAutomatic after King Knight takes a hit
From David D'Angelo, Yacht Club Games
What was said about Mega Man X
1Similar examples from other apps
These are about other apps, not Mega Man X: examples from the same sources that help explain it.
Shovel Knight hides King Knight's bash state and leans rules toward the player. Yacht Club Games chose not to show whether King Knight's bash is available. David D'Angelo cites Mega Man X, where you can't see your dash count, as precedent for letting players intuit it.
Where players can't tell the state, the rules favor them: King Knight gets a free bash automatically after taking a hit. D'Angelo's phrasing: "if you couldn't intuit that we were leaning in your favour."
Shovel Knight's Signature Moves
You can't see your dash count in it, which David D'Angelo cites as precedent for leaving King Knight's bash state unshown.
Shovel Knight hides King Knight's bash state and leans rules toward the player. Yacht Club Games chose not to show whether King Knight's bash is available. David D'Angelo cites Mega Man X, where you can't see your dash count, as precedent for letting players intuit it.
Where players can't tell the state, the rules favor them: King Knight gets a free bash automatically after taking a hit. D'Angelo's phrasing: "if you couldn't intuit that we were leaning in your favour."
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