Monster Hunter World
A Capcom action game about hunting giant monsters.
Where Monster Hunter World comes up2 episodes and tests
Gcreator of Game Maker's Toolkit testMaking Games Better for Gamers with Colourblindness & Low Vision | Designing for Disability
Gcreator of Game Maker's Toolkit testHow to Keep Players Engaged (Without Being Evil)Monster Hunter World shows up in two lessons. Its core loop of looting monsters to upgrade your character for tougher hunts is cited as a positive feedback loop that makes growth feel exponential. It also boosts interface and tutorial text size for low vision players. The sources give no numbers. Lesson: build a loop where rewards feed new challenges, and make text readable or scalable.
- 1Loot monstersDefeated monsters give you loot
- 2Upgrade your characterUse the gear to get stronger
- 3Take on more monstersGreater power opens up more hunts
From Mark Brown, Game Maker's Toolkit
What was said about Monster Hunter World
Monster Hunter World boosts its interface text size to help low vision players. Game Maker's Toolkit names Monster Hunter World as a game that enlarges its interface text, and its tutorial text, for players with low vision.
It is cited next to Borderlands The Pre-Sequel, which scales the whole UI, and Assassin's Creed Origins, which puts a black box behind subtitles. Mark Brown's console guideline is no UI text under 28 pixels and no subtitles under 46 pixels, plus shadows or outlines for contrast and sliders to scale text.
Looting monsters to upgrade your character creates a positive feedback loop. In Monster Hunter World, you loot monsters and use the gear to upgrade your character, which lets you take on more monsters. Mark Brown uses this as an example of the loop that makes growth feel exponential.
He pairs it with Stardew Valley, where a little money buys better tools and seeds, which earn more money. He says this positive feedback loop is "at the heart of lots of engaging games".
Making Games Better for Gamers with Colourblindness & Low Vision | Designing for Disability
Boosts interface and tutorial text size to help low vision players.
Monster Hunter World boosts its interface text size to help low vision players. Game Maker's Toolkit names Monster Hunter World as a game that enlarges its interface text, and its tutorial text, for players with low vision.
It is cited next to Borderlands The Pre-Sequel, which scales the whole UI, and Assassin's Creed Origins, which puts a black box behind subtitles. Mark Brown's console guideline is no UI text under 28 pixels and no subtitles under 46 pixels, plus shadows or outlines for contrast and sliders to scale text.
How to Keep Players Engaged (Without Being Evil)
Works as a positive feedback loop: loot monsters, then upgrade your character to take on more.
Looting monsters to upgrade your character creates a positive feedback loop. In Monster Hunter World, you loot monsters and use the gear to upgrade your character, which lets you take on more monsters. Mark Brown uses this as an example of the loop that makes growth feel exponential.
He pairs it with Stardew Valley, where a little money buys better tools and seeds, which earn more money. He says this positive feedback loop is "at the heart of lots of engaging games".
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