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The key to making a challenging game that's not frustrating is to give the player all of the tools that they need to overcome the challenge— and never make it the game's fault that they lost.

— Derek Yu The Full Spelunky (2011)

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Mystery, surprise, tension, challenge, and a real sense of accomplishment always come at the cost of feeling uncomfortable.

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It's not a final judgment of you, as a person and an artist, when you release a game.

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A personal creative vision cannot bloom without the freedom afforded by that trust.

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Rather, I believe it makes more sense to think about difficulty in terms of the game's overall pacing.

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The best games come out of a mutual respect between the creator and the player.

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