Playing games like a designer requires you to think critically about why certain design choices were made, for better or for worse. Analytical thinking will help you be more confident in your own game design choices! Subscribe for new episodes every Wednesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC (---More below) (Original air date: February 2, 2011) _______ Get your Extra Credits gear at the store! http://bit.ly/ExtraStore Play games with us on Extra Play! http://bit.ly/WatchEXP Watch more episodes from this season of Extra Credits! http://bit.ly/2n5bPJx Contribute community subtitles to Extra Credits: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_p... Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Get our list of recommended games on Steam: http://bit.ly/ECCurator _________ Would you like James to speak at your school or organization? For info, contact us at: [email protected] _________ ♪ Intro Music: "Penguin Cap" by CarboHydroM http://bit.ly/1eIHTDS ♪ Outro Music: "Slick Rippin' Keen" by Mazedude http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01432/