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One thing that has always perplexed me is damage values in video games. Sometimes they’re single digit, sometimes they’re in the millions. But they all do the same thing, describe how devastating an attack is. Let’s talk about why in a lot of cases, less is somehow more.
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Less is more... kinda (0:00)
BBTS and my new obsession (3:34)
Card games and conceptualization (5:16)
Making the damage tangible (9:20)
The language of health bars (13:26)
When the numbers tell the story (17:15)
Curing The Puny Paradox (20:57)
Thank you and goodnight! P.S. plz help lmao (22:36)
▶Games Shown
Stellar Blade (2024)
Final Fantasy XIII (2009)
NieR:Automata (2017)
Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020)
Gris (2018)
Neon White (2022)
Hollow Knight (2017)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023)
Tekken 8 (2024)
Elden Ring (2022)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024)
Octopath Traveler (2018)
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (2024)
MapleStory (2003)
Persona 4 Golden (2012)
Jack Move (2022)
Final Fantasy X (2001)
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII REUNION (2023)
Persona 5: Royal (2019)
Darkest Dungeon II (2023)
MTG Arena (202?)
CrossCode (2018)
Balatro (2024)
Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness (2013)
YuGiOh Master Duel
Xenoblade Chronicles (2010)
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (2022)
Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)
Genshin Impact (2020)
Honkai: Star Rail (2023)
Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019)
Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling (2019)
Final Fantasy VII (1997)
Dead Cells (2017)
Control (2019)
The Black Onyx (1984)
Eye of the Beholder II (1991)
Curse of the Azure Bonds (1989)
Street Fighter 6 (2023)
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (2023)
Megaman X (1993)
Sea of Stars (2023)
Romancing Saga: Minstrel Song (2005)
Final Fantasy VIII (1999)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009)
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005)
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (2019)
▶Movies/TV/Anime Shown
Tom and Jerry
The Prestiege
YuGiOh
▶Media/Clips/Considerations:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwABHajSLTc_1GVXuxV-fOf2srQBDTdEp&si=muQh3nRFKp_rLLx_
▶Music Sources (in Order):
H U J I - Childhood Memories (Replay Selection).wav
(https://youtu.be/5bWVrKMro_Q?si=osDymnAmVGio15Tv)
Semifinal Battle - Pokémon Colosseum OST
Automobile Interior - AI: The Somnium Files OST
The Gates Of Hell - Bayonetta OST
Enigma - YU-NO (PC-98) OST
Task Force Neuron - Astral Chain OST
Chapter Select - Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising OST
H U J I - Summer Days (Endless Journey Ver. I)
(https://youtu.be/5bWVrKMro_Q?si=osDymnAmVGio15Tv)
Altess Levoire - Stellar Blade OST
Battle 2 - CrossCode OST
Exponential Growth - CrossCode OST
Koopaseum - Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time OST
Phantom - Persona 5 OST
Mewmore - Surf (Pokémon Gold & Silver Remix)
▶Research Sources
(A) People Are Twice As Likely To Spend More Money When Using Card Than Cash In 2024
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/software/people-twice-likely-spend-using-card-than-cash/#:~:text=52%25%20of%20people%20said%20they,to%20just%2024%25%20with%20cash.
(B) The tweet in question
https://x.com/ChrisVoiceman/status/1794489019369422985
(C) Why big numbers break our brains
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/03/1198909057/brain-struggles-big-numbers-neuroscience
(D) Estimating Large Numbers
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cogs.12028
(E) The Rule of 9’s: Will Charm Pricing Work for Your Business?
https://www.business.com/articles/will-charm-pricing-work-for-your-business/
(F) Pricing and the Psychology of Consumption
https://hbr.org/2002/09/pricing-and-the-psychology-of-consumption