Game feel tricks, ranked by how much you'd miss them

A tier list by abafa · filed under Gaming · published 26 September 2026

My opinion: game feel tricks ranked by how much you'd miss them if a game took them away. Hitstop is the tiny freeze when a hit lands, coyote time lets you jump just after leaving a ledge, and the paddle eyes come from the talk Juice It or Lose It (2012). Explained in my video on game feel.

S tier

  1. Hitstop (freeze on hit)
  2. Coyote time

A tier

  1. Screen shake
  2. Jump buffering
  3. Variable jump height

B tier

  1. Squash and stretch
  2. Camera kick
  3. Corner correction

C tier

  1. Muzzle flash
  2. Hit particles

D tier

  1. Giving the paddle eyes

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