Rob Brooks

Great course but is more of a follow-the-steps type than a proper teaching tool to build you a complex foundation to work with Unreal. (+) You'll make your simple game (+) All assets are ready for you to use so you can focus on work in Unreal (+) Although voice volume is low, it's edited so no annoying sounds or repetitive information. (-) You follow the steps and in the end, you'll have the game but you end up with a limited understanding of how to use the engine itself. The tutor explains very basic stuff, which is great for complete beginners but at the same time expects them to immediately understand complex issues like classes, blueprint logic, and node programming which, on the other hand, is explained only briefly (or not at all). This leaves in you in a position of copying the tasks he does. He doesn't explain the most needed things like: Why use this node specifically? Is it your preference or is it how Unreal requires it? What are the alternatives? What does the node do in detail? How did you figure it out?/How do I figure out which nodes to use if I wanted to do it differently? What other kinds of function nodes are there? Instead of a broader variety of building your blueprints, you end up copying a bunch of them.
- Review by Jesse U on Unreal Engine 4 - Learn to Make a Game Prototype in UE4