Level design is going to be crucial for a game like this, so I'm going to spend 150 minutes making a CRT shader instead!

I'm desperate to find people who can appreciate my hot takes, and I love to watch people get all excited about the games they're making. It makes me feel better about my own progress (or the lack thereof) somehow.

I started with the movement system. I referenced GDC talks and YouTube videos and made a movement system with dozens of tweakable variables and QoL. I then refined it to imitate the game feel that I like (Celeste), and stay away from the ones that I like a litle less (Hollow Knight).

I loved how Celeste made me feel: the snappy and fluid movement, the relentless pursuit of accessibility without compromising the intended experience, and the juice of its presentation.

This is a game that doesn't hold my hands, but still waits patiently at the other side for me to catch up.

I often heat people talking about how they don't want games to hold their hands. I get the sentiment. However, I find myself more frustrated at games with an invisible hand, and an impatiently tapping foot, wondering why you are still not seeing it.

In reality, this is probably my first official taste of the development hell. I started this project because I wanted to
"get" platformers, something I never really enjoyed.

I wanted to look at Celeste, the only platformer I finished, and really think about what made me connect with it.