I always had a feeling, but Deltarune 3/4 makes it clear as day how connected the game is to Links Awakening. The original gameboy cartridge was the first game I ever played, and the one that made me know I’d be playing games forever.

I’ve even been lucky enough to make a couple.

Thanks, Toby.

me: it’s just a hockey game

also me:

sphere

most probable shape
Blackhole.
increasingly improbable scenario
Dance
most probable outcome
Singularity.
one probably remains

escape

(This one’s obvious) But you should always make your game characters strength the thing players enjoy most.

(Not so obvious) Make your characters weakness something their players don’t care about

(bonus points) Turn that weakness into a strength

Example…

I can vouch for the document haha.

I've had an idea for a long time for a racing game with modular race tracks that are pieced together during the race so that each race feels unique. Wrote up a design doc and everything seven years ago (just checked). Sonic the Hedgehog beat me to it. That's a bummer, but also validating and cool!

SoCal stay cold enough for me wear this a bit

the framing of this skybox and its quality are so good that when your character comes over the ridge and sees it I was actually stunned in awe

I want to talk about an amazing ability from Marvel Rivals - Magneto Ultimate

One of the coolest in the game, he flings himself up into the air and summons a meteor that absorbs all nearby enemy projectiles to empower the meteor, then slam it down on his opponents.

But there’s a catch: