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.

I’m spending all my points to buy a new mechanic:

Pyke players love - getting a penta kill and rewarding their crew with extra gold

Pyke players don’t care about - being “tanky” through bonus health and armor

Bonus - Pyke players actually like being “squishy” and balancing the risk/reward on a daggers edge

(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 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: