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  • DevLog #05: Map Designing

    DevLog #05: Map Designing

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    One common feedback we received for Phoenotopia was to add a map.  Unfortunately, it was too difficult to do since Phoenotopia wasn’t designed with 2D geometric considerations in mind. Perhaps it’s best explained with this picture: (Note: Chinese Translation of this blog post is available! (Courtesy of Baojie) (The starting house. Some say the confusing layout was…

  • DevLog #03: The True Weight of a Double Jump

    DevLog #03: The True Weight of a Double Jump

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    One of the most common requests I received for Phoenotopia was to add a double jump. Of course, once the game was out, adding a new movement mechanic like that wasn’t feasible without dramatically altering the levels and puzzles. It’s one of those deceptively small changes that carries massive, far-reaching consequences. Still, I mentally bookmarked…

  • DevLog # 02: The Importance of Pacing

    DevLog # 02: The Importance of Pacing

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    Note: Chinese Translation of this blog post is available! (Courtesy of Baojie) When it comes to making commercial video games, let’s just say it’s not our first rodeo 😎 (It’s our second) Steam automatically compiles various play data from gamers. From Phoenotopia, I know that we have a roughly even split of keyboard users and gamepad users.…