Okay… I randomly decided to see what it would be like if the player could jump. Sure enough, it’s really fun. So I think we’re going to work this into the game.
That means there will be a little bit of platforming in the game. Those short ledges in the mountain area? Yeah, you can jump up those now. You can also hop over logs and stuff.
Some might say it is foolish of us to not have the design 100% prepared before coding, but I like it this way. We’re flexible, and the game keeps evolving as we try new things. We’re able to work this way because we don’t really have a deadline.
The ability to jump is going to have some implications on the control scheme, but I think it’s for the best. More on this later.
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