Solo dev behind breakout Metroidvania hit Animal Well says his game has 256 encounters, but he had to cut at least 500 of them during development
Designing a Metroidvania is a lot harder than designing a linear platformer
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GamesPlatformerAnimal WellSolo dev behind breakout Metroidvania hit Animal Well says his game has 256 encounters, but he had to cut at least 500 of them during developmentWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
GamesPlatformerAnimal WellSolo dev behind breakout Metroidvania hit Animal Well says his game has 256 encounters, but he had to cut at least 500 of them during developmentWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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Animal Wellis one of the Metroidvania hits of the year, and perhaps one of the biggest indie breakouts of 2024 as well. But for solo developer Billy Basso, the process of crafting the acclaimed game is a tale of trial and error that many, many devs will be intimately familiar with.
In an interview with Edge Magazine, Basso …
