It turns out spite is an excellent motivator, especially if you’re making a video game. The developer of chaotic city-builder Overthrown removed one pesky mechanic specifically to go against the grain of the cautionary words of their mother.
Removing fall damage from Overthrown was a decision made by the game’s creator because it’s “annoying” but more importantly because their mother used to tell them “you can’t just do whatever you want”, according to a post on Twitter. As it turns out, when you’re an adult you can totally just do whatever you want, at least within the technical confines of the game you’re making.
This means you can leap off any cliff or fall from any height without needing to deal with the consequences that would plague you in other video games whose developers aren’t trying to spite their mothers.
Game balance be damned, as removing fall damage will seemingly make things more chaotic by allowing you to surprise attack enemies from high vantage points or even just a..
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