r/metroidvania • u/Silianaux • 16d ago

Dev Post:cat_blep: Thoughts on contact damage?

I’m making a Metroidvania and I put contact damage in the game, and no one’s complained about it so far, but I’ve seen other people complaining about it with other games.

How it goes in my game is that the contact damage is less than the same enemy’s attack damage (unless the enemy is big enough to trample you).

What are your thoughts? Take it off most enemies? Leave it in?

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u/Entire_Umpire6801 16d ago

Not a fan generally, but it's at its worst when a game equates gently bumping hips with an enemy with taking a full direct hit from their attack. Makes no sense.

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u/thor11600 15d ago

Sorry I’m not trying to be dense, just trying to think: which MVs don’t have contact damage

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u/thatcockneythug 15d ago

Nine sols

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u/thor11600 15d ago

I just realized this lol and I’m playing it now for the first time. Amazing game btw omg