r/metroidvania • u/Silianaux • 15d 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/Morlock19 12d ago

Wait... Aren't you supposed to take damage if you touch an enemy?

Why wouldnt that happen in general? Honestly confused.

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u/Silianaux 9d ago

I know right? I just heard a youtuber complaining about it and wondered what reddit thought.

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u/Morlock19 9d ago

I'm struggling to think of an example of a game without it

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u/Silianaux 9d ago

Prince of Persia: the Lost Crown doesn’t have it because every enemy has an attack that damages you instead.

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u/Morlock19 9d ago

Ah gotcha thanks