Devlog: I deleted my favorite feature and the game got better

Spent two months on a grappling hook. It was really fun. Playtesters loved it too, and they used it to skip every puzzle I'd built.

I tried to fix that for three weeks. Then I took it out, and the game suddenly made sense. Everyone who played the new build finished the level and had more to say about it.

Anyone else have a darling they've had to kill?

@ikram_b · Core contributor

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@cal_reyes

Please keep the hook for a speedrun mode. Asking on behalf of a small but very annoying community.

@ikram_b

...You know what, that's not a bad idea.

@theo_marsh

Editors say the same thing about favorite scenes. I think it's the same muscle.

@dev_null_dan

Deleted 4,000 lines from a side project this week. It's the only commit I've been proud of all year.

@sam_whitlock

Cut the piece you like least, then the piece you like most, and see what's left. Works with furniture as well.

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