Loved reading this! As someone who's making a roguelite without combat it was good to be reminded about why combat is usually part of the recipe. When I saw your diagram about Player Health vs Enemy Health I felt compelled to write it out again for our game. I find it trickier to phrase in a context where the whole environment and gravity is your enemy (it's a climbing game).
Loved reading this! As someone who's making a roguelite without combat it was good to be reminded about why combat is usually part of the recipe. When I saw your diagram about Player Health vs Enemy Health I felt compelled to write it out again for our game. I find it trickier to phrase in a context where the whole environment and gravity is your enemy (it's a climbing game).
Very good artcile! Do you have any further reading on this topic?