The Making Of: Animal Well, 2024’s Most Unique Metroidvania

“I took a vow that I would do this at some point in my life”.

In our experience speaking with passionate game creators big and small, one thing is a constant: they’re more than happy to tell you all about where the idea of their game came from. This is also true of Billy Basso (AKA: Shared Memory), the sole developer behind the hard-to-define Animal Well. We reached out to him to discuss the inspirations behind the game that he has spent the last seven years designing and programming.

It was the documentary film Indie Game: The Movie, which recounts the tumultuous development of now-legendary titles Braid, Super Meat Boy, and Fez, that inspired Basso to release his own game someday.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

“I took a vow that I would do this at some point in my life”.

In our experience speaking with passionate game creators big and small, one thing is a constant: they’re more than happy to tell you all about where the idea of their game came from. This is also true of Billy Basso (AKA: Shared Memory), the sole developer behind the hard-to-define Animal Well. We reached out to him to discuss the inspirations behind the game that he has spent the last seven years designing and programming.

It was the documentary film Indie Game: The Movie, which recounts the tumultuous development of now-legendary titles Braid, Super Meat Boy, and Fez, that inspired Basso to release his own game someday.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

 

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