Dev Log #8 | I actually put a "cat in the washing machine" into the game?!

Hi everyone, I'm Bread, the developer of the Chinese Metroidvania Bolt & Whalington.

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In the last video, I shared some hand-drawn visuals of the Residential Zone.

In this devlog, I'd like to walk you through the design ideas behind this area and introduce some of its parkour-focused gameplay. We've designed several interesting movement mechanics for this zone, with three different types of long-distance traversal methods.

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Or scroll down for details!You might notice the Residential Zone feels completely different from the Kitchen Zone. Since it's a living area, it can't be messy and dirty like the Kitchen — instead, I wanted it to give players a fresh, contrasting visual atmosphere.

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