Slaying the Doubt Demons

This week was the first time I've truly hit an internal wall regarding this game. After a week of purely focusing on art, the idea of returning to the drab, expressionless world of programming became a little daunting. I ended up taking three days completely off, growing seeds of doubt all-the-while. Luckily I've been here before. I can tell when the mind is trying to steer the ship away from what I want just because it's getting difficult. I opened Unity and started playing Momentous.

That's literally all it took to right the course. "That's hindering movement," "this graphic will be great here," "there should be a pause screen." Thoughts like these led to me designating the rest of the week to player experience. I fixed the hitbox wonkiness, I smoothed out moving and attacking while airborne, and a few other quality of life tweaks that hopefully make the game feel better to play. This momentum shift happened purely cause I cracked open the game. I put my foot inside the room. I got the ball rolling. That's all it takes to slay the doubt demons, especially when they are just beginning to bud.