game design? 

Even though my silly little mouse game is on most parts just a typical platformer, I decided against having "enemies" as a kind of obstacle. I don't like the idea of a sentient being whose only goal is to hurt and whose only purpose is to get disposed of.

game design? 

@behold3r If you wanted, instead of traditional enemies you could have creatures you can't hurt or be hurt by, but who have other gameplay interactions or are unintentional obstacles to be dealt with peacefully. I can imagine some large animal blocking your path you'd have to wake up to move, for example.

game design? 

@NovaSquirrel rn I have hedgehogs who are too spiky for you to just run into who go their own way around the stage via set waypoints

game design? 

@NovaSquirrel my stage concept art refers to them as spiky friends

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