(ORIGINAL POST DATE: MARCH 16, 2025) https://cookiejarwp.wordpress.com/2025/03/16/an-incredibly-broad-dissection-of-pizza-towers-level-design/ P.S.: This is the last blog post from WordPress, before I move here to Blogger. And it happens to be my longest and most in-depth! Quality-wise, I want to maintain this sort of effort moving forward. Pizza Tower is a simple game to play. Not easy, but once you’ve figured out your goal, playing it is simple. Just get to the end. Get there fast. Stay fast! You can’t even die! How hard could that be? However, what many may not see is the monumental amounts of work, thought, and trial-and-error behind making each level feel simple. Creating levels such that they feel good is hard — making them fun and engaging on top of that, even more so. So to gain some better appreciation and understanding for Pizza Tower’s level design, why don’t we talk about the factors, considerations, and cornerstones that under...
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