In the final installment of our Noita miniseries, Nolla Games' Petri Purho and Olli Harjola join us for a deep dive Q&A on the game! We discuss the influence of magic on its design, its origins and early iterations, how they empower different play styles, and where the boundaries of the game might actually be. Some things we discussed:

Kloonigames

Facepalm Games

Hempuli

Sisu

Knytt

The Magic Way

Frog Fractions

NetHack

Game Feel book

Stair Dismount

Liero

The Fight of the Sumo Hoppers

Pro Pilkki

My Summer Car

Nokia worm (Snake)

Wings

Soldat

Stephen's Sausage Roll

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