Enchanterland

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• Level Design and Player Progress: Devlog #10
  April 24, 2025 by Everett Rees#Devlog

  A Double-Digit Devlog 'Level-design' can mean a lot of different things depending on the context. For this devlog, I'll be using it to refer to the structural layout of each unique stage that the play... Continue reading

  
• Strategy and Autonomy: Devlog #9
  April 17, 2025 by Everett Rees#Devlog

  We're Still Doing This? Just as you have the right to click off this post, players have the right to playgames in whatever way they want to and are able to. Autonomy is simply the right or ability for... Continue reading

  
• Audience and Accessibility: Devlog #8
  April 10, 2025 by Everett Rees#Devlog

  Good Morning Breaking news: every person is different. We all have different ideas of what makes a game fun, and we all play games for different reasons. Every person's preferences are a little bit di... Continue reading

  
• Reflection on Progress: Devlog #7
  April 03, 2025 by Everett Rees#Devlog

  Oh No The main purpose of the demo from Sunday was to be transparent about the state of Enchanterland ’s development progress. It's difficult to write about what I'm working on to an audience who…... Continue reading

  
• First Demo Uploaded
  March 31, 2025 by Everett Rees

  The first showcase demo for Enchanterland is up on the main page! I couldn't get everything I wanted to done (programming is hard), but I'm hoping to receive some feedback on what I have in already! I... Continue reading
• Hooks and Player Engagement: Devlog #6
  March 27, 2025 by Everett Rees#Devlog

  It's That Time of the Week Again There aren't many genres more overdone by indie developers than the 2D-platformer. I wouldn't be surprised if you could spend your entire life playing free indie platf... Continue reading

  
• Enemies Worth Fighting: Devlog #5
  March 19, 2025 by Everett Rees#Devlog

  This Again? With far too much free time on my hands, I'm going to make this post a lot longer than usual. I've talked about my very generalizable game design philosophies, but now I want to get into t... Continue reading

  
• Scope-Creep and the Minimalist's Question: Devlog #4
  March 13, 2025 by Everett Rees

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  The Return With the game jam finished, I have regained enough free time to devote to uploading these essays again. This week, I'll be writing about something a little bit different, but still somethin... Continue reading
• Skipping the Post This Week.
  March 06, 2025 by Everett Rees

  In case you were wondering where my post was, I ended up becoming too swamped with general work to make it. I'll be back to regular posting next week. -Everett... Continue reading
• Coding with Cleanliness: Devlog #3
  February 27, 2025 by Everett Rees#Devlog

  Hello Again This week and the following are going to have slightly shorter posts, as I am currently in a game jam. However, while this topic and the next won't necessarily warrant full-size posts, I s... Continue reading
• Graphics and Visuals: Devlog #2
  February 20, 2025 by Everett Rees

  Welcome Back Writing the first devlog was an absolute joy. I don't think I've ever been this motivated to work on a such long-term project (I guess the game is alright to work on too). This type of fo... Continue reading

  
• Early Conceptual Design: Devlog #1
  February 11, 2025 by Everett Rees

  Introduction Greetings, my name is Everett. I'm allowed to call myself a game developer, now that I have released one singular game here on itch, even if it is an abomination. I am trying to finally s... Continue reading