Into the Depths: Noita - Part 5 Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

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
Apex Legends Forge misdirect