What I’m trying to do with this game & with all my art is to capture those intense feelings that still stand out for me & try to translate them to the audience & ultimately people that aren’t me.
This shift in perspective highlights the enormity of Brüttelburg & the smallness of Salt.
The other mechanic I came up with right before the launch was Salt taming pigeons & using them to access things that only something with flying abilities can access. Of course pigeons are small so they have to be used for scouting, delivery & knocking things down because they aren’t going to be able to lift larger things at all!
I have a funny relationship with pigeons & birds in general. I wish they were smarter like seagulls or crows, but I respect them for finding their way in the cracks of human civilization. People that take the time to cultivate them & train them have a serenity to them that I inherently respect!