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WIP feature: Magnetism

Added 2018-03-20 00:34:27 +0000 UTC

Pardon the above gif's lack of polish and new animations, but that's how prototyping BE

Initially magnetism was a throw-away idea, reserved for just one stage, but after prototyping it it turned out to be so much fun to tinker with and have enough applications that I'm leaning very very hard towards making it a critical gameplay mechanic.

Magnetism would be, straight up, a move you have access to at all times, with a dedicated button, but it's exact function would depend heavily on context. Presently, Puro can cling to any stable lightly magnetized surface by producing a light electromagnetic charge of her own. This includes surfaces along the wall or even the ceiling, moving surfaces, and even a combination of the two. By pressing the jump button while clinging to said surface, Puro will be launched off of it.

But some plaaaanned features INCLUDE
• Launching yourself off one into the foreground/background to switch paths/layers.
• A pair of magnetized vertical conveyor belts to reach a higher point, alternating between the two to avoid hazards on the way.
• Clinging to a loose magnetic surface, such as a cube, from the side while on the ground and then pressing the attack button will discharge that energy inversely, sending the cube sliding away from Puro. This can be used in tandem with the above — launch the cube to a desired spot, jump on top of it, and launch yourself upwards. You'd also be able to launch loose large objects like this to hurt enemies! Will this come up in a boss battle? probably
• Hanging from a surface while still holding a weapon in one hand, allowing you to attack whatever make come near
• Clinging to certain surfaces to weigh them down, such as a large shutter.
• Grabbing weapons right out of enemy hands (and then slapping them with it)
• Deflecting certain projectiles maybe??

I'm open to a number of ideas on how to utilize this skill. There will probably be another update on it later down the line as I apply it in new ways (and give puro proper animations for) before this feature becomes public. yayaya