Hi all, So recently I’ve been thinking more about the structure of my game, and considering whether I want levels in the traditional sense (Like Mario, or most other platformers in the world.)  or whether I want one linear long journey (similar to limbo). Thinking about this comes up with a lot of problems most people wouldn’t dream of when considering how a game is made. I want my game to feel like the player has gone on a journey, that they’ve accomplished something, and I feel breaking the game down into levels would destroy that feeling as there’d be chunks of the journey the player never experienced. There are also disadvantages to having one long, continuous  journey though; players can get very bored very quickly, especially if there isn’t much difference in the scenes. My idea for ending the levels was that Jacob would have to board a train in the…

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