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“It started when I played a mobile brick-breaker roguelite a few years ago. I got hooked but didn\u2019t like all the free-to-play elements. So I wanted to make a version without that \u2014 a buy-once experience. From there, it evolved through tons of iteration,” Sun says, explaining the game’s origin, and why he settled on building a farm as a key part of progressing through the game.<\/p>\n
“I wanted something more visual and personal than just menus \u2014 something with identity. I liked the idea of little characters bouncing around a base. Plus, I did base-building in my last game, so it wasn\u2019t a huge leap.”<\/p>\n
Some ideas didn’t make the cut, but Sun hinted that at least a few could come back with updates to the game. <\/p>\n
“I try not to waste work, so most ideas make it in. But one was a magma ball that left lava trails enemies would take damage from \u2014 once the game started scrolling, it didn\u2019t make sense visually, so we cut it,” he says, as for something we could see one day.<\/p>\n
“I cut a pet system \u2014 you could bring pets into levels and they\u2019d gain XP. It was fun but too much on top of character progression. There was even a monkey that jumped on enemies.”<\/p>\n
And Sun has already been making updates, listening to feedback from players and tweaking the mechanics to make quality of life improvements. “Hitboxes were misaligned, so I redid them. And I added luck protection for fishing \u2014 players didn\u2019t like getting too many bad rolls in a row.”<\/p>\n
If you haven’t played Ball X Pit yet (and you really should) we asked Sun for his top tip to give you a head start. <\/p>\n
“Aim for the back of the board so the balls ricochet around \u2014 that\u2019s key for damage,” he advises. His personal favorite combo? “I like hemorrhage builds \u2014 combine it with area-of-effect stuff like lightning or ghost. Flash hits everything on screen.”<\/p>\n
His favorite villager? “The one whose balls bounce off the back. I love chaotic screens. Combine him with Cohabitants for double the balls \u2014 it\u2019s wild.”<\/p>\n
Ball X Pit is out now on PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X and S, with a Nintendo 2 version on its way soon. As for future updates? <\/p>\n
“I can say there\u2019s more coming, but not what exactly,” teases Sun. “The game\u2019s done really well, and it feels right to give players a bit more.”<\/p>\n
Rachel Weber is the Senior Editorial Director of Games at IGN and an elder millennial. She’s been a professional nerd since 2006 when she got her start on Official PlayStation Magazine in the UK, and has since worked for GamesIndustry.Biz, Rolling Stone and GamesRadar. She loves horror, horror movies, horror games, and French Bulldogs. Those extra wrinkles on her face are thanks to going time blind and staying up too late finishing every sidequest in RPGs like Fallout and Witcher 3.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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