thank u very much! Godot gang!!!
i have actually tried to make a game a few times before, but ended up too ambitious every time
- first attempt was simple enough (platformer about a little blob dude), but i ended up burning myself out by putting WAY too much effort in the animations
- second attempt was way too much work in general ("""small""" horror game on a mostly-cute alien planet, encountering some cute and some creepy creatures)
- the third attempt WOULD have been simple enough (ghost flies around and eats other ghosts), but guess who got burnt-out again by doing too much animating, lol
finally being able to get out a true small game has been super satisfying! now that i know i can do this much in 3 days, making games in general feels a lot less like some impossible dream :D