i am thinking about roguelike resource flow. it's interesting that a lot of the classic games have resting to restore health as a mechanic. it's a tiered system:
larger: (food clock -> health)
mid: micro decisions which reduce health loss
@lorenschmidt ok, what if it's some kind cyberspace thing and you can regain life energy by absorbing almost everything in the game: a key, a weapon, en exit button...?
@oldschoolpixels if they are all resources of some kind it could work! though i would be inclined to have some directionality to the exchanges, for instance you can eat a key but stones need to be turned into flesh first
if the game has keys or other progress enabling objects, it would make sense to have them also be edible. (trading progress for mid-tier survivability). bread key. strawberry key.
it's an interesting and flexible system which has some accessibility gains. it suggests a few design-natural but unintuitive ways to extend or experiment with this.
what if you added a layer of exchanges above this?
what if you could crystalize extra health into food clock? it would make it a two way exchange. it would be fun and gross trying to ground this thematically. blood loaf. growing extra fingers when you are very healthy, which are then snacks.
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