Faculty of Arts & Science

Digital Futures

Roann Cordova

Frustration

Failures in Video Games and How To Use Them

““Getting over it with Bennett Foddy is an indie game made by an Australian-American video game designer, Bennett Foddy. He made a platformer video game where players must climb up to the top of a steep mountain using only a hammer controlled by a mouse.On the screen, you will see a guy in a cauldron with only the upper half of his body visible. He is holding a hammer that is widely used by rock climbers, and this will be a tool that players will use to pass through these obstacles.“Getting Over It” is a type of game that contains a lot of obstacles, like literal obstacles, that you have to climb up to progress in the game.There are no so-called “enemies” in the game but the only thing that you need to get past through is your frustration and these random items compiled together to make a mountain of trash.The following voice that you are going to hear is Bennett Foddy, the maker of this game, and he will accompany you on your journey as you climb up, or even as you fall down from the mountain.”