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Wildhollow Release Tomorrow

Karja — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:09:27 +0000

“Karja, you lazy sod! Why haven’t you blogged for several weeks now,” I hear you cry. Well, SOME of us have a full time job while we also try to fit in a wedding (not my own!), beer with friends, TV-series (I love House M. D.!) and casual adventure game development. The latter is what’s been occupying most of my spare time these last couple of weeks.

The adventure/simulation game Wildhollow is about to be released November 27, and I’m trying my best to arrange everything for tomorrow. Full version and trial builds for Windows and Mac, press release, webpage touch-ups, ordering system setup, and on and on and on… The time is now 10 PM and I’m starting to question how much sleep I’ll get tonight.

Stay tuned for a press release posting tomorrow…

Wildhollow Endgame Screenshots

Karja — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:38:51 +0000

Wildhollow, the quirky indie adventure game featuring weird humor and bizarre animals to take care of, is slowly starting to come together at long last. The minigames are still not up to par but at least the game is now possible to complete. I still have a few side quests to wrap up, but the main storyline is written and playtested. Up to, and including, the endgame that twists and turns a little but in the end settles into a nice and cozy happy ending.

Here are some tiny screenshots from the late stages of the game. If you’re really sensitive toward spoilers you might want to avert your eyes now. Nothing critical is revealed – I’m just offering a friendly warning in case you really want everything to be a surprise.

Yeah, let’s get it oooon!

I think I smell some fightin’ comin’ up!

Breaking the fourth wall? Guilty as charged!

I went for a very basic credits screen. I think it works, though.

Now, as soon as the minigames are functioning properly and the animal tending sub-game is in order I think the game is just about ready for release. I still wonder how it will be received, and if it will be appropriate for portals. Time will tell I guess.

Stay tuned for more information!

Wildhollow – More Character Art

Karja — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:31:25 +0000

I simply have to brag about the awesome character art that’s been pouring in lately for my adventure-puzzle-management game Wildhollow! Take a look at the cast so far:

Tiny, tiny samples of the characters in Wildhollow. Tiiiiny tiny tiny!

It’s going to be a whole lot of characters, and a whole lot of fun! I’d really like to write a bit about the story and the characters, but I’ll do my best to not spoil anything. And either way, things might always change before the end, so I’d better not say too much just yet.

One thing I can say though is that I’ve re-thought the beginning a bit. Originally I thought of giving the player loads and loads of things to do from the beginning, but that’s just…a bit overwhelming. Instead I’ll focus om the adventuring aspects first, and maybe some puzzles, before I bring in the management bits. Essentially, you’ll have to progress a little into the game before it really opens up. Not to worry, though – it won’t be like a dull tutorial. Just… Focusing on other aspects of the game, in the beginning.

When you start the game you have to solve a few easy quests and gather enough money for your first ranch upgrade before you can start buying animals. That’s when the game will begin properly; when you’re able to breed animals and create new species. But I have a suspicion that there’ll be quite some adventuring and puzzling even after that.

Enough ranting for now. I’ll just briefly mention that it’s a female dog to find background art that fits…and is affordable. I might have something going now – I’ll just have to wait and see. Stay tuned for Wildhollow news!