WINTERWOOD
A short & sweet wintertime trek. Navigate a snowy 3D forest and frozen lake to make a special delivery.
![[A gif of the Winterwood title screen.]](winterwood_promo01.gif)
![[A gif of Winterwood's dialogue.]](winterwood_promo05.gif)
![[A gif of Winterwood gameplay.]](winterwood_promo02.gif)
![[A gif of Winterwood gameplay.]](winterwood_promo03.gif)
![[A gif of the Winterwood house.]](winterwood_promo04.gif)
Released: December 2020
Developed: October 2020 & December 2020
Team: Joseph Henry Stadolnik IV
Tools: PICO-8
Programming Language: Lua
My Role: Solo Developer
I made the entirety of this game by myself, with the exception of the textured polygon routine used to draw the house and furniture
(which is by Frederic Souchu, & used with permission).
My achievements on this project included:
- Implementing a custom isometric 3D rendering system with camera rotation.
- Designing thematic mechanics and enviroments taking advantage of the rotation.
- Drawing all sprite and texture assets using PICO-8's editor.
- Building and texturing simple 3D models: variable trees, a cabin, and assorted furniture.
- Creating all audio assets using PICO-8's editor.
- Implementing a simple cutscene and dialogue system.
- Revising difficulty based on player feedback by adding a checkpoint.
About:
This was made for the PICO-8 Advent Calendar 2020.
The gap in development was due to setting the project aside to manage my college workload.
Links:
PICO-8 Forum Post
itch.io