The Winter Solstice

Pater Alf · Post by **Pater Alf** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 18:42

"The Winter Solstice" is a shooter made by Mr. Chubigans (creator of "Acidbomb", "Ore No Ryomi" and "Sandbox of Gods") for the YoYo Games Winter Competition 2007.
And once more I'm impressed by his work. An amazing soundtrack, great light effects and a unique background story make this game something special in the shooter genre.

Here's the description of the developer:

"Set on an old abandoned stage in the middle of a barren desert (San Aruba), the natives of the land put on a play in an ancient amphitheater once every year. It is called "The Winter Solstice", a six act play that progresses through the winter season that never comes to San Aruba. It is a joyful time, full of festive music, fireworks and lights. With each passing year as the weather grows hotter and dryer, the local culture and theater is slowly disappearing...but the old play will never be forgotten, handed down to many generations for the years to come.

Jump into the play and create a show that no one will soon forget, full of action and intense challenge. Can you do justice to the old tradition?

Influenced by such popular shooters such as Blast Factor, Geometry Wars and Everyday Shooter, The Winter Solstice will challenge your gamer skills with a unique gameplay twist on the familiar genre. The game features many modes and unlockable features, including:

-Theater Mode, along with Single Play that allows you to go for the gold by beating local high scores.
-Twenty medals that challenge the player to beat certain milestones within the game, unlocking content along the way.
-Unlockable modes such as Survival and Precision, which challenge your reflexes as well as your accuracy.
-Fully featured options that control the level of graphics your computer can handle.
-A folk-guitar score by Gayle Ellett and Todd Montgomery of Exotic Acoustic."

Developer: Mr Chubigans (Vertigo Games)

Download: http://curlysworldoffreeware.com/game_i ... gameid=217

Download size: 14 MB

Year: 2007

Status: We can host it...

eMTe · Post by **eMTe** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 22:58

Beautiful game. I'm talking of art. Worth trying just to admire graphics and melancholic atmosphere (melancholic shooter??). As for gameplay I dont have opinion yet.

Pater Alf · Post by **Pater Alf** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 0:46

Beautiful indeed! I consider it an audio-visual experience...

Post by **Chroelle** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 16:31

I have to agree fully. You would have to look a long time to find anything as atmospheric as this. I had the feeling of sitting in the front row of a chinese theater watching a show.

Pater Alf · Post by **Pater Alf** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 18:26

Fortunately the game isn't just a piece of art, but has very good gameplay qualities as well. It is hard at first, but it never get frustrating. You just sit there with an open mouth, wonder how beautiful a simple shooter game can be and try again...

Pater Alf · Post by **Pater Alf** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 18:55

The Winter Solstice has been added to CWF's database. You can download this beautiful game from our game info page:

http://curlysworldoffreeware.com/game_i ... gameid=217