Emberwind HD video review
Posted by Erik Möller
I wanted to share two great video reviews of Emberwind HD, check out the
first one by jojopet
and the second one by Classic L337.
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Emberwind available on the AppStore
Posted by Erik Möller
It is finally here! Emberwind and Emberwind HD
Is available in the AppStore worldwide. I can't tell you how excited we are about bringing a great game to even more people.
Emberwind coming soon to the AppStore
Posted by Erik Möller
We're glad to announce that Emberwind is coming soon to the AppStore via Chillingo, the premier publisher of popular iOS games like "Angry Birds" and "Cut The Rope".
Emberwind HTML5 experiment at Opera
Posted by Erik Möller
One of our latest little projects is an exciting experiment trying to leverage the advances in HTML5 and porting parts of Emberwind to run directly in your browser using canvas, WebGL and javascript.
Check out Erik's blog at Opera for progress updates, or follow the progress on twitter.
Follow @erikjmoller
Emberwind app shown at PAX
Posted by Erik Möller
Chillingo has been starting to show Emberwind for iOS around and we're really excited about it. Most recently it was shown at PAX, and MODOJO wrote about it after having a look. ...we're looking forward to Emberwind on the iPhone. Besides, we need a break from playing Mario and Sonic. Let's see what this gnome can do.
The Adrenaline Vault
Posted by Erik Möller
The annual Top Casual PC games award at The Adrenaline Vault
has been posted and we're very happy to see Emberwind being picked as one of the twelve winners or one of "the very best hidden computer
treasures that casual gaming has to offer" as Bob Mandel of avault.com put it.
We're always glad to read about people enjoying our game and it's really what drives us to continue doing great indie stuff.
Merry Christmas
Posted by Erik Möller
We wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year filled with lots of great indie games.
As an extra little treat we've put together a seasonal Emberwind icon pack.
Enjoy and see you all next year!
Emberwind reviewed in Level
Posted by Erik Möller
Emberwind was reviewed in Level, the largest printed game-magazine in Romania. It scored a solid 8/10 which we're glad to see.
If you know Romanian you can read the full review.
For those of us that don't know a word of Romanian, Editor Andrei Licherdopol very kindly provided us with a summary in English.
"Emberwind is a welcome purist casual platformer with an undeniable old-school appeal, blessed with a charming whimsical
fantasy setting that we wished was exploited a bit more by this title. With a definitely well-chosen and charismatic protagonist
that Kindle proves to be (not to mention Wick his mystical owl companion), hilarious enemies and a brilliant (literally)
antagonist, a nice variety of moves and great level design that remains consistent throughout the surprisingly lengthy campaign,
Emberwind turns out a worthwhile and enjoyable experience for both the youngest gamers and the more experienced players that
search a relaxing break from all the gratuitous violence, gore and sexuality that unfortunately drowns the majority of today's
video games. Bring it to your children (or your inner child) with no worries whatsoever!
While neither revolutionary nor perfect and perhaps a tad on the easy side, Kindle's adventure is perfectly worth your time
and money, being also one of the cutest titles to recently hit the market."
Emberwind Anniversary
Posted by Chris Van Yperen
One year ago today, TimeTrap launched its first independent PC/Mac title Emberwind!
The past year Erik and I have gotten a lot of encouraging emails, met a ton of great independent developers
and snuck off for a much needed break. The whole rewarding experience can definitely be credited to our
friends and family, but most importantly to you, our customers.
We thank all of you very sincerely for your purchase, as it provides us with resources to continue doing
what we love to do; making our own games!
So to celebrate Emberwinds first anniversary we are selling it
off our site at 50% off for the rest of the year.
Pick up the free demo and give it a try, if you enjoy playing it as much as we enjoyed making it you
won't be disappointed during the holidays.
Merry Christmas greetings from the Emberwind team.
Emberwind now available in more languages
Posted by Erik Möller
In addition to the newly released Japanese version on DigRetto Emberwind v1.1 is now also available in our own store in more languages.
The Mac version is available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Polish, Russian and Japanese.
The Windows version is available in English, Spanish, Polish, Russian and Japanese, for any other languages we refer to our excellent partners at Zylom
and the multilingual version of Emberwind available there.
Japanese Emberwind launches on DigRetto
Posted by Erik Möller
DigRetto launches the Japanese version of Emberwind on their site and has a
special 20% off during launch week! We're thrilled to see yet another localization of Emberwind and hope the good people of Japan will apreciate the game as much as
everyone else. I for one think it looks much cooler in Japanese and will definitely play it again.
Emberwind deluxe released on Zylom
Posted by Erik Möller
We're glad to annouce that the multilingual version of Emberwind was released on Zylom yesterday. Zylom is RealGames Europe's portal.
The game is available in English, German, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, French and Swedish.
Emberwind Icon Pack
Posted by Erik Möller
We've put together a nice little icon pack featuring some of the really nice assets from Emberwind. Enjoy!
Emberwind covermounted
Posted by Erik Möller
The September issue of Komputer Swiat the largest computer magazine in Poland
sports a custom branded polish version of Emberwind on it's cover DVD. Check out a scan from the magazine.
Emberwind editors pick on BrotherSoft
Posted by Erik Möller
BrotherSoft recently recommended Emberwind on their website and made it "Editors pick".
Great Emberwind review
Posted by Erik Möller
Adam at indiegamereviewer.com has posted a very nice and detailed review of Emberwind and we're thrilled to
see it get another 4/5 rating. Go check out the full review.
Emberwind on Direct2Drive
Posted by Erik Möller
We're glad to announce Emberwind is now also available on IGN Entertainment's premier digital distribution portal Direct2Drive.
Emberwind atlas
Posted by Erik Möller
We've been really busy lately but I'd just like to take the opportunity to remind you the Emberwind atlas
still gets updated with one stage a week. We're now up to Storgatan, closing in on Castle Grendale!
Emberwind on the iPhone and iPod Touch
Posted by Erik Möller
TimeTrap teams up with Finnish developer Innogiant to bring Emberwind to the iPhone and iPod Touch
platform this spring. Development has already started and we're really excited about
Emberwind going mobile. Read the full press release
about it.
Emberwind atlas release (Spoiler alert!)
Posted by Erik Möller
With the latest post the Emberwind world atlas now covers all the stages leading up to and including The Skeli Vault, the first boss fight and where the demo experience ends.
Hooked gamers review Emberwind
Posted by Erik Möller
Justin Snyder a.k.a. BlobDude at hookedgamer.com has done a great review where Emberwind
scores a very impressive 8/10. Justin writes "Emberwind is a solid game.
I honestly can't find anything wrong with it"
"I for one will certainly return to the city of Grendale
for some repeat action to fill the time between the big AAA titles releases this spring."
Read the full review at hooked gamers.
Emberwind review in svt1 morning show
Posted by Erik Möller
Here it is finally,
the review from Swedish TV morning show with english subs.
There's a button to turn them on in youtube if you don't have that enabled already.
The review is obviously aimed at the morning show audience, hence a great deal of time is
spent explaining "indie games", but never the less it's a great review and Emberwind
scores an impressive 4/5.
Interviewed by it24
Posted by Erik Möller
Thomas Arnroth, probably the best known games reviewer in Sweden who has his own segment in
one of the morning shows on national TV, did a review of Emberwind (link to video will
be posted shortly). After the review he did a
follow-up interview with me for it24.se.
Unfortunately it's in Swedish and google translate is doing a pretty poor job with it.
Emberwind metascore
Posted by Erik Möller
Emberwind has been rated by MetaCritic and scores an average of 79 which is rated as
"Generally favorable reviews".
"Metacritic's mission is to help you make an informed decision about how to spend your money on entertainment."
ZTGameDomain reviews Emberwind
Posted by Erik Möller
Catastrophe at ZTGameDomain or Cathlin Sentz as her RL name is made a really nice
review of Emberwind scoring an 8/10.
You can tell she's spent a good deal of time in the game and done a thorough analysis pointing out the goods and the bads... water death pits! Ah, yeah what a blunder!
Good thing they're few and far apart. The pits aside she seems to have really enjoyed it and writes:
"This 2D platformer is cartoon pretty and intensely cute. If you want a fun platformer, Emberwind is an excellent option and a treat for the $12 price."
Emberwind available through GamersGate
Posted by Erik Möller
TimeTrap are glad to announce Emberwind is now also available through our partner site
at gamersgate.com
"GamersGate is a leading digital distribution platform, providing ready gaming experiences for gamers worldwide – anytime, anywhere. Viewed as a strong contender in the digital download arena, GamersGate continues to redefine the download industry. Future strategies include the launch of several additional services, and the further aggressive expansion of its product portfolio, from a wide range of internationally recognized publishers."
Emberwind available through Mac Game Store
Posted by Erik Möller
TimeTrap are glad to announce Emberwind is now also available through our partner site
at macgamestore.com
"Launched in April 2005, Macgamestore.com is the largest online Macintosh gaming store on the planet. Our goal is to provide the best shopping experience that Mac gamers deserve with plenty of stock on todays most popular Macintosh games, speedy delivery, and useful information to make purchasing decisions easier."
GamingXP reviews Emberwind
Posted by Erik Möller
Manfred Beck at GamingXP.com has made a
review of Emberwind. It really stretched my high-school German to the limit,
but what a great review! Emberwind scores a very solid 77% and had it not been for the missing
multiplayer it would've scored well into the 80 mark.
German readers, please don't beat me up if I misquote this :)
"Ideal for casual gaming, Emberwind also provides enough depth for [serious] long term gaming,
and as was mentioned before, it's suitable to anyone."
Gamerlimit reviews Emberwind
Posted by Erik Möller
Paul at GamerLimit has made a
review of Emberwind scoring yet another 7/10.
In his summary Paul writes:
"If you fondly recall time spent playing old platformers, then Emberwind is most certainly a game
for you. Regardless of any niggling flaws, the game is an almost illegal amount of fun to play."
Emberwind game atlas
Posted by Erik Möller
For the curious gamer we're releasing a complete game atlas on our community page.
Starting today by releasing the maps for "Gnomestead" and "Boulderhood Lake" and continuing
to release a new map every week.
Emberwind MAC version upgraded
Posted by Erik Möller
The Emberwind mac builds have been updated with a fix adressing a
rendering issue appearing on some macs with an Intel GMA 950 graphics cards.
If you have already bought the mac version and want it upgraded please contact us via
the support email.
ApertureGames reviews Emberwind
Posted by Erik Möller
Daniel at ApertureGames has made a review of Emberwind
scoring a pretty decent 7/10.
"Emberwind is a great game for younger players, with very little that would offend, and ultimately how much
you enjoy Emberwind is fully dependant on the challenge you’ll get for it.
I highly recommend you give the demo a try."
