2.5D Action-Platforming - Woolfe's 2.5D levels combine the simplicity of sidescrolling gameplay with three-dimensional worlds to explore and puzzles to solve.

Fast, Axe-Wielding Combat – Armed with her trusty axe, Red will need to skillfully execute combos to strike at her foes' weaknesses. A mindless hack-'n'-slasher this is not.

Deranged Fairy Tale Bosses – Woolfe's boss-battles are the creatures of nightmares. Buckle up for a bloody encounter with “familiar faces” such as The Pied Piper, a monstrous Pinocchio and a Creeping Beauty.

A Rich, Visual Experience – Woolfe's multi-layered, atmospheric artwork was inspired by masters of imagination, including Tim Burton and Dutch painter Anton Pieck.

A twisted fairy tale story - Our take on the Red Riding Hood legacy is not your ordinary bedtime story. If you thought the original versions of the story (not the blockbuster derivates) were cruel, think again!

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Woolfe: The Red Hood Diaries was granted funding, covering the production cost of the basic game (minus the 'magic, the quality upgrade and user integrated content / customized toy soldiers; in short, minus everything we're kindly asking you to support us for).

At this point, we've already finished the first chapter, which is about 1/3rd of the game and have started production of the second chapter.

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Dang0 said:

Considering this was in Microsofts indie reel at E3 I assumed this was already funded.

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While at this point much of the core gameplay is in place and with the current funding at our disposal, we could continue through development as-is. But, we want Woolfe: The Red Hood Diaries to be something truly special. Kickstarter gives us the opportunity to include some excellent features that would otherwise have to be sacrificed and the opportunity for our supporters to (quite literally) be a part of the game.

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This [the magic system] would of course mean a whole lot of extra challenges and workload for the following team departments:

Writing - In order to make this magic mode make sense, we’ll need to incorporate its origin into the storyline and gradually explain why our protagonists posesses these superhuman abilities. Was she cursed at birth? Did a wizard or fairy bless her with these skills? Will she only use her magic for good purposes or… will it draw her to the dark side? You see, the options are unlimited!

Programming & level design - Building an in-game teleport mechanic is a lot easier than making one in real life, but still, this involves a lot of technical challenges. And if we want to make the magic abilities feel like they are a genuine part of the gameplay, our levels, puzzles and fights should constantly be aware of and use these new game mechanics.

Concept art & 3D modelling - All visual elements needed to evoke this sense of magic will be handcrafted with lots of love. Our artists can hardly wait to pick up their magic brushes and start creating.

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JUNE 2014: FEATURED BY XBOX AT E3

"Hi, this is Microsoft speaking. We saw your trailer in San Fransisco. Would you like to be featured at our E3 XBOX event?"

And then some awkward silence on our end of the phone. Once it dawned on us that this wasn't a prank phone, it was full speed ahead for our 15 seconds of fame at the ID@XBOX media event. While money didn't allow us to actually walk the green carpet, we got goosebumps watching our project showcased on the livestream.

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Nephtes said:

The art direction looks stunning. Am I the only one that thinks the combat looks kind of clunky though?

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While at this point much of the core gameplay is in place and with the current funding at our disposal, we could continue through development as-is.

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kadotsu said:

Grin as in BC Grin?

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AlexSA2 said:

Yeah, can anyone confirm if this is the Grin who developed Bionic Commando Rearmed aka the greatest game remake ever made.

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Nephtes said:

The art direction looks stunning. Am I the only one that thinks the combat looks kind of clunky though?

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SAB CA said:

When I first saw it, I thought it was Dragon Fin Soup.

It does look kinda... weird to me? I hope this kickstarter lets it get some good polish. I thought what I saw in the Microsoft presentation was cool, but the similarity to Dragon Fin made it impossible for me to ignore how much more I like DFS's overall art and design more...

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pcostabel said:

No console version? Not even as a stretch goal?

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The initial launch platform for Woolfe is PC (via Steam). When we've tested and fine-tuned this version we will target consoles (XBOX and Playstation).

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Thomper said:

Where are you getting that from? It says this in the pitch, clearly:

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It’s done, there is no way back. We tried, we failed.

The team is now dismantled and we have requested bankruptcy unable to pay outstanding bills.

I guess our public silence the last few months already said a lot. It is not out of disrespect that our communication dropped to almost zero… it is out of shame. It is truly devastating to read the negative comments we received by some press and players. With Woolfe being the most passion driven thing we have ever created, it feels horrible to live with the feeling we let you down.

Once the sales numbers began rolling in, the consequences of our beautiful adventure started to become painfully clear.

This is not just the end of Woolfe, but the end of the studio that I founded and nurtured through ups and downs the past 13 years. In 2002, when I founded GRIN with 2 partners, it was our goal to develop independant games. At the time we were focussed on browser based 3D games. Not an easy market to make a living from at the time. Less than 2 years after we started my 2 partners stepped out; there just wasn’t enough work to go round.

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The people that believed in us from the beginning? People we made promises too. People we have let down. Even worse… people we will not be able to give the full rewards they invested in.

The crazy thing is, that we have most of the rewards ready for postage. All the backer stickers and letters of enlistment just need a stamp. All the poster sets printed, signed and ready. The artbook is ready to be printed, the soundtrack is ready for distribution, the DVD case is ready for production. But we have literally no money whatsoever to pay for stamps, let alone print the artbooks and dvd-cases.

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Dascu said:

Hmm, I did not realize the Steam reviews were so negative. Sad to see a Belgian dev go under like that.

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Exile20 said:

Did anyone on GAF play it?

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