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# Esteluna

A metroidvania in development for the PICO-8 fantasy console.

<div><figure><img src="https://2862400293-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FizYQ8FqjpJZGDRGYDs5I%2Fuploads%2FcToxLfi3M3NYAFpmozjw%2Fgardens_0.png?alt=media&amp;token=baba698e-a5a3-409f-a91f-20bb169dd06a" alt=""><figcaption><p>Meeting a friend in the Cloud Gardens</p></figcaption></figure> <figure><img src="https://2862400293-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FizYQ8FqjpJZGDRGYDs5I%2Fuploads%2FP9BSLvfAd5EOECPDU97E%2Fold_map_1.png?alt=media&amp;token=4e5d6fe1-904f-4d38-b802-51d9e5f2ba62" alt=""><figcaption><p>A shootout in the Autumn Valley</p></figcaption></figure> <figure><img src="https://2862400293-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FizYQ8FqjpJZGDRGYDs5I%2Fuploads%2FguOcejlSinXfo0VpagIW%2Fgardens_2.png?alt=media&amp;token=ea5a6fe0-2f63-4ac2-a15e-173b57fc2355" alt=""><figcaption><p>Jumping down from Heaven's Oasis</p></figcaption></figure></div>

Esteluna stemmed from an older idea I had as a child. "Space exploration open-world platformer" is a project I've attempted before in several different forms, and this is probably the closest I've gotten to successfully building on that core concept.

I want to do my dream justice, so I've had to take a step back from it to work out the game's structure and systems properly. I do plan on coming back to the game once I'm more confident in how to move forward with it.

<div><figure><img src="https://2862400293-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FizYQ8FqjpJZGDRGYDs5I%2Fuploads%2FjI5crBTS8czr6sqVy0cA%2Fgardens_1.gif?alt=media&amp;token=20979b07-53ea-4a5c-8d0f-246ad9db69fc" alt=""><figcaption><p>Custom debug map I wrote for this project</p></figcaption></figure> <figure><img src="https://2862400293-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FizYQ8FqjpJZGDRGYDs5I%2Fuploads%2F6pJ9ERZJDz8e9VWC3hP6%2Fold_map_0.gif?alt=media&amp;token=77e43800-f16c-465e-b900-65f0a7310c86" alt=""><figcaption><p>Early enemy encounter with the blaster</p></figcaption></figure></div>
