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On the Nintendo E-Shop

Whispering WIllows

You play as Elena, a young girl in search of her missing father. She follows a lead that brings her to the Willows Mansion. Through use of her magical amulet, she can astral project to speak with the dead and access hidden pathways. Keep your wits about you as you discover the haunting past of the Willows Mansion.

You meet many ghosts along the way, each with their own tales to tell. The story explores Elena’s Native American ancestry in relation to the twisted past of Wortham Willows to bring a fresh and unique take on the horror genre.

My responsibilities

I worked closely with Akupara Games CEO and Whispering Willows co-creator, David Logan, to bring this haunting 2D adventure game to the Nintendo Switch. The task included upgrading the game from Unity 4.x to 5.6 in order to comply with Nintendo guidelines at the time of launch, as well as integrating key features of the Switch such as HD Vibration, submitting the game to Nintendo certification and patching as necessary.

This was a tremendously exciting project to work on as I’d independently discovered and played the game when it launched on steam. It was my pleasure to bring this classic to the exciting platform that is Nintendo Switch for which I personally think this game is perfect.