Render Fiction

At a glance

Render Fiction’s Get Tricky URL opens a snowy 3D snowboarding experience. A deployment screen leads to a rider on mountain terrain, with keyboard movement, jumping and trick controls. The current destination is a browser game rather than the portfolio described by the older catalog blurb.

Good fit

Consider a short look if you enjoy exploring small 3D game projects and experimenting with snowboard tricks. The snowy terrain and rider are the attraction; the control menu gives you specific moves to learn rather than asking you to infer everything from the scene.

Consider something else when

You want a portfolio viewer or a documented, finished sports simulation. The game exposes a map-completion counter, but the inspected session did not establish a full course, progression system or a completed trick sequence. It is better approached as an exploratory play session.

Start here

Use DEPLOY on the opening selection screen to enter the mountain scene. Press the tilde key to open the menu, then inspect Settings and Controls. Published bindings include W/A/S/D for movement or turning, Space for jumping, J for backflip, K for Indy grab and L for Melon grab.

Cost and requirements

The inspected route entered the game without an account, payment or separate installation. Its loading screen warns that the first load can take up to 30 seconds. The exposed controls are keyboard-based; a phone or controller workflow was not established.

Limits to know

Menu focus matters when learning the controls: some attempted movement keys were handled while a menu or menu button had focus. The controls panel also labels both W and S as Forward, so do not treat that text as a complete movement guide. Scoring, save behaviour, trick handling and long-session performance need further play.

Related work

• Flyover: another keyboard-controlled 3D browser game, centred on city flying (context)

Still unclear

• Does the game retain progression between visits, and which non-keyboard controls are supported?