Rage in Peace
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| Developer(s) | Rolling Glory Jam |
| Publisher(s) | Toge Productions |
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| Platform(s) | Windows, OS X,[1] Switch |
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| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Rage in Peace is a side-scrolling platform game developed by Indonesian indie studio Rolling Glory Jam and published by Toge Productions. Released on 8 November 2018 on Steam and Nintendo Switch, the game centers around avoiding traps and obstacles in order to be able to die peacefully.
Development
[edit]Rage in Peace started out as a prototype developed during the "Indies vs PewDiePie" Game Jam in 2014.[2] Although the game did not make top 10 out of the 800 submissions to be played in PewDiePie's channel (it ranked 17th), it was played on his stream regardless, causing other YouTube channels to play the game as well and drawing interest into it.[3]
The game is the first video game title released by Rolling Glory, which largely operates as a creative digital services firm and had only 2 employees working full-time on the game.[3] Its developers remarked in an interview that the game was intended to remind the players "of their own mortality in a non-scary way",[4] with them also stating that the game was loosely inspired by Brazilian novelist Paulo Coelho's stories.[5] The game's soundtrack was done through collaboration with an Indonesian indie label.[4]
At the end of July, it was announced that Rage in Peace would also see a Nintendo Switch release.[6] The game was released on both Steam and the Nintendo eShop on 8 November 2018.[1][7] Prior to the full release, the game's demo was made available on platforms such as itch.io, indieDB and Game Jolt.[8]
Gameplay
[edit]The player controls Timmy Malinu, an actuary, who comes into work to be informed by the grim reaper that he was meant to die that day. The player's objective is to avoid various hidden traps and obstacles (often requiring previous knowledge or trial and error) from killing Timmy, so that he may die peacefully "in his pyjamas".[9] Timmy's movements are limited to running, jumping, and double jumping.[10]
The game is described as a "rage game",[9] with the player's death count being kept track on the top left corner of the screen.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rage in Peace - Steam". Valve. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ May, Andrew (15 February 2018). "Rage In Peace announced". Indie Game Website. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ a b Mustofa, Ayyub (10 September 2016). "Bagaimana Paulo Coelho Menginspirasi Tim Ini Membuat Game Imut tentang Kematian". Tech in Asia Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ a b Thee, Marcel (14 September 2018). "'Rage In Peace' Wants You to Make Every Day Counts by Cheating Death". Vice. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "(Press Release) Death Gets a Lot Funnier Next Month, as Rage In Peace Launches on November 8th". gamasutra.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Rage in Peace lands on Switch next month". Nintendo Everything. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Rage in Peace". Nintendo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ Couture, Joel (29 March 2018). "Rage In Peace Is A Challenging Platformer Of Choosing How You Wish To Die". Siliconera. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ a b Craddock, Ryan (26 October 2018). "Rage In Peace Is "An Extraordinarily Deep Rage Game", And It'll Smash Up Your Switch Next Month". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ Anwari, Febrianto Nur. "Rage in Peace, An Action Game for PC That Promises Many Surprises!". gameprime.org. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ Roberts, Britt (30 October 2018). "'Rage in Peace' Review (PC/Steam)". nerdly.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2018.