Rage in Peace
{{Short description|Indonesian action game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Rage in Peace
| image = Rage in Peace.png
| developer = Rolling Glory Jam
| publisher = Toge Productions
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| genre = Platform
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = Windows, OS X,{{cite web |title=Rage in Peace - Steam |url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/658690/Rage_in_Peace/ |publisher=Valve|access-date=12 November 2018}} Switch
| released = {{vgrelease|WW|8 November 2018}}
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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
Rage in Peace started out as a prototype developed during the "Indies vs PewDiePie" Game Jam in 2014.{{cite news |last1=May |first1=Andrew |title=Rage In Peace announced |url=https://www.indiegamewebsite.com/2018/02/15/rage-peace-announced/ |access-date=12 November 2018 |work=Indie Game Website |date=15 February 2018}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Mustofa |first1=Ayyub |title=Bagaimana Paulo Coelho Menginspirasi Tim Ini Membuat Game Imut tentang Kematian |url=https://id.techinasia.com/rolling-glory-rage-in-peace-paulo-coelho |access-date=12 November 2018 |work=Tech in Asia Indonesia |date=10 September 2016 |language=id}}
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. Its developers remarked in an interview that the game was intended to remind the players "of their own mortality in a non-scary way",{{cite news |last1=Thee |first1=Marcel |title='Rage In Peace' Wants You to Make Every Day Counts by Cheating Death |url=https://www.vice.com/en_asia/article/59apvd/rage-in-peace-wants-you-to-make-every-day-counts-by-cheating-death |access-date=12 November 2018 |work=Vice |date=14 September 2018 |language=en-asia}} with them also stating that the game was loosely inspired by Brazilian novelist Paulo Coelho's stories.{{cite web |title=(Press Release) Death Gets a Lot Funnier Next Month, as Rage In Peace Launches on November 8th |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/329164/Death_Gets_a_Lot_Funnier_Next_Month_as_Rage_In_Peace_Launches_on_November_8th.php |website=gamasutra.com |access-date=12 November 2018}} The game's soundtrack was done through collaboration with an Indonesian indie label.
At the end of July, it was announced that Rage in Peace would also see a Nintendo Switch release.{{cite news |title=Rage in Peace lands on Switch next month |url=https://nintendoeverything.com/rage-in-peace-lands-on-switch-next-month/ |access-date=12 November 2018 |work=Nintendo Everything |date=21 October 2018}} The game was released on both Steam and the Nintendo eShop on 8 November 2018.{{cite web |title=Rage in Peace |url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/rage-in-peace-switch |publisher=Nintendo |access-date=12 November 2018}} Prior to the full release, the game's demo was made available on platforms such as itch.io, indieDB and Game Jolt.{{cite news |last1=Couture |first1=Joel |title=Rage In Peace Is A Challenging Platformer Of Choosing How You Wish To Die|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2018/03/29/rage-peace-challenging-platformer-choosing-wish-die/ |access-date=12 November 2018 |work=Siliconera |date=29 March 2018}}
Gameplay
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".{{cite news |last1=Craddock |first1=Ryan |title=Rage In Peace Is "An Extraordinarily Deep Rage Game", And It'll Smash Up Your Switch Next Month |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/10/rage_in_peace_is_an_extraordinarily_deep_rage_game_and_itll_smash_up_your_switch_next_month |access-date=12 November 2018 |work=Nintendo Life |date=26 October 2018}} Timmy's movements are limited to running, jumping, and double jumping.{{cite news |last1=Anwari |first1=Febrianto Nur |title=Rage in Peace, An Action Game for PC That Promises Many Surprises! |url=https://www.gameprime.org/2018/02/rage-in-peace-preview-pc-action-game/ |access-date=12 November 2018 |work=gameprime.org}}
The game is described as a "rage game", with the player's death count being kept track on the top left corner of the screen.{{cite web |last1=Roberts |first1=Britt |title='Rage in Peace' Review (PC/Steam) |url=http://www.nerdly.co.uk/2018/10/30/rage-in-peace-review-pcsteam/ |publisher=nerdly.co.uk |access-date=12 November 2018 |date=30 October 2018}}