rain world

March 14, 2017

Rain World Comes To PS4 In Two Weeks

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In a fortnight, Rain World will be upon us. The 2D exploration/survival game from Videocult and Adult Swim Games casts you as a mutant animal in a land of mutant animals. They don’t call it “Rain World” for nothing — a big storm is coming and you’ve got to run, climb, hide and hunt to survive the oncoming downpour. You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan… and slugcats look delicious. If you say so. Though Rain World won’t be downloadable for another two weeks, you can preorder it on Playstation 4 starting today. It’s cheap at just $20, and if you’re a PS Plus member, you’ll get a 20% discount. Rain World will also be available on Steam. Now here’s a trailer…. Torrential rains are approaching and you, lonely little Slugcat, must scour the industrial wasteland for nourishment and shelter from

June 25, 2014

Rain World Developer Interview

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Rain World is hard to explain but can be best described as a cross between a survival horror game and a platformer, under development by Joar Jakobsson and James primate. It had a successful Kickstarter campaign raising more than double its initial goal. Over the last few months, the game has expanded significantly moving to Unity to allow for better visuals and improved functions. James agreed to answer a few questions about the game and its development. In the interview he talks about some of the influences behind the Rain World, what they are hoping to achieve and what players can expect from the harsh world that your character lives in. You have been developing Rain World for over three years now. What have been the main challenges and obstacles that you have had to overcome in that time? Haha, oh man, well if you really want to know, the devlog is like 120+ pages long… Outside of technical stuff, you know, more vague things like “overcoming self-doubt” and “keeping it all together” are probably