Software:Enigma Archives: Rain Code

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Enigma Archives: Rain Code
Stylized illustration of two human characters, a round ghost wearing a crown, and several angular ghosts.
Promotional art
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)Spike Chunsoft
Artist(s)
  • Rui Komatsuzaki
  • Shimadoriru
Writer(s)
  • Kazutaka Kodaka
  • Takekuni Kitayama
Composer(s)
  • Masafumi Takada
  • Jun Fukuda
EngineUnreal Engine
Genre(s)Adventure

Enigma Archives: Rain Code[lower-alpha 1] is an upcoming adventure video game developed by Too Kyo Games and Spike Chunsoft, the latter also publishing it. A release date and platform have not been announced.

Overview

Enigma Archives: Rain Code is a fantasy-mystery adventure game set in a rainy city lit by neon lights.[1][2][3] The characters include a boy, a cheerful girl, and ghost-like monsters.[4]

Development and release

A 2012 photograph of Tim Burton
The game's dark fantasy setting was influenced by the work of filmmaker Tim Burton.

Rain Code is co-developed by Spike Chunsoft and Too Kyo Games,[1] a company formed in 2017 by ex-employees of Spike Chunsoft.[3] It is written by Kazutaka Kodaka and Takekuni Kitayama, and features music by Masafumi Takada and Jun Fukuda, and character designs by Rui Komatsuzaki and Shimadoriru; several key staff members previously worked on Spike Chunsoft's Danganronpa series.[2][5]

Kodaka began the planning for the game in 2016 while he was still working at Spike Chunsoft.[2][6] It is designed to be different from Danganronpa, with a dark fantasy setting influenced by the work of filmmaker Tim Burton,[3] and uses 3D models throughout as opposed to Danganronpa's blend of 3D environments and 2D characters, although still features a similar psycho-pop aesthetic with neon colors.[7] It is developed using the Unreal Engine.[2]

The game was first teased by Too Kyo Games in 2018 with a piece of concept art showing a rainy city and a ghost,[6] and was announced in November 2021. It is planned to be released by Spike Chunsoft; release dates and platforms have not been announced,[5] but include game consoles.[2]

Notes

  1. Known in Japan as Chō Tantei Jikenbo: Rain Code (超探偵事件簿 レインコード, lit. "Super Detective Case Files: Rain Code")

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dellosa, Catherine Ng (2021-11-29). "Enigma Archives: RAIN CODE is an upcoming dark fantasy mystery game from the developers of Danganronpa and Zero Escape". Enthusiast Gaming. https://www.pocketgamer.com/enigma-archives-rain-code/dark-fantasy-mystery-from-danganronpa-zero-escsape/. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "『超探偵事件簿 レインコード』はコンシューマー向けに開発中。開発期間約5年におよぶ、小高和剛氏の推理ミステリーゲーム集大成に" (in ja). Kadokawa Game Linkage. 2021-11-30. https://www.famitsu.com/news/202111/30242703.html. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "小高和剛氏、打越鋼太郎氏らによる新会社Too Kyo Games設立! 日本独自のゲームで世界に挑む、新会社設立に迫るインタビュー" (in ja). Kadokawa Game Linkage. 2018-09-12. https://www.famitsu.com/news/201809/12163849.html. 
  4. Liu, Stephanie (2021-11-27). "Danganronpa Team Working on Enigma Archives: Rain Code". Enthusiast Gaming. https://www.siliconera.com/danganronpa-team-working-on-enigma-archives-rain-code/. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Romano, Sal (2021-11-27). "Spike Chunsoft and Too Kyo Games announce dark fantasy mystery game Enigma Archives: RAIN CODE [Update"]. https://www.gematsu.com/2021/11/spike-chunsoft-and-too-kyo-games-announce-dark-fantasy-mystery-game-enigma-archives-rain-code. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "トゥーキョーゲームスがゲーム&アニメプロジェクト4本を発表。小高和剛氏、打越鋼太郎氏、小松崎類氏、高田雅史氏らがの新ゲーム会社" (in ja). Kadokawa Game Linkage. 2018-09-11. https://www.famitsu.com/news/201809/11163848.html. 
  7. Kemps, Heidi (2021-12-03). "Save it for a Rainy Day". https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-x-button/2021-12-03/this-week-in-games-save-it-for-a-rainy-day/.180224. 

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