Arise: A Simple Story
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- Untold Tales
- Techland
| Arise: A Simple Story | |
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| Developer | Piccolo Studio |
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| Engine | Unreal Engine 4[1][2] |
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| Release | PS4, Windows, Xbox One December 3, 2019 Nintendo Switch April 28, 2022 |
| Genre | Puzzle-platform |
| Mode | Single-player |
Arise: A Simple Story is a puzzle-platform game developed by Piccolo Studio and published by Untold Tales and Techland. Players guide a recently deceased man through the afterlife as he relives memories of his life.
After an older tribesman dies and is placed on a funeral pyre, he relives his memories in the afterlife. Players guide him through various puzzles representing his good and bad memories.[3]
Development
The game's art style was influenced by Studio Ghibli and early Disney animated films, especially Fantasia. The artists used Clint Eastwood's minimalist acting as a model for their character and attempted to convey as much emotion as possible through body language. The puzzles were designed to be reminiscent of the protagonist's mental state and age. When reliving youth-oriented memories, the puzzles were made more active and exciting, while memories from older age took into account the challenges of performing ordinary tasks. Similarly, the art style is vivid during good memories and bleak during bad memories.[1]
It was released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on December 3, 2019.[3] The Nintendo Switch version was released on April 28, 2022.[4] The game sold well in its first week on the Switch store. The publisher, Untold Tales, attributed this to positive reviews from professional reviewers, being featured on Nintendo's official social media, opening with a discount, and positive word of mouth from players, who made connections between Arise and other games that sold well.[5]