While learning the software Twine, author Winter Lake[3][4] made the game "in a couple hours" on July 18, 2012.[2] Originally, the game was available via Winter Lake's website monster killers.[3][4] The game disappeared for a number of years with copies only available on saved hard drives. Rock, Paper, Shotgun contributor Robert Yang made it available again on his personal website.[5]
Plot
A spaceship captain chooses between going about their daily routine or "unleashing rat chaos."[5]
Reception
"Whatever we may have got up to in other branches of this stream-of-consciousness Twine story, New Rat City knows we’re not real space adventurers. He knows we’re just sitting in front of a computer."[1]
In 2012, IndieGames.com's Konstantinos Dimopoulos described Rat Chaos as "weird, sports a really odd use of the English language, will make you both laugh and wonder, features some interesting drawings and was created with Twine."[6]Free Indie Games's Porpentine said it was "the funniest Twine game I’ve ever played, and the most human."[7]Interactive fiction (IF) writer Emily Short critiqued it as "a very short Twine piece" that "plays with agency not in the usual ways [...] explores the idea of surface agency as a distraction."[8]
In 2013, Rat Chaos character New Rat City won the XYZZY Award for Best Individual NPC in 2012.[9][10] Jenni Polodna reviewed the character: "New Rat City is a personal statement. New Rat City is a tuning fork for all of our weird-kid mitochondria, which, if you squint, might or might not be covered in little rat faces trying to look normal. This might or might not be how you were able to unleash all that rat chaos."[11]Comics & Gaming Magazine's Reid McCarter called it "a surrealist adventure."[12]
In 2015, Gamasutra published a preview excerpt chapter, "Rat Chaos by Winter Lake", from the Merritt k-edited book Videogames for Humans. In Videogames for Humans, Rat Chaos was praised by one contributor: "I couldn’t have asked for a better or more meaningful or more personally resonant piece to introduce me to Twine than Winter Lake’s Rat Chaos."[3][4]
In 2016, Rock, Paper, Shotgun staff ranked it 47th on their list "The 50 Best Free Games On PC" saying "[it's] as odd as a Twine game can get and just as funny, playing with language and mistyping in a way that evokes the weirdest of Weird Twitter."[5]
References
^ abPacian, C.E.J. (June 7, 2013). "C.E.J. Pacian on Best Individual NPC 2012". XYZZY Award. WordPress. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
^Porpentine (May 12, 2013). "PORPENTINE — HOWLING DOGS CONTINUES THE SWEEP". PORPENTINE. Tumblr. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
^Polodna, Jenni (June 13, 2013). "Jenni Polodna on Best Individual NPC 2012". XYZZY Award. WordPress. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
^McCarter, Reid (June 2013). "Playing with Words". Comics & Gaming Magazine. Ronald P Frye & Co. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
External links
Official website
March 10, 2023
chaos, 2012, stream, consciousness, browser, game, created, winter, lake, designer, winter, lakeenginetwinerelease2012genre, gamebrowser, gameelectronic, literatureinteractive, fictionmode, single, player, contents, development, plot, reception, references, ex. Rat Chaos is a 2012 stream of consciousness 1 2 art and browser game created by Winter Lake Rat ChaosDesigner s Winter LakeEngineTwineRelease2012Genre s Art gameBrowser gameElectronic literatureInteractive fictionMode s Single player Contents 1 Development 2 Plot 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksDevelopment EditWhile learning the software Twine author Winter Lake 3 4 made the game in a couple hours on July 18 2012 2 Originally the game was available via Winter Lake s website monster killers 3 4 The game disappeared for a number of years with copies only available on saved hard drives Rock Paper Shotgun contributor Robert Yang made it available again on his personal website 5 Plot EditA spaceship captain chooses between going about their daily routine or unleashing rat chaos 5 Reception Edit Whatever we may have got up to in other branches of this stream of consciousness Twine story New Rat City knows we re not real space adventurers He knows we re just sitting in front of a computer 1 In 2012 IndieGames com s Konstantinos Dimopoulos described Rat Chaos as weird sports a really odd use of the English language will make you both laugh and wonder features some interesting drawings and was created with Twine 6 Free Indie Games s Porpentine said it was the funniest Twine game I ve ever played and the most human 7 Interactive fiction IF writer Emily Short critiqued it as a very short Twine piece that plays with agency not in the usual ways explores the idea of surface agency as a distraction 8 In 2013 Rat Chaos character New Rat City won the XYZZY Award for Best Individual NPC in 2012 9 10 Jenni Polodna reviewed the character New Rat City is a personal statement New Rat City is a tuning fork for all of our weird kid mitochondria which if you squint might or might not be covered in little rat faces trying to look normal This might or might not be how you were able to unleash all that rat chaos 11 Comics amp Gaming Magazine s Reid McCarter called it a surrealist adventure 12 In 2015 Gamasutra published a preview excerpt chapter Rat Chaos by Winter Lake from the Merritt k edited book Videogames for Humans In Videogames for Humans Rat Chaos was praised by one contributor I couldn t have asked for a better or more meaningful or more personally resonant piece to introduce me to Twine than Winter Lake s Rat Chaos 3 4 In 2016 Rock Paper Shotgun staff ranked it 47th on their list The 50 Best Free Games On PC saying it s as odd as a Twine game can get and just as funny playing with language and mistyping in a way that evokes the weirdest of Weird Twitter 5 References Edit a b Pacian C E J June 7 2013 C E J Pacian on Best Individual NPC 2012 XYZZY Award WordPress Retrieved April 12 2017 a b Porpentine August 12 2012 rat chaos j chastain Free Indie Gam es WordPress Retrieved April 12 2017 a b c problems eva 2015 Rat Chaos by Winter Lake In k Merritt ed Videogames for Humans instar books pp 23 31 ISBN 978 0 9904528 4 3 a b c problems eva May 12 2015 A conversation with a Twine game Gamasutra UBM plc Retrieved April 12 2017 a b c RPS staff October 31 2016 The 50 Best Free Games On PC Rock Paper Shotgun Retrieved April 12 2017 Dimopoulos Konstantinos August 12 2012 Browser Game Pick Rat Chaos j chastain IndieGames com UBM plc Retrieved April 12 2017 RPS staff August 12 2012 Live Free Play Hard The Week In Free Indie Games Rock Paper Shotgun Retrieved April 12 2017 Short Emily November 8 2012 Rat Chaos j chastain Emily Short s Interactive Storytelling WordPress Retrieved April 12 2017 Plotkin Andrew May 13 2013 IF News The XYZZY Awards and context IndieGames com UBM plc Retrieved April 13 2017 Porpentine May 12 2013 PORPENTINE HOWLING DOGS CONTINUES THE SWEEP PORPENTINE Tumblr Retrieved April 13 2017 Polodna Jenni June 13 2013 Jenni Polodna on Best Individual NPC 2012 XYZZY Award WordPress Retrieved April 12 2017 McCarter Reid June 2013 Playing with Words Comics amp Gaming Magazine Ronald P Frye amp Co Retrieved 13 April 2017 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rat Chaos amp oldid 1132546170, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
