Escaped Chasm

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Escaped Chasm
Single-player

Escaped Chasm is a 2019

RPG Maker MV
engine. Escaped Chasm received praise from reviewers.

Gameplay and plot

Escaped Chasm is a exploration-based adventure game with four different endings. The player controls an unnamed girl who lives alone in her parents' house. Without her parents, the player can freely explore the house and progress through the game by writing down events in a diary. Sleeping lets the player watch a dream sequence and continue to the next day.[1][2][additional citation(s) needed] On the second day, the unnamed girl meets a man with a demonic appearance named Zera, who warns her that the house is slowly descending into chaos. As time progresses, the house gradually falls apart. Zera reveals that the girl’s parents are gone and offers the opportunity to save them by taking the girl to another world. Despite knowing she will lose memories of her parents, the girl accepts Zera’s offer.

Development and release

Escaped Chasm was developed by illustrator and animator Temmie Chang, known for being the lead artist of

RPG Maker MV engine.[3][6][2] Chang worked on art and animation while Fox composed the soundtrack for the game.[3] Chang also had contributors help with additional music and sound design, with James Roach providing the supporting music.[7][4][1] Her initial goal was to form a storyline and practice game development to create better projects in the future.[1][6] Escaped Chasm was released on April 2, 2019 as freeware on Itch.io.[1] On July 10, 2020, Chang released Dweller's Empty Path, an RPG Maker game that takes place within Escaped Chasm's universe.[8][9][10]

Reception

Multiple reviewers praised Escaped Chasm for its animation, visuals, music, and themes. Fraser Brown of

color schemes in one of the game's cutscenes. Tarason said that it made the story feel "too real and oppressive" and contrasted it with the in-game pixel art.[1] Reviewers commended Fox's music[3][1] and compared the game to Undertale from its similar themes and dialogue.[2][11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Tarason, Dominic (April 2, 2019). "Escaped Chasm is a short, sad, free story by Undertale's artist". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on October 10, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  2. ^
    IGN Japan. Archived
    from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Brown, Fraser (April 3, 2019). "Escaped Chasm is a free game about loneliness from Undertale's artist". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Khan, Imran (April 3, 2019). "Escaped Chasm Is A New, Small Game From Undertale's Lead Artist". Game Informer. Archived from the original on October 10, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  5. ^ ChewbieFR (April 3, 2019). "Temmie Chang, artiste sur Undertale, publie son RPG" [Undertale Artist Temmie Chang Releases RPG]. Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Archived from the original on June 11, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  6. ^
    Kotaku Australia. Archived
    from the original on October 10, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  7. ^ Bailey, Dustin (April 3, 2019). "Free games: Undertale artist Temmie Chang has released her own RPG". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on October 10, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  8. Siliconera. Archived
    from the original on October 10, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  9. ^ Chang, Temmie [@tuyoki] (July 10, 2020). "Hooray!! It's all finished! You can play my newest RPGMaker game here: 🐕 https://tuyoki.itch.io/dwellers-empty-path… 🐕 -- ☆Story/Art/Animation by me ☆Music (arrangement & Production): @cametek ☆Music (melody & chords): me, @tobyfox, @cametek" (Tweet). Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Twitter.
  10. Game Rant. Archived
    from the original on October 12, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  11. ^ Glagowski, Peter (April 3, 2019). "Undertale artist releases free game Escaped Chasm". Destructoid. Archived from the original on October 10, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2024.

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