The Suicide of Rachel Foster: Difference between revisions

Revealed during [[Gamescom]] 2018,<ref name="RPS 2018">{{cite web |last1=Evans-Thirlwell |first1=Edwin |title=''The Suicide of Rachel Foster'' Asks "What if ''Firewatch'', but Also ''The Shining''?" |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-suicide-of-rachel-foster-asks-what-if-firewatch-but-also-the-shining |website=[[Rock Paper Shotgun]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |access-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210810220450/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-suicide-of-rachel-foster-asks-what-if-firewatch-but-also-the-shining |archive-date=August 10, 2021 |date=September 12, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="VIGAMUS">{{cite web |last1=Di Pietro |first1=Alessio |title=''The Suicide of Rachel Foster'' Arriva alla Milan Games Week 2018 |url=https://www.vigamusmagazine.com/133156/the-suicide-of-rachel-foster-arriva-alla-milan-games-week-2018/ |magazine=Vigamus Magazine |publisher=[[Video Game Museum of Rome]] |access-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810215715/https://www.vigamusmagazine.com/133156/the-suicide-of-rachel-foster-arriva-alla-milan-games-week-2018/ |archive-date=August 10, 2021 |language=it |trans-title=''The Suicide of Rachel Foster'' Arrives at Milan Games Week 2018 |date=October 3, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Suicide of Rachel Foster'' was developed by Italian studio One-O-One Games—using [[Unreal Engine 4]]—and published by [[Daedalic Entertainment]].<ref name="WaPo"/><ref name="PCGamesN" /> It was directed by Daniele Azara and the music was composed by Federico Landini.<ref name="VIGAMUS"/> The [[Windows]] version was released on February 19, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zwingmann |first1=Dominik |title=''The Suicide of Rachel Foster'': Mystery-Adventure Erscheint im Februar 2020 |url=https://www.pcgames.de/Daedalic-Entertainment-Firma-205603/News/The-Suicide-of-Rachel-Foster-Februar-2020-1338758/ |website=[[PC Games]] |publisher=[[Computec]] |access-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207124327/https://www.pcgames.de/Daedalic-Entertainment-Firma-205603/News/The-Suicide-of-Rachel-Foster-Februar-2020-1338758/ |archive-date=December 7, 2019 |language=de |trans-title=''The Suicide of Rachel Foster'': Mystery-Adventure Arrives in February 2020 |date=December 7, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[PlayStation 4]] and [[Xbox One]] versions were initially set for an August 26 release,<ref name="Bloody Disgusting">{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Mike |date=August 21, 2020 |title=Ghostly Adventure ''The Suicide of Rachel Foster'' Haunts PS4 And Xbox One Later This Month |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3628433/ghostly-adventure-suicide-rachel-foster-haunts-ps4-xbox-one-later-month-trailer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810233239/https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3628433/ghostly-adventure-suicide-rachel-foster-haunts-ps4-xbox-one-later-month-trailer/ |archive-date=August 10, 2021 |access-date=August 15, 2021 |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |publisher=The Collective}}</ref> but were postponed to September 9.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bischoff |first1=Jens |title=''The Suicide of Rachel Foster'': Mystery-Thriller Startet auf PS4 und Xbox One |url=https://www.4players.de/4players.php/spielinfonews/Allgemein/41318/2192691/The_Suicide_of_Rachel_Foster-Mystery-Thriller_startet_auf_PS4_und_Xbox_One.html |website=[[4Players]] |publisher=4Players GmbH |access-date=March 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025232136/https://www.4players.de/4players.php/spielinfonews/Allgemein/41318/2192691/The_Suicide_of_Rachel_Foster-Mystery-Thriller_startet_auf_PS4_und_Xbox_One.html |archive-date=October 25, 2021 |language=de |trans-title=''The Suicide of Rachel Foster'': Mystery-Thriller Launches on PS4 and Xbox One |date=September 10, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> It was released on the [[Nintendo Switch]] on October 31, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=''The Suicide of Rachel Foster'' for Nintendo Switch |url=https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/the-suicide-of-rachel-foster-switch/ |publisher=[[Nintendo]] |access-date=June 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422134631/https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/the-suicide-of-rachel-foster-switch/ |archive-date=April 22, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

 

Lead programmer Lorenzo Bellincampi argued ''The Suicide of Rachel Foster'' is not a [[horror game]] but geared towards "nostalgia and mystery".<ref name="RPS 2018"/> The studio wished to create a [[psychological horror]] game evoking "unease and fear" without having to utilize traditional monsters or tropes.<ref name="JeuxOnline">{{cite interview |interviewer=Glaystal |title=Interview With One-O-One: ''The Suicide of Rachel Foster'' |url=https://jv.jeuxonline.info/article/14888/interview-with-one-o-one-the-suicide-of-rachel-foster |website=JeuxOnLine |publisher=JeuxOnLine SARL |access-date=August 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810234342/https://jv.jeuxonline.info/article/14888/interview-with-one-o-one-the-suicide-of-rachel-foster |archive-date=August 10, 2021 |date=March 12, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> One-O-One Games intended from the start of development for the narrative and gameplay to complement each other, rather than finishing the story and only then choosing an appropriate gameplay style.<ref name="PCGamesN"/> ''The Suicide of Rachel Foster'' was designed as a [[walking simulator]] due to the genre's emphasis on narrative, allowing for the exploration of real-life topics;<ref name="JeuxOnline"/> the game has over 100,000 words of dialogue.<ref name="VIGAMUS"/>