RISING UP - This Rage-Fueled Beat 'Em Up Escalates VERY Quickly!

[@AlphaBetaGamer]

The combat in this one's pretty basic, but the pixel art animation and on-screen carnage is really impressive. And it takes some pretty wild turns along the way! :)

[@louierenault7344]

god this reminded me so much of cubi-kill games

[@AntipaladinPedigri]

Guy was hiding behind a pillar, fearing for his life, yet you still tried to punch him. How the heroes have fallen and strollen off the right path...

[@anoint_band]

Thank you for playing our game and for the nice words - it means a lot to us! 👊🖨👊 
We’re very impressed by your flying skills :)

[@BenFoster-cx4em]

stop saying everything is wild. that's so corny

[@AlphaBetaGamer]

@@anoint_band You're welcome! Absolutely loved the game. Had a real blast with it. I think everyone's had days when they've wanted to lay waste to their workplace! Great work with the soundtrack too!

[@diamondmetal3062]

This game embodies the same primal desire in every beat ‘em up, the urge to engage in combat with random passers-by

[@IIMetalMaskII]

It’s all the damn company’s fault for not buying a new printer

[@Superabound2]

"PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean??"

[@thegoodsouphotel8332]

Usually issues in the work place stem from management.

[@mkge7206]

GPL3 tried to prevent this outcome but nobody listened

[@Djwunmoshen]

Office Space

[@dsandoval9396]

Always demanding those damn TPS reports early before it's even due.

[@berniekatzroy]

Damn, it's like Falling Down as a game.

[@kylehyde89]

Wait, im the bad guy?

[@GregoryTheGr8ster]

Good observation! I should have thought of that myself.

[@berniekatzroy]

@@kylehyde89 no not by any means

[@ObeyNoLies]

Remember to buy American!

[@berniekatzroy]

​@@ObeyNoLiesif only they had the scene where he wants breakfast at the not McDonald's

[@benmcreynolds8581]

This is refreshingly awesome. We just need more fun, stupid over the top games like this lol it's therapeutic

[@mikecampos1193]

When is corporate world why do I have a bad feeling someone is going to snap and just because they were Wagie cagie.

[@hugochavezjunior2672]

You should try playing Mother Russia Bleeds

[@muhammadazim3374]

I agree, guess thats why video game like doom or halo has strong fanbase

[@Kerunou]

Agreed. The less we censor ourselves across all art, the better off we are. Humanity is getting too comfortable, too safe in their bubble, there’s catharsis in pain and facing the truth through art. People seem to forget that; they wish to erase violence, sexuality, risk, passion. Then they wonder why everything is so boring and sterile.

[@The_Devils_reject]

Try hatred

[@EmperorSigismund]

All I can think of is "You took a minor conflict over who was going to use the fax machine first and you exploded that into physical violence, and for that I applaud you."

[@TheBuzzard42]

Carl rules!

[@EMan-1920]

"Thanks, Carl. Couldn't have done it without you."

[@dchesron]

That intro of the game had me literally laughing my ass off, just how it all escalated cause the damn printer don’t work lmao

[@e.e.-tv1683]

FINALLY! Someone captured the essence of what individuals who work in corporate go through.

[@_Jay_Maker_]

This looks hilariously insane. Shame the enemies aren't particularly threatening or reactive. We need more "Falling Down: The Game" type games. Holy shit. That last boss is straight up a _Videodrome_ reference!

[@abysmalvsmarcus]

Main character does look like James Woods in Cabin in the Woods

[@doomie77]

There's a homebrew 1v1 beat em up TurboGrafx 16 game called Billy's Bad Day which is directly inspired by Falling Down!

[@OperatorMax1993]

That'd be interesting to see But the closest we can get is Postal 1 and 2

[@buzzlightyearpfp7641]

need more games where it starts pretty simple then goes off the rails

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

Oh, that's one way to describe *The Wonderful 101: Remastered* , actually.

[@CMCAdvanced]

Play Eversion, and don't look up a single solitary thing about it

[@gentlemann2458]

3:38 😂 he was trying to get to the co worker hiding behind the pillar

[@carl8703]

That's got to be the cleverest intro/outro/credits I've ever seen.

[@pious276]

can't believe this game is free, i would gladly pay for an experience this entertaining

[@jamesclark2663]

Sadly, projects like this tend to cost more than they earn once you commercialize them. When you're making a passion project that will certainly be niche its just safer to provide a free download so that others can enjoy your creations without the financial risk.

[@Krystalmyth]

​@@jamesclark2663Games like this go into a portfolio and people like this get hired very easily I imagine.

[@Stickysaltbread]

I love how he started to rampage inside the office and suddenly everything outside becomes a burning wasteland

[@oxboll19]

The guy spouting corporate babble at the end got me 😂

[@jhonnoilcringeincarnato8593]

Quantum physics and multiverse theory are more understandable than what he was saying

[@jarzantarzanful]

It reminds me of a game called Damage on the Amiga. You started with a guy going berserk with a baseball bat first against schoolkids and nannies then you had to fight your way through waves of cops, SWAT’s, national guard etc. It was released well before the GTA times. It was quite a brutal yet funny game.

[@Hellscrap3r]

Damage: The Sadistic Butchering of Humanity. I remember that game. They tried to remake it recently and it didn't go well

[@MrXabungle]

​@@Hellscrap3rit's has been quietly abandoned.

[@TheRadicalOneNG]

5:48 You know, if I was (Somehow) the CEO of anything and a Rage filled worker was on his way to kick *my* ass. I'd try the fake promotion trick too. "Wow, by single-handedly destroying the entire office floor with your bare hands you've shown you are a true exemplar of work resilience and a shining beacon of career extensiveness, *please don't punch me out the window with a cool combo.* "

[@AntipaladinPedigri]

"Guess what's in my left hand behind my back"

[@muhammadazim3374]

​@@AntipaladinPedigri*turn into gaping dragon from dark souls*

[@eliottdeletraz97]

​@@muhammadazim3374 I love that nobody question that though. The CEO randomly mutate to become this belly opened abomination.

[@ScaryGarrySG1]

"I told Todd at the office that if he mouths off to me one more time, imma clock him one, come get these hands."

[@FidoArtz]

this almost like a flash game you play on the adult swim website, back in the day of flash games.

[@getschwifty9531]

Newgrounds

[@pwtprojects5610]

9:25 The exploding fan is damn good.

[@Shotgunbillz]

One of my favourite things about @AlphaBetaGamer is how their personality shines through during their walkthroughs. 3:35 is probably my favourite clip - ABG is clearly out for blood, lmao.

[@michaelhaydenbell]

Pretty sure that's just exploring what's possible in the game. He saw if he could interact with that NPC and moved on. It ain't that deep lol.

[@fallingwater]

He plays the games like we all would. First thing I thought when I saw the guy hiding was "wonder if you can pull him out of there and beat him up". Curiosity satisfied :D

[@RTL2L]

Do you call him "they" to avoid the unforgivable crime of misgendering?

[@4ever_0nyx]

@@RTL2L No??? Probably just using that because they don't know if ABG is a guy or a chick. Kinda like how I just used "they" in reference to op cuz idk if they're male or female

[@michaelhaydenbell]

@@RTL2L Bro. For fucks sake BE NORMAL.

[@RixRaw]

This game looks rad as heck. That Gaping CEO fight was unexpected.

[@rainbowprism6242]

Was he really a gaping maw or the guy saw him as a big c%#t?

[@Boris82]

Ye. Dark Souls inspired. Looked like there was no way to really dodge any of it's attacks though, kinda bummer

[@einholzstuhl252]

​​@@Boris82 He jumped over the sweeping attack though, and ran away from the other attacks. In this 2D Sidescroller this is perfectly fine.

[@Boris82]

@@einholzstuhl252 Uhm, look again, he jumped yes but he got hit anyway. Just look closely.

[@Dizerfullpower]

has to be a throwback to Growl

[@Upāsaka_11]

Bob from accounting just happens to be a 10th degree black belt.

[@Old_Crookedhats]

Wild! The golf cart moment was a personal highlight. The whole video made me think of Kurt Vonnegut’s Breakfast of Champions.

[@soledreamer2007]

It's like if Office Space and Falling Down had a love child and it hung out with Scott Pilgrim a whole lot. This is great!

[@oscargonzalez3599]

I love how the fact that, EVERYONE seem to be ready to throw hands, mean that, this is normal or expected from this universe

[@CaptainVKanth]

The receptionist vaulting over the desk killed me😂😂😂

[@thegreat1007]

THIS IS most entertaining thing I've ever seen on KZbin in AGES

[@bad74maverick1]

Anyone else notice how the secretary with the red skirt, has a smiley face winking in the skirt as she fights the protagonist?

[@sweepingtime]

I rather love that the first enemies are other burnt out old guys and the secretary. Oh yeah, those are the people most likely to snap at the office.

[@miqotelover]

Ok the artwork on this is incredible, I love the interactions, and it's simple in design, but spot on with all the characters and sounds.

[@anoint_band]

Thank you! Actually all the male character voices are performed by the team (and my 2 weeks old kid performing as the boss monster)

[@miqotelover]

I'm a sucker for great pixel art, and I love how things keep escalating at this. Those behind the scene details are amazing, and two weeks old kid making those sounds I would have never guessed it!@@anoint_band

[@zedas1]

The use of the foreground is fantastic.

[@kwokatsooff]

fking hilarious, that intro transition into gameplay is impressively seamless

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

He was just a few days till retirement, but that *FUCKING PRINTER* dredged up all the stress.

[@zsascsforever4155]

My printer got fkd up and it also got me into a fit of rage too!!! Damn printers!!!

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

@@zsascsforever4155 The survivors will forever remember the day a broken down printer forced an employee into a fit of murderous rage. Class action lawsuit against Cannon followed, bankrupting the company, which in turn ironically made it so that currently-used printers were no longer applicable to warranty services... and the breaking down of even MORE printers throught the world... The Earth was never the same.

[@nero_palmire]

It went from Streets of Rage to Superman 64.

[@vers1fier]

We need more innovative Beat Em' Ups! The most underrated sub-genre with the most potential.

[@neilkirkley1500]

Damn they had a great opportunity to call this Rage Quit!

[@danielrecommends]

Maybe they'll make a sequel or a full game lol

[@mathewhughes968]

The congrats scene at 6 minutes reminds me so much of Stan in the Secret of Monkey Island - long diatribe of talking with arms waving

[@Kikiapina]

Seeing the baron of hell at 4:55 fills me with joy

[@NGMonocrom]

Employees still whisper about the day Carl from Accounting finally had enough....

[@thepodbaydoorshal]

It kind of reminds me of that film Falling Down with a little bit of The Thing thrown in there for good measure. Had a blast!

[@gotekeeper9519]

bro really said at the end, "This is how pissed I am. I can fly now"

[@SDSOverfiend]

2:00 it’s Phil Bradway from accounting😂😂😂😂

[@paradiddle16]

That's awesome! Anybody who has a bad day at the office should play this!

[@mywifesboyfriend5558]

IRL

[@aliceinmansonland448]

It's about time they made a Belko Experiment game! Freaking awesome!

[@MetsanAsukas]

Thank you. Described exactly how me and my wife are currently feeling and brought us a laugh.

[@peterestrada9420]

“Falling Down”, But, with Flying @ the end…., I Love It❣️🤙🤣🙏

[@jakdurok561]

(First minute of the video)… Employee: breaks printer… Tech support: what happen? Employee: it just made a noise.

[@Damin-Danger-Ledford]

The music is awesome, and I was not expecting that. This game was a really cool throw back to my younger days.

[@anoint_band]

Thank you, we’re very happy to hear that. We will release the soundtrack very soon

[@Damin-Danger-Ledford]

@@anoint_band cool. 😎

[@andrewguerrero3290]

Holy s***! This is amazing! Also, I saw that Doom demon head on the elevator. Nice touch!

[@jjkurosan]

i was looking in the comments someone else who noticed that Doom detail, amazing!!!

[@GamingWookie]

This is very relatable to anyone who’s in an office or retail job. Now I want to see something like this where your character does the same to whiny customers at a retail job.

[@Buucijs]

One of the best storylines in gaming history

[@wolfeprocter]

Protag looks like he's been working there for years, and the printer was the last straw.

[@skuglious]

How did he managed to get 3d models into pixel art so good? Looks like alot of work is done on shaders and post processing

[@BuzzingGoober]

Chatgpt

[@jamesclark2663]

They way I've done it in the past is to simply render the objects to a Render texture and then render that as a sprite (though it gets tricky if you need to render hundreds of them since you can't simply use one render texture per object at that point). This helps keep the objects pixel-stable when scaling in 3D space. If the camera is fixed on the depth-axis though you could simply do some clever shaders that posterize and dither colors and use 1-pixel outlines at low res and non would be the wiser.

[@robboss2505]

It's a mixture of both, 2d sprites combined with 3d animation for the more compicated animation like the Fan Blade or certain enemies fall animations. Idle animations and attack animations of the main character are all mostly 2d pixel art, which really sells the aesthetic along with all the background art.

[@foseydontanri7859]

check for dead cells render pipeline. they wrote in house tools to render 3d images into 2d sprites.

[@jamesclark2663]

@@foseydontanri7859 That is a rather old fashioned way of doing things. These days most people render the models as sprites in real-time via shaders. Which gives the added benefit of being able to blend animations, use physics to drive animations, and dynamically rebind animations to new models. Plus it can save a ton of video memory if you plan to use a lot of sprites.

[@MusicoftheDamned]

Huh. Despite the "jokey" tone of the gameplay, that has one of the smoothest intro transitions I've seen for a game, and it looks overall enjoyable (for all the characters not getting punched or set aflame). Also the end boss being what it is oddly fitting given the game you played right before this was partially _The Thing_ inspired. Funny coincidence that.

[@quintinbrakebill8875]

Kratos would look at him like “geez, what a hothead”

[@mywifesboyfriend5558]

I understand his rage, boi.

[@tropicvibe]

This actually does look like a little fun time waster. He even throws both an occasional roundhouse kick and reverse hook kick

[@-lloygic-3565]

4:15 - This sequence is unironically better than the Agent Smith fight scene in Matrix Revolutions

[@Zhello79]

0:45 When it's Monday, start your day with some coffee lol 😂👍🏾

[@paladinslash4721]

Of course it all starts because of the printer.

[@johnps1670]

Based on a true story.

[@Tillal8]

"Boy, that escalated quickly... I mean, that really got out of hand fast." The Game

[@axelprino]

It's been some time since I've seen sprite work that detailed, it looks gorgeous.

[@leac3]

We need more games like this. Street Of Rage in a corporate environment.

[@1.618_Murphy]

This is how I feel when I'm living from paycheck to paycheck, but the government is saying we're living the best lives we've ever lived! God damn it!

[@88amona]

I hear ya bro

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

No it doesn't. This game actually lets you succeed while real life lets successes into a parallel universe.

[@Taffer-bx7uc]

Looks like Bob from accounting has finally had it!

[@DocWolph]

This so much like those high-end 1980s ATARI arcade games, the ones that NEVER made it to console because the graphics were just that good.

[@vocaoanh2403]

The ending credits feel like a fever dream to me...

[@josephmoore977]

Glad to see they finally made Falling Down into a vdeo game

[@kevinfisher5492]

Wow, I'm impressed. It's like Office Space meets "Crusader: No Remorse." And that transition from 2d to 3d at the end is incredible.

[@Fluffyudders]

I was thinking to myself "This has some serious Falling Down vibes", and then I realised the game is called Rising Up. Surely not a coincidence!

[@ScaryGarrySG1]

"I forgot to finish that report." "Oh yeah? Well did I forget your paycheck?"

[@billycranston5481]

Hey for a middle aged dude who works in a cubicle he throws a hell of a roundhouse.

[@rakedos9057]

Oh wow, that game was a whole experience to this end!

[@WhyEvenBother-t4w]

YES!! This is what video gaming USED to be! Double Dragon, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage etc.

[@InternetHydra]

A better Streets of Rage 4 then the one we got.

[@Thatdeal79]

I can’t help not to laugh every time he does that spin kick. 😂

[@naiyang888]

My god, yes. It’s about time someone didn’t just cut and paste from on of the major platforms. No super dashes and teleportations. Just awesome!

[@Frithonor]

As someone who worked in both the service (resto) and IT world (corporate) for years...this qualifies as wish fulfillment!

[@MarquisLeary34]

Best fun I've had with a brawler since Midnight Fight Express. Hopefully we'll see an entry like this with meatier mechanics and challenge from Jorgenson in the future, he's got a good grasp on the style.

[@kurttank8963]

Damn! This feels like whole new release from 90's CAPCOM! Pixel arts are so crisp and smooth...

[@Kerunou]

Someone has to do it, since Capcom is only capable of releasing trash nowadays. What a joke of a company they’ve become.

[@rob395]

This needs a sequel but you're a retail worker rising up against the customers and management

[@Crashtopher]

Wow. What a strange and amazing sense of deja vu, it’s like a memory of how my dreams of video games once appeared.

[@claypiper8374]

If this had came out in the arcades of the 80's I would have dropped every quarter I could find into it and then begged my Mom to buy it for me on the Sega Genesis.

[@danielrecommends]

Just went through this game and its pretty fun. Obviously combat isn't the best but well done overall. I could see this becoming a full fledge game.

[@nemesisurvivorleon]

the unofficial spiritual sequel to this is called "Tonight We Riot" on Steam and Nintendo Switch. well, I personally consider it the sequel to this.

[@joeblow229]

The pixel art looks great, well done!

[@heypistolero]

5:50 It's Stan! He's doing the exact same hand motion from Monkey Island.

[@Chibi1986]

4:56 - Classic DOOM Baron of Hell cameo. Nice.

[@joelbell6075]

I loved the Doom reference as he went up the elevator, lolol.

[@ryuno2097]

the developer does these games part time as a hobby, he's also a full time AAA game developer. I think if he made a full game and sold it he'll make a lot of money.

[@bluestrife28]

Man loses it and takes out his entire corporate job, hell yeah I must check this out. 😃

[@CardestHock]

3D digitized spritework. Very neat.

[@Spawn3X5]

This game had me right away Lol Feels like something from adult swin mixed with falling down turned into a game Dang its short need moar

[@sean.durham999]

4:55 The Baron of Hell from Doom makes a cameo.

[@MatreroG]

The concept is crazy cool, I really loved it. It's literally Falling Down movie from 1993!

[@zaszasur]

This looks so good. If this was made into a fully fledge game with deeper combat I would buy this is a heart beat

[@KG-th3cr]

"I'm gonna need you to come in on Sunday too, mmmkay?"

[@Andrew-el8xi]

Think alot of people dream of doing this in any job ...brilliant,

[@DETHTWUKTAUR]

You are still one of my favorite channels ever.

[@jean-philippegirard3331]

I laughed so hard at the intro, this is pure genius 🤣🤣🤣

[@patriksvensson2360]

That's different. A few tweaks and added moves and this could be a massive gem on par with Postal.

[@strikeforce1500]

"He is being awfully quiet. Wonder whats in his mind" My mind: Also,love the stupid corporate talk bs just before the boss fight. It do be like that lmao