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As someone who likes vertical shmups, Rainchaser immediately caught my attention on the basis that it reminded me of some of Treasure's classic forays in the genre (such as Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga) due to how its multiple shot type weapon system works, as well as Battle Garegga due to its dark muted art style aesthetic. At the same time, Rainchaser also caught my attention on the basis that its demo has received stunning feedback from across the internet, with some Youtubers already hailing the (unfinished) game as being "

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I decided to interview Kornodd - the creator of Rainchaser - in order to find out a little bit more about his game, and also got to ask him as to what inspired him to make the project. Enjoy!

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Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? Where are you from, how old are you, and what is your game development background?

Right now I live in Georgia, and I'm in my twenties right now. I didn't really have a game development background prior to Rainchaser - before that I was just drawing illustrations, so this whole thing has been my first attempt at branching off into something else.

What was the inspiration for Rainchaser, and why did you decide to make your game the way it is, including the muted art style?

My main inspiration was definitely ZeroRanger. It's a really great game that has an ability to infect you with its incredible love for the genre. So after playing it I knew that I wanted to make a game, and I wanted it to be a shmup. After a few years of living with these thoughts I finally decided to give it a try. Along the way I dug deeper into the genre, so I picked up a lot of other inspirations, both for visuals and game design.

For the style of Rainchaser, I would say Dodonpachi Daioujou, Ibara, Ikaruga, and Battle Garegga are big inspirations. Besides shmups, there are other games like Nier: Automata and Rain World, and also the works of Yoshitoshi Abe and Kunihiko Ikuhara. I also recently played two games by Uturobune - Iwana