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Alcaraz with MercurySteam's Game Award for Best Action/Adventure Game, which it won in 2021.[1]
Rafael Machó Alcaraz, also known as Rafa, is a Spanish video game visual effects (VFX) artist. He worked at MercurySteam from 2018 to 2022 as a VFX Artist for Metroid Dread, departing in early 2022 to work at Shapefarm in Japan.
Shortly after the release of Dread, Alcaraz participated in the chat discussion for a livestream[2] of the game by Doeboy, a speedrunner.[3][4][5]
In the lead up to and after Dread's release, Alcaraz has interacted with various Metroid fans on Twitter.[6] He was proud to have seen his work used in the montage of Dread footage played during the orchestral performance at The Game Awards 2021, where Dread was a nominee for Game of the Year.[7] He was unaware that Golzuna had a unique recoiling animation when hit with a Shinespark.[8]
Gallery[]
![Alcaraz's Dread collection, including the game, Special Edition, Metroid Mission Logs and Games Tribune magazine.[9]](/wiki/File:Rafael_Mach%C3%B3_Alcaraz_Dread_collection.jpg "Rafael Machó Alcaraz Dread collection.jpg (229 KB)")
Alcaraz's Dread collection, including the game, Special Edition, Metroid Mission Logs and Games Tribune magazine.[9]
![His expanded collection, including a print signed by Kenji Yamamoto, Yoshio Sakamoto, Minako Hamano, Takehiko Hosokawa and Fumi Hayashi.[1]](/wiki/File:Rafael_Mach%C3%B3_Alcaraz_Dread_collection_displayed.jpg "Rafael Machó Alcaraz Dread collection displayed.jpg (654 KB)")
His expanded collection, including a print signed by Kenji Yamamoto, Yoshio Sakamoto, Minako Hamano, Takehiko Hosokawa and Fumi Hayashi.[1]
![Alcaraz's name in the Dread credits.[9]](/wiki/File:Rafael_Mach%C3%B3_Alcaraz_name_in_credits.jpg "Rafael Machó Alcaraz name in credits.jpg (58 KB)")
Alcaraz's name in the Dread credits.[9]
External links[]
- Alcaraz on LinkedIn
- Alcaraz on MobyGames
- Alcaraz on Twitter
- Alcaraz on ArtStation
- Alcaraz on YouTube
- Alcaraz on Instagram
References[]
- ^ a b Rafael Machó Alcaraz (_NewRafa). "Se cumple un año del lanzamiento de #MetroidDread, un sueño hecho realidad y una de las mejores cosas que me han pasado en la vida. 💙🤍 ¶ La velocidad a la que pasa el tiempo debería de ser ilegal. No, en serio, una ley o algo. ¿Vamos a seguir permitiéndolo? Samus haz algo." ("One year has passed since the release of #MetroidDread , a dream come true and one of the best things that has ever happened to me. 💙🤍 ¶ The speed at which time passes should be illegal. No, seriously, a law or something. Are we going to continue to allow it? Samus do something.") 8 October 2022 4:07 a.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/_NewRafa/status/1578658315323641856
- ^ Doeboy. "MercurySteam Dev is here!! - Metroid Dread Hard Mode [1/2]". YouTube. October 26, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Rafael Machó Alcaraz (iRafaMacho). "Hi @Doeboy It's 4:00 AM here in spain and I just ended your 12h stream of Metroid Dread, and I enjoyed it a lot! ¶ You made me so happy with your reactions and passion and I'm glad you liked the game so hard hahahaha" 10 October 2021 10:20 p.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/iRafaMacho/status/1447386675391471617
- ^ Doeboy (Doeboy). "I had the honor of @iRafaMacho, a Metroid Dread dev, watching my initial Metroid Dread stream + hanging out in chat when I started hard mode ¶ he is funny af LOL ¶ check that out and other highlights from my first hard mode run / second overall playthrough: https://youtu.be/g0WkmTcCIzs" 28 October 2021 1:47 p.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/Doeboy/status/1453780506470932484
- ^ Rafael Machó Alcaraz (iRafaMacho). "I'm blushing so much right now hahahaha ¶ I enjoyed a lot your run and had a very fun time in your stream, the honor is clearly mine!" 28 October 2021 2:36 p.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/iRafaMacho/status/1453792856888446979
- ^ Rafael Machó Alcaraz (iRafaMacho). [image of Samus in Metroid: Other M with hearts and a crying Kermit the Frog] 10 October 2021 11:45 a.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/iRafaMacho/status/1447226745552261135
- ^ Rafael Machó Alcaraz (iRafaMacho). "Ver mis vfx en esa pantalla enorme con la orquesta... 🥲 joder, toda una experiencia haber vivido así estos #TheGameAwards, un broche de oro a un viaje irrepetible. ¶ I 💙🤍You #MetroidDread" (Rough translation: "Seeing my vfx on that huge screen with the orchestra... 🥲 damn, it was quite an experience to have lived like this #TheGameAwards , a finishing touch to an unrepeatable trip. ¶ I 💙🤍 You #MetroidDread") 9 December 2021 11:26 p.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/iRafaMacho/status/1469161512703041539
- ^ Rafael Machó Alcaraz (iRafaMacho). "Me encanta ver cosas que ni yo tenía ni idea xD" (Rough translation: "I love seeing things that I had no idea xD") 14 October 2021 5:08 p.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/iRafaMacho/status/1448757520550535170
- ^ a b Rafael Machó Alcaraz (newrafa_). "No podría estar más contento de haber podido formar parte de este pedacito de historia del videojuego. ¶ El desarrollo, el soñado anuncio en el E3, la recepción de la gente, los análisis y por supuesto el lanzamiento del juego. ¶ Una experiencia única y preciosa. ¶ #MetroidDread 💙🤍" (Rough translation: I couldn't be happier to have been able to be a part of this little piece of video game history. ¶ The development, the dream announcement at E3, the reception of the people, the analysis and of course the launch of the game. ¶ A unique and precious experience. ¶ #MetroidDread 💙🤍") Instagram. October 10, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2022. https://www.instagram.com/p/CU2vuLAMYte/