Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN APRIL 2025?

On 04/05/2025 15:07, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

It's one of the reasons I dislike modern 'retro' games in general,
because they are aping the form without realizing it's not the
pixelated graphics/etc. which made these classics so beloved. We love
them DESPITE those limitations. We love them because they SURPASSED
those limitations. Just slapping on a veneer of retroism is a lazy
appeal to nostalgia without an understanding as to why we're nostalgic
in the first place.

I tend to agree, the nostalgia - a large part comes from what they managed to achieve with such hardware limitations. The other part I feel is appealing is just the simplicity of their gameplay.
The later is what 'retro' games should aim for and as you say pixelated graphics is not the right way to go. Possible where I give people a pass is where due to very limited budgets a more pixelated look actually creates a better style than having graphics that just aren't very good. Roadwarden with its one man team (I believe in their spare time) is an example of this. It works as you are given a picture of the scene and that you own imagination does the rest.