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Indie games using retro graphics (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Two examples of this are :

Penny's big breakaway and DUSK from the top of my head.

I'm not sure about you but I think the rise of indie games going with the PS1 aesthetic and other low gfx easy to run games is that the past, despite its flaws, was much better.

I also think there's a charm with low polygon games and spritework ones, it's your imagination that fills in the gaps.

And lastly, I think of the simpler times when you play modern indie "retro" games, no bullshit, you pay the devs, you get your game, everyone is happy.

What are your thoughts on indie games going for that nostalgia feel? Any examples to cite?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I did see a few low-poly, very PS1 or N64-looking indies recently, even going as far as mimicking the weird texture wobbling from the PS1.

But Penny's big breakaway is not really low-poly, or something that looks like 5th gen/PS1. Not graphically anyway.

Though it's mechanically rather retro, with the focus on move combos, scoring and speedrunning. It's almost more of a linear kind of skate or jet set radio-like game than a platformer.