StaceyPowers Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 @kingpotato mentioned that a lot of developers these days are focusing on a retro look and feel to games. What is everyone’s feeling on retro style graphics and gameplay? Is it something you like? Something you dislike? I don’t have any games with retro style graphics, and it isn’t my preference, but I definitely don’t mind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 NES was and is the best. They didn’t sacrifice story for cosmetics. The best games came out in the era. I have a game on PS4 that I bought because it had SNES graphics. I love it. The classic blocky, pixelated graphics will always win out over lifelike graphics for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyxx Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 I feel there's a severe lack of games with EGA DOS graphics. Working on filling that void myself with my own game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 I certainly don't mind it either and I do play a few of them from time to time but not my first preference per say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 I think even the contra game makers tried to blend in the retro graphics and the mixture of the modern gameplay. I think that experiment is failure, either make everything old or new not partial of both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyxx Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 I'm a huge retro gamer but for me it depends on the game. Some retro style games feel a bit lazy in banking on the nostalgia, while others are really well made (like Stardew Valley, Undertale and Shovel Knight). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UleTheVee Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Pixel art =/= Retro Graphics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSteelyardDweller Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 On 10/19/2019 at 5:15 PM, The Blackangel said: NES was and is the best. They didn’t sacrifice story for cosmetics. The best games came out in the era. I have a game on PS4 that I bought because it had SNES graphics. I love it. The classic blocky, pixelated graphics will always win out over lifelike graphics for me. what ps4 game did u buy with those graphics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Shovel Knight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UleTheVee Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 8 hours ago, The Blackangel said: Shovel Knight. That's not SNES... It's NES... 8-bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UleTheVee Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 (edited) There's this dumb misconception that pixel art automatically says that it's "Retro Style" when in reality it's a choice that was made because it's a rather easy way to develop your game compared to HD sprites and 3D graphics. A lot of developers tend to be more expressive with Pixel art too, something that wasn't achieved during the NES days. Pixel art is wonderful but it has been a very prominent focus as of late according to @StaceyPowers... But again, it's not really inspired by anything retro, it just can be its own form of art that isn't necessarily associated with the consoles of old. Now, are indie games as of late like that? No. Just this year we've had games like Indivisible and Deliver Us The Moon which have pushed the boundaries of HD graphics and 3D respectively. Not to mention, the current-day gvame engines like Unity and Unreal Engine have been pushed to their limits by indie studios, whether in demos or otherwise. ç So no, this market isn't going for too much Pixel art, in fact, I would say it hasn't been done enough... But more importantly... Did you know @Alyxx never owned Axiom Verge? Edited October 22, 2019 by UleTheVee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyxx Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Yes. I never owned Axiom Verge. But I do now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingpotato Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 I dont think I ever said that... xD Either way, I dont mind games with retro style like 8 or 16 bits style. There has been a lot of good games with that style like Shovel knight and Celeste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyxx Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 I'm also working on my own retro style game. You can check it out here: http://nukedprotons.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 On 10/22/2019 at 8:10 PM, Alyxx said: I'm also working on my own retro style game. You can check it out here: http://nukedprotons.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html Looks good. Let the VGR forum know once you release the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
