Because he wanted to be a notable artist of his time.she explains. But he didn’t design his game with just the kid he was in mind, but also what he would like to play as an adult. “He had a nostalgic motivation and wanted to reconnect with the experiences of his childhood. Garda, taking the example of Canadian Phil Fish, director of Fez in 2012 : Rather than trying to compete with the biggest productions in the sector, these studios were then inspired by arcade terminals (like Pac man) or 8-bit consoles, for aesthetic as well as economic reasons. She noted that the phenomenon mainly affected creators from the ecosystem – then emerging – of so-called “independent” games, that is to say small studios that do not rely on the financial support of a editor. Almost ten years ago, the Polish postdoctoral researcher at the University of Turku, Finland, became interested in the emergence of nostalgic aesthetics in Nostalgia in Retro Game Design (2013, untranslated). The phenomenon is “inevitable because time does its work”, laughs Maria B. CONCERNED APE / CHUCKLEFISH The eternal restart Its success proved that nostalgic games can be just as successful as blockbusters. “Stardew Valley” was designed alone by the American Eric Barone. Eastward Where Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion in 2021, the adorable Little Witch in the Woods or the dynamic and colorful souldiers in 2022, or the next Metal Slug Tactics, Spirittea and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge : all reclaim an aesthetic furiously close to that of the Super Nintendo.

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