pook99 wrote:
Based on this post and your other post in the games beaten thread I think your gaming tastes are very similar to mine. Technically, I play tons of new games, but almost all of them are retro inspired. I do enjoy a new style game every so often, but retro inspired indies are what I spend most of my time on.
I just started katana zero yesterday, and will probably finish that today. On my switch I am getting ready to play mercenaries saga(old school grid based SRPG) Battle princess madelyn(heavily inspired by ghosts n goblins), and blaster master zero 2.
I think there are so many amazing indie gems out there that fly under the radar. Sure, you have stuff like celeste, the messenger, shovel knight, and others that receive a lot of attention, but there are so many really solid indie games that get absolutely no attention.
Do you play any fan games? I recently discovered the world of fan games and rom hacks, there is a lot of stuff out there, a lot of it is not that great and consists of either pallette swaps or games that are obscenely difficult, but if you look around there are some amazing "sequels" to classic games made by fans. Most prominent for me would be Mega Man Unlimited, but there are other good ones out there also.
I'm kind of bummed Kantaza ZERO isn't on PS4 as there are outlets that reported it would be released there. I have a Switch that I can play it on, but I generally prefer using my PS4 to play games.
Yeah, there are fun games like Rad Rodgers and Super Daryl Deluxe that I never hear people talk about. It's always odd how some indie games get a wave of support from gaming press, like The Messenger or Shovel Knight while others get completely overlooked. These days, it seems like anything published by Devolver Digital will likely get noticed. They're kind of big now. I'm not even sure if their published games can even still be considered indie now LOL
I haven't really played any fan games, but I've seen some in development that look interesting. There are some cool looking Mega Man X ones out there that I've noticed since Capcom seems to only care about reviving classic Mega Man at the moment
Ziggy587 wrote:Ordinary Gamer wrote:I feel like I'm in an odd place where I don't really play old games all that much, which would presumably not make me a retro gamer. However, most of the NEW games I play feel very old.
I know exactly what you mean. I'm playing this new game right now, it's called New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
I think that's why Nintendo makes up most of the new games that I do play. New Nintendo games feel like old games. New SMB is obvious. Super Mario Odyssey very much feel like Super Mario 64.
Ordinary Gamer wrote:I get super excited when I hear announcements for games like Katana Zero, a retro, 2d, sidescrolling platformer, or upcoming remakes/releases like The Ninja Warriors: Once Again.
Ah yea, Ninja Warriors. I forgot that was coming out. Thanks for reminding me!
But yeah, I totally get what you're saying. The only new games that I get excited for are games that feel old. Like Bloodstained, or Ninja Warriors.
Yeah, Bloodstained looks great. I played a little bit of Curse of the Moon and it was pretty cool. I only recently learned of Ninja Warriors Once Again. I sort of stumbled onto it by accident while looking for something else online. It doesn't seem like a lot of sites have talked about this remaster/remake of it coming out. I LOVE that some companies are going this far back in time to bring back stuff. Capcom recently announced a mini arcade thing they are putting out with some of their arcade, beat 'em ups on it. Space Channel 5 is getting a VR update. It blows my mind that even Neo Geo and Intellivision are coming back through SNK and Tommy Tallarico
At this point, I actually wouldn't be that shocked to see a new Dreamcast...though it's still highly unlikely. One can dream though...