![]() ![]() However, while Owlboy certainly has its roots in games like The Legend of Zelda, Soul Blazer, or Castlevania(More Simon’s Quest than any of the others), you’d never think of it as one of those games. Axiom Verge is to Super Metroid as Bravely Default is to Final Fantasy). ![]() Other games attempt this by directly emulating a particular game (i.e. Owlboy is a love letter to adventure platformers of gaming past, nearly a decade in the making. If you haven’t yet heard about our young avian adventurer, allow me to do the honours. It takes genuine sincerity to put out a project that can truly bring out those warm fuzzy feelings without coming off as a purely pixelated cash grab. From retro throwback sodas to miniature renditions of the Nintendo Entertainment System, the prevalence of products trying to appeal to our shared histories can come off as marketing departments twisting our childhoods to convince us to consume, and the less said about The Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, the better. Culture today seems to be completely dominated by nostalgia. ![]()
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