Finally, I can't wait for this, top 5 most anticipated games of the year for me

This looks sweet. Vibes of Startropics and something else I can't quite put my finger on.

Edit: I didn't even need 15 minutes with the demo. Outstanding stuff again from Yacht Club. Day 1 purchase for me.

"Modern retro" games are such a vibe. All the charm of retro games but without the clunk. I played Skald: Against the Black Priory earlier this year and loved it and this looks amazing too.

I think you're seeing classic Gameboy Zelda. Awakening and the Oracle games.

I'm tired of the pixel art aesthetic.

You can pick any artistic style you want. There literally aren't any real hardware imitations to graphics anymore. And yet it's always realistic graphics for AAA games, and pixel graphics for indie games (with a few rare ones in between that do it different).

Sigh...

Then it's not for you. I find pixelart very charming, it's not just about hardware limitations.

I know it's not. It's about a sizable portion of indie developers and gamers being stuck in past nostalgia.

That is EXACTLY what I saw