Mr. Skeltal's thoughts deposit

I'm a retro-gaming enthusiast, I love playing games from the past, especially if I've never heard of them. There are a lot of experiences worth discovering and game preservation is a topic I really care about.    The work of some independent developers and producers to remaster/fix abandoned titles helps a lot and it is a purpose I fully support.   While I can't say I enjoyed playing S.W.I.N.E, I'm still glad it has been remastered and made available on modern platforms. Aesthetics A moment of respite before returning to battle The graphics used have aged well, the remastering work has given a good polishing to the title, which is pleasing to my eye, of course, the cartoony graphic style with bright and vibrant colors helps. Not much to say about the particle details, when they have to represent explos...

The exploratory platformer/Metroidvania is a genre that has resisted the influences over the years and has remained one of the most popular game type. It is not difficult to understand, the mixture of exploration and fighting is a good combination, captivating and fun. Cathedral is one of many products released in this genre. To stay up to date, follow me on steam or twitter . Aesthetics Always keep your guard up The game uses pixel art graphics, with a style is reminiscent of titles released on 8-bit machines, but can be considered more as an evolution of that kind, similar to many platformer releases in recent years. On a negative note, the game engine struggles a lot during the most intense action scenes and makes everything lag. The animations are done competently, without major slips or technical excellence. There is no trace of a dubbing or sounds to simulate speech. The soundtrack uses synthesized instruments, while it's not bad, I wish were used programs with modern sou...

In recent years, there has been an influx of games made in China   to online stores.   Most of these are avoided by gamers as they aren't quality products or are plagued by systems that many find unbearable, such as dishonest and unbalanced microtransactions.   However, there are also developers who want to create more classic titles and The Rewinder is an example of this. Aesthetics Remember to say hello to your local frog spirit The game uses pixel art graphics and honestly I've seen games use this drawing technique in a more refined and detailed way.   The looks are lifted by the visuals inspired by the style of Chinese ink paintings , without this inspiration it is very likely that the game would have had a less pronounced appearance.   The animations are ok, without infamy and without praise.   Voice acting only appears on two occasion...