Mr. Skeltal's thoughts deposit

As I have stated in my faq page, besides indies I review retro-games "that nostalgia forgot", that is retro-games with few reviews still online and not much covering from retro-gamers in general. I like doing it because it give me a unique experience and it also shines a light on a game that may have been ignored at release, but has aged well over the years. Sometimes I find fun experiences , other times I play still disputable titles , in few cases I even played games that still have a following from a dedicated fan base , but didn't really enjoy due to some controversial design decisions. Cold War belongs in the category of games that didn't have a following back then and it sure can't get one today. Aesthetics ...

Making a good parody of an opera is not an easy task, you must give the feelings that a spectator would have had when first approached the original work and also make it different and entertaining enough so it doesn't feel like a stale retelling. Games might be even harder since a developer must also copy the game mechanics, it would explain why these types of games aren't popular. UnMetal is a parody of the old Metal Gears and I wanted to see how well it fared. Aesthetics Sneaking inside an enemy base The pixel art used is clearly reminiscent of the title the game aims to spoof, while also expanding it with the usage of more vibrant colors and bigger sprites, you could put a screenshot of the game and its source material side to side and see all the inspirations it took. This is true only for the in-game graphics though, the pixel art used in the cutscenes is much more redefined, all of this is true for the animations too. There aren't that many...