Three visual throwback-style games
Discovered two new games with intriguing styles that harken back to N64 / PS1 days:
“Say NO! More”
Felvidek
and was reminded of the existence of another old-school art style game that caught my attention some months back:
Void Stranger
Say No! More gave me strong Katamari quirkiness vibes. Especially when you meet your guide that teaches you methods of saying “no”. It’s a cute, and arguably effective way of conveying the self help advice of learning to protect your time and mental health by saying “no” more.
Void Stranger, as I understand it, is one of those games that is far more than meets the eye. That is, you’ll start playing expecting one thing, and as you progress find yourself experiencing something entirely different.
I chose to make Say No! More something I experienced as a total observer experience by watching a portion of the full gameplay someone made available on YouTube. I didn’t finish it. Leaving room for me to maybe pick up the game in the future.
I’m 50/50 on Felvidek as a purchase. Need to do a little more research on it, and perhaps a little gameplay watching to see if it’s something I could get into. Void Stranger has been on my mind long enough that if the right sale came along, I could see myself biting.