Where nostalgia is concerned, gaming finds itself in a particularly unique position. While "classic" films construct an iconic past and ask us to take their word for it, games both retro and modern exist on a much tighter continuum. Many of today's "throwback" titles find themselves paying homage to games we all remember clearly... some of which we still own. In this fine line between asking us to remember, and hoping we've forgotten, publisher Forest Moon Games's first release finds itself in a bit of a - shall we say - jam.
I like pixel art as much as the next guy, but I have to say... I'm glad to see a game with old school sensibilities and polygons. 3D looks good too! And J.A.M.'s drawn backgrounds don't look too shabby either.