GameZebo: I’ve played through Final Fantasy VII at least ten times since its release in 1997. Unfortunately, no matter how much you love making the journey beyond Midgar, the trip gets harder every year. The clunky controls, abstract graphics, and “active” time battles have not held up over the years, leaving fans with a nostalgic fondness for a game they can no longer enjoy. The creators of The Black Tower share that nostalgia, but acknowledge it’s 2013 with their “neo-retro” homage to one of Square’s finest, and PS1 RPGs in general.
Remember that upcoming indie RPG resembling an old-school PSone RPG we showed you? Well, now it’s reaching for a £280,000 goal on IndieGoGo.
The game has such a nostalgic feel already with the prerendered backgrounds. Cannot wait to see how it turns out! I will definitely be buying this.
This looks great. I hope it has a good story cause that's the most imortant thing about a PSone styled RPG for me.
04:27 : So yan leaves the playstation :D
I really hope this game get's a lot of attention. It deserves it.
I want this....Hey, Anyone wanna team up and create a Legend of Dragoon Tribute RPG? I'm an animator and I can do good concepts. :)
That's going to be my major in College, sorry not ready but I wish you luck. that is a great game I was just talking about that today.
This is great i hope they inspire other delopers to try ps1 style rpgs. I'd like to see them hit consules as well. I really love seeing stuff like this.
From eGamer, "This week has flown by fast and some great news has surfaced. A game called TBT: The Black Tower, an indie RPG, returns to the roots of PS1 JRPGs in great fashion. This is something original in the midst of all the 16-bit and 8-bit influenced indie RPGs. The other game we’ll be discussing is called Lost Spirits of Kael and is a 2D RPG with a strong focus on mystery and horror. These two games both have different takes on the current trends they find themselves in, by looking to oft forgotten sources for inspiration".
I'd love to see these rpgs show up on psn,live or the wiiu. I long for the good old days of rpgs.
Lost Odyssey and blue dragon are pretty good if you
havent tried them yet
To me this looks just bad, they should really focus on their character animations, lighting, and combat before they attempt to make a full game.
Make a few animated scenes for practice, work on some high detailed models for practice and then work on some combat that isn't so stale.
Yea its a preview of the game, but they are taking to big of a jump for not having tried something before.