DC: New-old is the new new. Retro reboots are a dime a dozen, but the recent homage spin-off, one that seems to deliberately replicate the aesthetic 8 and 16-bit classics while simultaneously lampooning their respective genre conventions at every turn, is considerably fresh in its approach. Half Minute Hero, with its ridiculously fast paced spin in JRPG conventions, 3D Dot Game Heroes, which basically reinterprets the original Zelda, and Retro Game Challenge are the best representatives of their burgeoning medium, and now they have a brand new member; NIS' Cladun: This is an RPG. And yes, that's actually what it's called.
"The PSP recently celebrated its 8th birthday. To honor the occasion, I’m paying tribute to the 8 best games in three different categories. So let’s get rolling with 8 for 8: Best of the PSP, starting with the system’s most awesome original IPs." -Hindman of PSLS
Pata pata pata pon
That still gets stuck in my head whenever I think about it.
Some good PSP nostalgia. People might not realize that it was the starting point for some pretty cool series.
For those of us who grew up in the Super Nintendo and Sega genesis era, we have a soft spot for old school games, the ones that remind us of our childhood and give us that old timey feel. Sometimes those games are still great and fun to this day, others usually are not. Cladun X2 is a game that gives us that old game feel while making us feel like it’s something new. It’s a refreshing take on top down RPG’s that shouldn’t be over looked.
The Scoop: 8-Bit graphics and music meets modern dungeon crawling for the casual crowd in NIS’s downloadable title for the Sony PlayStation Portable.
