/vr/ - Retro Games

A Boy and His Blob may be full of mean nasty traps and death, but I'm still fond of it for how weird it is. Plus I really like the style they used for the backgrounds; I assume some of them are made from digitized photographs because they look like the NES desperately reaching for a photorealistic aesthetic at times.

And, although I will be the first to admit how frustrating and janky the game can feel, the absolute lack of handholding and hostility of the environment did make it feel like I was really exploring on my own.

I always thought A Boy and his Blob for NES had an interesting look to the backgrounds. Kinda ugly but going for a photorealistic style in areas. I assume they did use digitized photographs for the skyline at least, I'd be curious how they made most of the graphics in the game.