/vr/ - Retro Games

This game Demons Of Asteborg for the Genesis looks pretty fucking cool and I think it is finally getting close to release. I love the idea of really well polished homebrew games with physical release. In fact, this is one of my favorite things about the retro.. umm.. scene?

On the other hand.. it is not cheap, I don't mind paying the asking price, but what if it ends up sucking? With these amateur projects, sometimes they have some nice talent onboard doing graphics or music but the game mechanics are all janky, or the balance may be off, getting those elements right are just as much a form of art as anything else. What if it starts out as awesome as it appears to from the video clips but doesn't maintain that quality? So, logically the smart thing to do would be to wait for some reviews, but I have grown extremely wary of the small clique championing homebrew, they seem rather.. uncritical most of the time.

Another homebrew game in a sorta similar vein is Dungeons & Doomknights being developed for the NES. Also looks hella cool, but at this point if you want a physical release, you got to pony up some serious cash.

This game Demons Of Asteborg for the Genesis looks pretty fucking cool and I think it is finally getting close to release. I love the idea of really well polished homebrew games with physical release. In fact, this is one of my favorite things about the retro.. umm.. scene?

On the other hand.. it is not cheap, I don't mind paying the asking price, but what if it ends up sucking? With these amateur projects, sometimes they have some nice talent onboard doing graphics or music but the game mechanics are all janky, or the balance may be off, getting those elements right are just as much a form of art as anything else. What if it starts out as awesome as it appears to from the video clips but doesn't maintain that quality? So, logically the smart thing to do would be to wait for some reviews, but I have grown extremely wary of the small clique championing homebrew, they seem rather.. uncritical.

Another homebrew game in a sorta similar vein is Dungeons & Doomknights being developed for the NES. Also looks hella cool, but at this point if you want a physical release, you got to pony up some serious cash.