Welcome to the Jungle is the latest in a growing line of «legacy sequels» that looks to capitalize
on nostalgia for a well - known brand.
This could have been a very generic game
relying on nostalgia alone, but it has so much jam packed into it that it never got dull for me.
But it can be argued that it relies too much on those elements, leaning
heavily on nostalgia instead of showcasing true originality.
Both lessons others should learn from... Too many projects are blindly backed because of cool ideas or
playing on nostalgia, instead of looking at the team and the viability of the project.
Each of these could tug heavily
on the nostalgia strings and consequently become hits for the more niche groups that await them.
The show is a dark
take on nostalgia, and features new drawings, prints, sculptures, installation, and video animation.
The novel is built
entirely on nostalgia and pop culture references — particularly video game references — making it a bit of a tricky adaptation given the various licensing hurdles involved.
This has been an ongoing trend in indie games, often to
draw on the nostalgia factor and also cut the costs of developing in HD.
The problem with this
reliance on nostalgia for older fans is that the sense of exploration that came from the original areas, and from single player Elder Scrolls titles, is diminished.
Unfortunately, it mostly coasts by
on nostalgia alone and doesn't bring much of anything new to the table.
As with Dark Souls III, it
pulls on nostalgia strings that I'll leave for players to discover themselves, but overall it falls flat.
Once again, this console should
focus on nostalgia, therefore those games should feel nostalgic, above all.
Nevertheless, I find this aspect of the book
long on nostalgia for the good old days.
The problem with this reliance
on nostalgia for older fans is that the sense of exploration that came from the original areas, and from single player Elder Scrolls titles, is diminished.
It needs to provide its own voice and not just rely on past films or characters to carry it forward, which I have faith it can do but for now does deserve to be called out for relying too
much on nostalgia for its own good.
Sega
banks on the nostalgia game and has announced its plan to roll out a number of updated retro consoles to make that a reality.
Cashing in
on the nostalgia of the previous year's «The Sting,» Wilder returned to the original source and period setting, reteaming frequent collaborators Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, but despite their obvious and continuing chemistry (as well as nice supporting turns from Carol Burnett and a terrifyingly young Susan Sarandon as Lemmon's fiancee), it can't stop the whole thing from feeling redundant.
It almost comes to the point where we have to weed out the stellar experiences from those just trying to cash
in on nostalgia with buggy, quickly produced rip offs with no quality or unique features.
Hoping to
capitalize on the nostalgia of those whose childhood tantrums were fuelled by the sugary beverage, the company replicated the original 1960s packaging.
Like Rush Jet with the Needle Shooter, temporarily free with the purchase of Azure Striker Gunvolt is Mighty Gunvolt, a five - level minigame
based on nostalgia for other «parody» games like Kid Dracula or Konami Man.
However, does the Mega Man Legacy Collection
trade on nostalgia alone or do these classics still hold up today?
Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King plans to capitalize
on this nostalgia with its release for PC via Steam early in 2017.
The first season of the revival was campy, to be sure, and it stumbled when relying too
heavy on nostalgia.
After all of the PR fluff and critic reviews based
more on nostalgia I found myself more critical of the quality of the updates to the original Halo: CE.
Dave dives back into Destiny 2 and Far Cry 5 while Josh
goes on a nostalgia trip with Lode Runner on the Switch.
Despite all of the amazing things about Breath of the Wild, I think its greatest strength is that it doesn't rely
solely on nostalgia.
Across the expanse of the world map, the momentum of creativity sets the bar firmly in place for Mario and company, with an adventure that never falls asleep at the wheel or falls back into coasting
simply on nostalgia — including a final confrontation that may prove one of the most elegant in the franchise's 2D history.
In the grand scheme of things, the classic Wendy's Chocolate Frosty isn't the most terrible of sweet treats (and how can we put a calorie
cap on nostalgia anyway?).
In the grand scheme of things, the classic Wendy's Chocolate Frosty isn't the most terrible of sweet treats (and how can we put a calorie cap
on nostalgia anyway?).
It seems like Sega's banking
hard on nostalgia for this one - and honestly, it's kind of working, if my Amazon account has anything to say about it.
He's simply trying to get a base acknowledgment of recognition from his audience, like a hacky stand - up comedian that's
coasting on nostalgia so he doesn't have to write punchlines.
Rudolph, a gifted stylist who operates mainly as an independent, can be regarded as a child of Hollywood: he was the son of studio director Oscar Rudolph, and his style is predicated
largely on a nostalgia for classic Hollywood tropes.
These manufacturers are capitalizing not
only on our nostalgia, but also on the fact that aging baby boomers have lots of disposable income now that the kids have left the nest and graduated from college.
Street Fighter musicians can also get in
on the nostalgia by uploading their audio tributes to the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Music Tribute page.
20th October 2015 - At first look, Transformers: Devastation could be viewed as a quick cash in
on nostalgia as it is a game where the aesthetics are based on the television series from the late... Read More
The Hardys are still kind of
on the nostalgia portion of their return, where we haven't been given much character other than «Hey, remember these guys?
There are even clothesline enthusiasts who collect clothesline memorabilia and
reflect on the nostalgia of the days when every home had an outdoor clothesline.