Sentences with phrase «retro homage»

This mind - punch of a retro homage anchored Indie Game: The Movie and nearly drove its creator crazy - and its more perplexing puzzles might do the same to you.

Vektor Wars (Super Icon Limited, $ 7.99)-- Described as an 80's neon future inspired first - person cyber shooter, Vektor Wars is a retro homage to Tron and arcade classics such as Battlezone, Berzerk and Robotron.

Painstakingly precise platforming will meet touch controls with Team Meat's Super Meat Boy: The Game, a new version of their brutally - retro homage optimized for Apple devices.

It's not just its Lynchian, «who killed Laura Palmer» mystery, the pixelated retro homage to SNES - era Harvest Moon, or the Shin Megami Tensei — meets - smoky - jazz - nightclub soundtrack that sets it apart from 2016's breakout farming simulator.

Revealed in a panel at San Diego Comic - Con (as reported by The Sonic Stadium), Sega's retro homage game will include the Mode 7 - like extra stages included in Sonic CD:

A few pivotal scenes are a little forced and rushed, and the score, by Oscar - winning composer Michael Giacchino, is a bit of a retro homage to the older «Apes» movies, but feels out of place here.

Though the «sex equals death» rule isn't as prominent in modern horror movies that defy those decades - old tropes, «It Follows» is very much a retro homage to «70s and «80s genre classics, from the «Halloween» - esque synth score, to the striking similarities to «Nightmare on Elm Street,» both in Jay's perpetual helplessness and the film's dreamlike atmosphere.

However, a great deal of love has gone into crafting this retro homage.

Not exact matches

For its part, the Plaza Hotel pays homage to its retro roots with a combination of throwback design elements combined with modern creature comforts and exciting amenities hotel - wide.

The hotel's current design, following a $ 200 million - dollar renovation by its current owners, Euro Capital Properties, captures the essence of the property's retro roots, paying homage to its past while simultaneously paving the way for a new chapter to be written.

Extend extravagance beyond traditional embellishments with voluminous shapes and pay homage to a distant era with element of retro beauty.

I love the way you have kept every thing quite modern and let the coat have the «retro stage» I think that's the secret to pulling off any «homage» to an era.

But Footloose version 2.0 can't be taken on its own merits: from the opening shot of the shuffling sneakers to its retro - licious soundtrack to the shot - for - shot recreations, this new film isn't just a remake, it's a homage.

I understand that doesn't necessarily make it bad, there are plenty of examples where films have deliberately gone down the homage route or retro design / vibe which can work wonders giving a great charm factor.

This is a retro game and thus the graphics are a 16 bit homage to a time long ago.

The striking new cover art by Devon Whitehead depicts all your favorite characters from the film in a retro - tastic bloody homage to one of my all time favorite genre movies.

by Walter Chaw 13 Assassins, Takashi Miike's costume - period retro - cross-cultural updating of Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch (and more horizontal homage to obvious antecedents by countrymen Kurosawa, Kobayashi, and Chushingura), initially seems a surprise choice for someone who's made his name (80 + times in the last twenty years) with transgressive, flamboyantly outré Yakuza and horror pictures.

Black Knight Sword has been touted as many things: retro platforming homage, surreal fairy tale, dark twisted mystery.

The urban landscape, lingering overhead street shots, neon lighting, and retro soundtrack is all a pitch perfect homage to Mann.

But it's more than just an exploitation homage with retro - 80s synths and hammy acting.

Dripping with old school charm, classic gaming pizzazz, and pure retro sexy, 3D Dot Game Heroes is the ultimate homage to the industry's golden era.

It has a self - consciously retro flavor because it is a recollection (homage seems incongruously grand) of the origins of the tradition to which it belongs.

The timing was key: it was just a year after Ford had launched the latest version of the Mustang, which wore squared - off retro styling to pay homage to the original pony cars of the 1960s and 1970s.

Expressing our true love of all things techy yet retro means we can acknowledge our geekiness of today while paying homage to tech roots of yesteryear.

The gameplay is you typical side scrolling affair that pays homage to retro classics such as Metroid and Castlevania.

1942 Mobile features a «classic mode» that pays homage to its retro roots, as well a a «casual mode» that is easier to play for those checking out this game for the first time.

After learning that the retro - style platformer Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako - San is planned for the Switch, we got in touch with the developer to learn more about this Game Boy homage.

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Shovel Knight is the prime example of a game paying ample homage to the retro era of decades past without exploiting or relying on gamer nostalgia.

Because of the style of the game being an homage to retro games, the controls themselves are reminiscent of games such as Double Dragon, or Battletoads with the solid, not - so - fluid style the older games are known for with a difficulty curve that could be compared to some of the dream - crushing titles the NES / SNES held.

Currently under development by Bitfather, and will be published by Headup Games, Retro Winter Sports 1986 is a homage to the old school sports game from back in the day that were both fun and frustratingly challenging.

He is the lead developer of Mogwash, a new retro golden age platformer that pays homage to classics like Commander Keen, and the original Duke Nukem....

Paying homage to the classic retro games is always a wonderful way to get your game noticed.

\» - TouchArcade — -- — -- — -- Super Phantom Cat is a retro - inspired 2D platformer that pays homage to 8 - and 16 - bit classics games.

Tactics V is a retro - style tactical turn - based video game in homage to games like 1997's Final Fantasy Tactics from Square - Enix.

Retro has never been more in fashion than it is right now, with an abundance of titles releasing that pay homage to their forefathers of the yesteryear.

Expanding on Strider paying homage to past titles, the soundtrack features remixed selections from other games in the series, while retaining a «retro» sound that emulates music found in games from older consoles; tracks remixed for Strider include the likes of «Kazakh Theme» and «Egypt Theme» from Strider NES, «Raid» and «Coup» from the Genesis version of Strider, and «Armed Fortress» from Strider 2:

The vibrant use of color and warm, stylistically varied score elevate the retro aesthetic beyond mere homage.

Finnish studio Housemarque has spent the last 20 years producing brilliant retro shoot»em ups that pay homage to the past while adding intriguing new ideas.

How do you approach making the various homages in Retro Invasion?

Review 8DAYS Developer Santa Clara Games has made a perfect homage for retro game fans, as you can see on the screenshots.

Westerado: Double Barreled (PC)- April 16 - Adult Swim Games and Ostrich Bandito have created a retro throwback homage to the great spaghetti westerns of the 60s and 70s.

Everyone loves it when game developers pay homage to retro games or include games within games.

Taking inspiration from the restaurant's sustainable approach and use of local ingredients, whilst adding a little retro twist to pay homage to the classic oyster bars of America's past, the studio — led by Will Allport and Ky Coffman — produced an elegant and timeless identity.

HMD has not forgotten Nokia's retro roots and the Nokia 8110 4G pays homage to a 1999 handset featured in the film The Matrix.

Pay homage to the classic titles in the Humble Classics Return Bundle, feating several retro hits like Torment: Tides of Numenera, and Age of Wonders III.

From the slightest touch to an explosion of style, adding retro chic to your home is a great way to pay homage to your favourite era and have fun at the same time.

In the living room, the yellow vintage typewriter table, antique lamps, and old ship's lantern pay homage to the past, while a white retro chair, graphic pillows, and simple, colorful artwork give the space a contemporary edge.

This modern dining room pays homage to retro style.