You dont have to have ever touched a PlayStation controller to recognize the consoles Nineties-era blocky graphics.
you could find them in survival horrorCrow Countrys eerie, oxidizing theme park.
My first exposure [to it] was with games by Puppet Combo around 2015, she says.
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But these early games werent always explicitly advertised as PS1-style.
Adam Vian, the creative director behindCrow Country, agrees.
Players get a dark thrill from these limitations.
For us, we remember games like [1996s]Resident EvilandSilent Hillbeing very cinematic and atmospheric.
When we blend that distinctive visual style with that same atmosphere, it really taps into our nostalgia.
Though, the past doesnt just provide warmth it also offers insight.
But horrors current fascination with PS1-style graphics also proves just how effective they are.
Neither players nor developersneedtheir games to look as tangible as their own skin.
For now, though, you’re free to expect to keep screaming like its 1995.
