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Ugly little game? Screw you, Wired. It's retro, not ugly.

• reader5000 14y ago
  It's all subjective but being retro doesn't mean something can't be ugly.
  • Retric 14y ago
    The vast majority of early Atari games where 'ugly' as where a lot of 3rd party NES games. However, retro gaming tends to ignore that and focus on gameplay even if it's bad gameplay which can add a beauty all their own.
• colinshark 14y ago
  It's... Fairly ugly. Lots of "retro" games are beautiful. This one isn't.
  • arthurrr 14y ago
    And a lot of "beautiful" games are quite boring to play. Even if this game is "ugly", does it make it less fun to play? Personally, a game like this is inspiring because it means that it is possible to make a successful game without spending a lot of resources on graphics, and focusing more on gameplay.
    • 89a 14y ago
      That wasn't the debate. It was more that it's retro and ugly but being retro isn't what made it ugly.
• engtech 14y ago
  No, Swords and Sourcery is "retro". This is ugly. But ugly has nothing to do with good.
• 89a 14y ago
  It's retro but the pixel art isn't that great and is implemented pretty amateurishly. Seems to drop frames at some points even on a 4S when its really not doing much too. With a decent artist this would be a very good looking retro game.