What made this game so comfy and alien yet so familiar?
Why does this inspire so much more nostalgia than any other game?
What made this game so comfy and alien yet so familiar?
Joshua Lee
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Nathan Long
I remember physically printing pages from GameFaqs because this game was so fucking crazy.
Jaxon Garcia
Because old Digimon was about the wonders of the internet and computers back when they were relatively new in private households
Not everyone was familiar with how they worked and the technology seemed like magic at the time
Digimon World captured that feeling perfectly
Parker Bell
Its got an intimate feeling other games lack by making every corner of the world a mystery to solve. So little is actually said in the game that when you solve something it makes you feel like you've unlocked a very personal secret few will know about. Its as if the whole game is finding the burnable bushes in Zelda 1 on your own on.
Jayden Richardson
second post best post
Jordan Richardson
spbp
Nathan Turner
The pre rendered backgrounds and the soundtrack helped a lot.
Asher Roberts
barely any tutorial
having to figure out things yourself
no map
concentrated soul
Jack Smith
This game was such a treat.
>Tried to get a Greymon my first time around
>Got a Meramon
>Learned to love Meramon as he wrecked Digimon all over the place
Game taught you to LOVE what you didn't think you would.
Leo White
The 90s were an era about dreams for the future. Loads and loads of crazy expectations about technology. Digimon used a lot of analogic technology you were used to detail the scenography of a fantastic bizarre land. The random plugs, the out of place vending machines, the weird items "stored" in floppy disks... It is basically the art direction. They used things you knew very well in an ambient you didn't actually were familiar with, together with a couple of funny, bizarre twists, truly representing the ideals and dreams of the 90s. This is what productions about the internet and digital scape did regarding the yet to be developed internet and said digital scapes, there are other similar series that tap on a similar soul.
Overall, you can't replicate Digimon World art direction. It is unique of its era, it panders to specific nostalgic elements of a certain demography.