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It's pandering. Not to the degree of something like Scott Pilgrim vs The World or the new Mega Man sequels, but it's pandering. It's the new fad in not only indie, but downloadable game design as a whole.
Makes tons of old pop culture and game references, mix it together with faux 8-bit graphics and a chip tune soundtrack, then sprinkle it with just enough old school jank to make it nostalgic in that "blowing in carts" kind of way.
This kind of thing has worn out its welcome on me, but I can at least see some love in this game. One f*cking dude made it, so you know it wasn't shat out during some office meeting about how to drag in the nostalgic game crowd who can't seem to move the f*ck on.
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