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The art of pre-rendered graphics for backgrounds in games while making use of Art Nouveau style (mostly common in late 90s and early 2000s RPGs) with those unique static angles chosen to take the best from each one of the backgrounds is something that always amazed me. Each game was like an album of countless artworks of different environments.
Today, this mere technique to overcome hardware limitations turned into a style choice.
Chronicles of the Alphabet is a modern JRPG that makes use of isometric pre-rendered backgrounds, side-by-side turn based battles with big colorful pixel-art sprites, occasional CGI cutscenes and heavy focus on its narrative. A homage to what I like to call a "32-bit style".
However, just like it is with the 8-bit style (popular among indie games), the "32-bit" style here used do not intend to also bring its time's limitations into the gameplay. It is still a 2021 game, just with the 32-bit as its approach.
#rpg #adventure #textadventure #pixelart #prerendered #storyrich #retro
