Nostalgia is one hell of a drug, but like any drug its strength wears off with overuse. There are endless games out there pandering to how things used to be, and a sure sign that it's ok to pass is when (Game) is bringing back (thing) where (thing) has a fairly strong library of recent releases already. The trick to nostalgia is to be reverent of the past while being something new, and it honestly doesn't take a lot to clear that hurdle. Llamasoft's entire library, Vampire Survivors and its spin-offs being auto-fire Robotron, brawlers with their own combo systems and art styles, and now Truxton Extreme, which is a straight-up sequel to a series that hasn't had a new entry in thirty three years, are all great examples of looking to the past while keeping the game's feet rooted cleanly in the present.
Not Even Game of Thrones Takes Thirty Years for a Sequel
The original Truxton games were vertical shooters released in the late 80s/early 90s for arcade and consoles, and while they didn't set the world on fire they are fondly remembered. The Genesis version was a console staple back in the pre-Sonic days,...
