One talented artist has recreated the detective RPG adventure Disco Elysium as an '80s point and click adventure game, demaking its main characters with pixelated graphics and referencing a comical moment from the game. Demake projects and retro-inspired games have become exceedingly popular over the years, in part thanks to advances in indie game development tech. From games like FromSoftware's Bloodborne being remade as a PS1 title to the comeback of first-person shooters from the 1990s, the nostalgia of older game styles appears to have created a new gaming trend that continues to garner both players and developers.
Although it launched in Early Access,Disco Elysium quickly became a cult classic and universally favored as one of the best RPGs in the past decade. Featuring TTRPG elements and no combat in the traditional sense, the game relies on dialogue-heavy gameplay mechanics and exploration, relying on players to make use of skill checks, dialogue trees, and an open world with numerous choices as players control a detective who is put in charge of solving a murder case but suffers a severe case of amnesia. Following its release, Disco Elysium received numerous awards, including four awards at The Game Awards 2019, and currently stands as one of the highest-rated games of 2021.
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As seen on Twitter, artist Ben Chandler recreated Disco Elysium as an '80s point and click adventure game, giving fans a glimpse at the title's atmosphere and main characters Harrier Du Bois and Kim Kitsuragi in pixelated graphics. The fascinating artwork captures a comical scene in the game where players can interact with a mailbox using the Rhetoric skill. After
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