Like my very first video game console was a Sega Genesis, I was like a huge Sonic the Hedgehog fan, and it's kind of interesting that in video games, for a long time, there was this race towards realism, saying 'how realistic can this game look?' That still happens through studios like Naughty Dog and others, and I'm a huge fan of The Last Of Us and those types of games, but there was a point where a game might have been dismissed if it wasn't pushing the boundaries of what's graphically possible. Ryan Cash: I think it's kind of cool to be working on something that looks a bit more like the games we played in our early days in childhood. I'll give a big shout out to our art director, Anaïs Maamar, who handled all of the asset creation and created the look of Lucky Luna. We wanted to bring that feeling to a new generation, introducing players to something they haven't played. We also thought that there's something lost between those old-school classic games and a lot of the stuff on mobile devices now that players can play. It was a huge challenge, but it was exciting to try something new.

We always want to try to do something a little bit new, so when we got the opportunity to work with Nacho on creating Lucky Luna, we were really excited about doing something that was in many ways a love letter to sort of the classic retro arcade experiences that we all grew up on, that's very near and dear to our hearts. A lot of people comment on our art styles and ask who the artist is, but each game always has a different artist, so we have a lot of through points that have a lot of similarities between our zen-like gameplay and what we're trying to do from the perspective of mobile games. With every game that we make at Snowman, we always try to step out and try out something a little bit new. GameSpot: First question, a simple one: Why pixel art in 2022?Īndrew Schimmel: Yeah, it's a good question. This interview was transcribed from a video interview and edited for clarity. Finally, we explored the concept of free-to-play gaming on mobile devices, and whether or not there's still a market for one-off premium games in the growing mobile landscape. Now Playing: Lucky Luna - Gameplay TrailerĪlso discussed during the interview was the developer's partnership with Netflix, including the creative freedom allotted to them through it and how being included on the service could open them up to a wide new audience. By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's

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