Kickstarter Hopeful: Retronator Pixel Art Academy

Games like Retronator Pixel Art Academy can be a difficult type of game to discuss without extreme opinions. Some people can say all games are art so games can be enjoyed as art pieces even if they might not provide a traditional game experience. Other people may say for a video game to be a video game they need to have a failure state at the very least or some sort of major interactivity.

Developer Matej Jan may very well find a balance and deliver a entertaining experience and a educational and inspirational tool for aspiring game makers. This game cannot be analyzed from a trailer for mechanics It might not be best to judge it for its value as a game alone.

You will start as any one of the premade characters in freshman year of 2016/2017 as a student making art for video games. NPCs will give you assignments to learn the basics of pixel art, watching videos, reading articles, then you will get a chance to apply the knowledge you learned to make your art. Players will progress through the main story by being the best students they can be and side areas will open so you may interact with students. The Kickstarter claims you can consider these side quests that may very well affect the final project your lead to.

Some things to keep aware of when it comes to Retronator is that the developer claims on his Kickstarter campaign that this work was going to happen with or without support since it is his master thesis for Stanford University. This Kickstarter only asked for 1000 dollars and has received $21,577 in funding with a healthy amount of days left to fund it.

This game presents the tools it will allegedly offer to make pixel art rather well and this concept is simple enough that it should very well become a reality from a single developer. If you wish to support this Kickstarter you can find it here, maybe even learn enough artistic skills to put some of your ideas in the next hot game on pc or console. Yet as always the market will decide what it likes.