After-School Boy trailer reminds us of our gaming youth

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After-School Boy trailer reminds us of our gaming youth

Posted Nov 6th 2007 10:40AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Video, Imports

One thing we love about video games is how the same technique can be adapted to completely different uses. Konami's Houkago Shonen (After-school Boy), for example, is presented using prerendered backgrounds with fixed camera angles, and 3D-modeled characters overlaid on top of those backgrounds. This display method was most prominently used in Final Fantasy VII and early survival horror games like Alone in the Dark.

Houkago Shonen makes no attempt to be epic and sweeping like a Final Fantasy game, nor does it intend to shock the player with intense scares. In fact, it's pretty much the opposite of both of those. And yet we can see the same visual elements at work, making this breezy, nostalgic game. And that, in turn, makes us feel nostalgic about early 3D games.

[Via GoNintendo]

Tags: adventure, afterschool-boy, houkago-shonen, konami

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11-06-2007 @ 3:37PM

Afterlifer82 said...

Sooo... Shenmue DS?

11-06-2007 @ 9:59PM

protoflex said...

i think i am gonna cry...
an interesting game... cool!!

and like what JC Fletcher said:
"... makes us feel nostalgic..."

11-07-2007 @ 12:45AM

Anthony said...

Ooh I'd love it if this was released over here.. Probably not though :(

11-08-2007 @ 7:15PM

Jesse said...

Yes, this would indeed be quite awesome if it was released in europe, or at least a translated version, it looks simply amazing!

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