purely aesthetics and art direction. i absolutely adore the motif of "rot" and mould that's pretty much omnipresent here.
Sonic Adventure
an aesthetic heavily used in post-vaporwave (that probably started in shopping world jp's 2013 album focus life) and probably my favorite thing about the game.
Alice: Madness Returns
NieR
Rez
Space Funeral
the whole thesis of the game relies on its incredibly weird and surreal visuals, but instead of super famicom or psx pixel art, space funeral's visuals are inspired by the original famicom.
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
Bullet Witch
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Sacrifice
Blue Ice
Phantasy Star Online
Max on the Moon
Off-Peak
Echoes+
Psychic Detective Vol. 2: Memories
Afrika
Tron 2.0
Final Fantasy XIII Trilogy
Crystal Pixels
When We First Met
Snail Mail
Etcetera
Crazy Frog Racer
i'm not joking. love the colours, the sky and the whole vibe. also helps that i have a crazy-frog-phobia so this is almost like an atmospheric horror game to me.