the pixel art and bleepy music are undeniably extremely charming. it somehow feels nostalgic despite the fact this is my first time playing it. having recently played scarlet, i can't help but feel some of that charm was lost in the transition to 3D.
but also i'm just a sucker for pixel art (even though i wasn't allowed to play games as a kid i used to try to make my own pixel art in ms paint lol.)
and i'm also a sucker for limited-channel chiptune music and the way it encourages implied harmony through arpeggios and such, and the polyphonic vibes. it kinda reminds me (in a good way) of baroque keyboard music like that of Bach, which i played a lot as a kid because my parents wanted me to learn the piano because it looks good on college applications or something.
