EarthBound sensibilities
I could write up a basic synopsis ofKnights and Bikesright here, but honestly, readers will benefit most from just watching the video below. If you want to skip the obligatory “two dudes sitting in front of a camera talking about the project” section, fast-forward to about 0:27. Then just watch.
A lot of the time when a game claims to be inspired byEarthBound, it misses a key component. It’s more than just being a pixel art role-playing game in a modern setting. It’s about being a kid, doing kid things, and seeing/understanding a world adults seem to miss.Knights and Bikeslooks like it gets that, even though it runs with a wildly different art style, one that looks more likeBroken Agethan anything on the Super Nintendo.
This isn’t too surprising, considering parts of the team working onKnights and Bikescontributed toTearaway. Other credits includeRatchet and ClankandLittleBigPlanet.
Knights and Bikes is currently seeking£100,000 on Kickstarter. Currently, it has a little over ten percent of that total after its first few hours in the campaign.
