Lunistice, Playgrounds, and Simulations // Game Analysis
4This video talks about a 2022 indie platformer called "Lunistice" and the retro influences that shape its level design and art direction. The story touches on the history of video game design and a competition between two design paradigms that I call "playgrounds" and "simulations".
00:00 Introduction
02:07 The Level Design of "Lunistice"
05:05 Playgrounds and Simulations
08:19 Playgrounds and Simulations on Retro Hardware
13:03 "Lunistice" and its Retro Influences
Footage of Lunistice comes from my Steam Deck. Footage from Super Mario and Super Metroid comes from the console on which they live.
This video contains short clips from a large number of games, more than I could feasibly record with my own resources. I have borrowed them from other creators from YouTube, and want to credit them here:
Banjo Kazooie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP1-PiYhpK0&t=9106s
Crash Bandicoot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK-h4M4Aetg
Final Fantasy 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TBDPidXpEU
Gex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA0rDUlLU_0
Grand Theft Auto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bbk8WKFUn0
Metal Gear Solid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4I0l4o65JQ
Nights into Dreams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFxH6-g8FGQ&t=1590s
Resident Evil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moW4wLlZnHk
Silent Hill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy34ChMlvow
Spyro the Dragon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrVKjNR0-SE
Super Mario 64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT3AaQ77ges&t=2569s
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Lunistice Statistics For Chumpy
At this time, Chumpy has 69 views for Lunistice spread across 1 video. His channel published less than an hour of Lunistice content, roughly 4.32% of the content that Chumpy has uploaded to YouTube.