Retro role-playing video games are all the rage — here’s why

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Developer Thierry Boulanger still lights up when you ask him about his favorite game from his childhood. “Chrono Trigger. This game is why I chose this career,” says Boulanger, the creative director of the 2023 indie Sea of Stars. “I remember being 10 and entering Guardia Forest. The music hit me so hard, and it connected me with the notion that there was a guiding

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