More games should look like Abyss x Zero

A lady in armor and one in a school uniform fight with giant swords — (Image credit: Pixel Punk)

I'm sure I'll get sick of PS1-core game aesthetics at some point—but it sure as hell hasn't happened yet. Abyss x Zero was already on my Steam wishlist, but seeing a tweet about it earlier still made me stop in my tracks for a couple minutes just to admire its texture work.

I reserve the right to change my stance in the future. But for now? The more games there are that look like Mega Man Legends, the better.

A player character dashes away from a robot in Abyss x Zero. — (Image credit: Studio Pixel Punk)

Lincoln has been writing about games for 12 years—unless you include the essays about procedural storytelling in Dwarf Fortress he convinced his college professors to accept. Leveraging the brainworms from a youth spent in World of Warcraft to write for sites like Waypoint, Polygon, and Fanbyte, Lincoln spent three years freelancing for PC Gamer before joining on as a full-time News Writer in 2024, bringing an expertise in Caves of Qud bird diplomacy, getting sons killed in Crusader Kings, and hitting dinosaurs with hammers in Monster Hunter.