''NEStalgia'' was a

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created by American indie developer Silk Games. ''NEStalgia'' was launched on February 23, 2011, then released for Steam on April 15, 2014. The core gameplay follows the classic

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'') with turn-based battles, random encounters, and explorable towns and dungeons.

Gameplay

There are eight character classes in total. The focus of ''NEStalgia'' is a cooperative party system in which players join up to battle monsters and complete quests together. In addition to the classic elements, the game has world chat, a guild system,

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combat, rare items and gear to find, a quest log, and a player auction house for item trading.

Development

The game was designed by Ben Mallahan, who has been creating online games using the BYOND

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since 2001. ''NEStalgia'' was in development for two years, which included an 11-month public beta period. The game was launched on February 23, 2011. Since release, ''NEStalgia'' has undergone many changes. Notable changes include improved framerate, graphical and interface upgrades, and a "companion" system that allows solo players to recruit and fight alongside most monsters in the game. Although ''NEStalgia'' was developed and powered using BYOND, it became downloadable as a standalone game in June 2012. ''NEStalgia'' was submitted to

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in August 2012. It was Greenlit on August 28, 2013, then launched on Steam on April 15, 2014. The last update for the MMO was in September 2016. All official game servers have been offline since October 2018. The official forum has been offline since December 2019.

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.silkgames.com/nestalgia/ 2011 video games Free-to-play video games Indie games Role-playing video games Video games developed in the United States Windows games Windows-only games