History VideoGame / BackIn1995

Kent returned to a city rocked by a catastrophic event to reach a tower. To do this, he will need to solve puzzles, hunt down items, and battle against a bevy of monsters, all in a style meant to evoke the feeling of old survival horror games like ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil'' and ''VideoGame/SilentHill1''.

* GainaxEnding: The real ending [[spoiler:completely abandons any pretence the game had a plot, and instead reveals it was all a meta commentary on old survival horror video games and our relationship to them.]]

* {{Retraux}}: The game is done in the style of Platform/{{Playstation}} and Platform/SegaSaturn SurvivalHorror games, with blocky graphics, appropriate camera angles, and even a screen effect meant to mimic the resolution on a standard-definition [=TV=]. Notably, while the weapons, enemies, and overall scenario are heavily inspired by ''VideoGame/SilentHill'', the graphics and interface are much older and cruder and more akin to the likes of the original ''VideoGame/AloneInTheDark'' or ''VideoGame/DoctorHauzer''.

* {{Retraux}}: The game is done in the style of UsefulNotes/{{Playstation}} and UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn SurvivalHorror games, with blocky graphics, appropriate camera angles, and even a screen effect meant to mimic the resolution on a standard-definition [=TV=]. Notably, while the weapons, enemies, and overall scenario are heavily inspired by ''VideoGame/SilentHill'', the graphics and interface are much older and cruder and more akin to the likes of the original ''VideoGame/AloneInTheDark'' or ''VideoGame/DoctorHauzer''.

''Back In 1995'' is a {{Retraux}} SurvivalHorror game by Throw The Warped Code Out. It was released for [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on April 28th, 2016, and then ported to UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/Playstation4, UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita, and UsefulNotes/XboxOne in May 2019.

* AnachronismStew: 1995 is an odd year to set a retro game based on old SurvivalHorror games. The {{TropeCodifier}}s of the genre, ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil'' and ''VideoGame/SilentHill'' (the latter of which the game seems to be heavily influenced by) didn't come out until 1996 and 1999 respectively. ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' and the 3D revolution wouldn't happen until 1996 either. 1995 games were primarily either sprite-based, 2.5D (''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''-likes), or FMV games. The only major fixed camera angle 3D SurvivalHorror game at the time would have been {{Ur Example}}s like ''VideoGame/DoctorHauzer'' and the ''VideoGame/AloneInTheDark'' trilogy, the 3rd game of which came out in 1994.

* AnachronismStew: 1995 is an odd year to set a retro game based on old SurvivalHorror games. The [[TropeCodifier Trope Codifiers]] of the genre, ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil'' and ''VideoGame/SilentHill'' (the latter of which the game seems to be heavily influenced by) didn't come out until 1996 and 1999 respectively. ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' and the 3D revolution wouldn't happen until 1996 either. 1995 games were primarily either sprite-based, 2.5D (''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''-likes), or FMV games. The only major fixed camera angle 3D SurvivalHorror game at the time would have been [[UrExample Ur-Examples]] like ''VideoGame/DoctorHauzer'' and the ''VideoGame/AloneInTheDark'' trilogy, the 3rd game of which came out in 1994.

* AnachronismStew: 1995 is an odd year to set a retro game based on old SurvivalHorror games. The [[TropeCodifier Trope Codifiers]] of the genre, ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil'' and ''VideoGame/SilentHill'' (the latter of which the game seems to be heavily influenced by) didn't come out until 1996 and 1999 respectively. ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' and the 3D revolution wouldn't happen until 1996 either. 1995 games were primarily either sprite-based, 2.5D (''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''-likes), or FMV games. The only major fixed camera angle 3D SurvivalHorror game at the time would have been the ''VideoGame/AloneInTheDark'' trilogy, the 3rd game of which came out in 1994.

* ArtificialStupidity: The AI is prone to getting stuck on obstacles, or losing sight of the player really quickly, barely reacting to him even when he's up close.

* DrivenToSuicide: By the end of the game you discover a note strongly implying that [[spoiler:Kent's daughter Alissa had committed suicide]] and then [[spoiler:the normal ending consists of Kent asking Alissa to forgive him and leaping off the radio tower himself.]]

* ExcusePlot: The game's story is essentially window dressing for its nostalgia, as it only consists of a few notes that barely even try to explain anything. The normal ending arrives abruptly and consists of [[spoiler:Kent leaping off the radio tower after finding the letters revealing his daughter committed suicide and he's on the mental health watchlist ever since, due to developing a belief the year was still 1995.]] The real ending spells out the not-so-hidden message of the normal ending outright. See GainaxEnding.

* {{Retraux}}: The game is done in the style of UsefulNotes/{{Playstation}} and UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn SurvivalHorror games, with blocky graphics, appropriate camera angles, and even a screen effect meant to mimic the resolution on a standard-definition [=TV=].

!!Back In 1995 contains examples of:

Kent returned to a city rocked by a catastrophic event to uncover the mystery of his daughter's disappearance. To do this, he will need to solve puzzles, hunt down items, and battle against a bevy of monsters, all in a style meant to evoke the feeling of old survival horror games like ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil'' and ''VideoGame/SilentHill1''.

* AdultFear: The reason Kent came to this city is to find out what happened to his daughter.

* DrivenToSuicide: By the end of the game you discover a note strongly implying that [[spoiler:his daughter Alissa had committed suicide]] and then [[spoiler:The normal ending consists of Kent asking Alissa to forgive him and leaping off the radio tower himself.]]

* GainaxEnding: The real ending [[spoiler: completely abandons any pretence the game had a plot, and instead reveals it was all a meta commentary on old survival horror video games and our relationship to them.]]

* TakeThat: By the end of the game, it's hard not to read [[spoiler:the revelation that the year is '''not''' in fact 1995, but the protagonist's cognitive ability is stuck in that year and refuses to process any information that indicates otherwise, or accept anything newer than things from 1995, as a dig at either the players of {{Retraux}} nostalgia, the creators themselves, or both.]]

* ArtisticLicenseFirearms: The game's interface calls a pretty obvious short-barrel revolver a "pistol".

''Back In 1995'' is a {{Retraux}} SurvivalHorror game by Throw The Warped Code Out. It was released for [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on April 28th, 2016, and then ported to UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/Playstation4, UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita, and UsefulNotes/XBoxOne in May 2019.

''Back In 1995'' is a SurvivalHorror game by Throw The Warped Code Out.

The game was released on Steam on April 28th, 2016. A console release is expected for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/Playstation4, UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita, and UsefulNotes/XBoxOne in May and June of 2019.
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!!''Back In 1995'' contains examples of:

* GainaxEnding: The ending completely abandons any pretense the game had a plot, and instead reveals it was all a meta commentary on old survival horror video games and our relationship to them.

Back In 1995 is a SurvivalHorror game by Throw The Warped Code Out.

Kent returned to a city rocked by a catastrophic event to uncover the mystery of his daughter's disappearance. To do this, he will need to solve puzzles, hunt down items, and battle against a bevy of monsters, all in a style meant to evoke the feeling of old survival horror games like VideoGame/ResidentEvil and VideoGame/SilentHill1.

!!Back In 1995 contains examples of:

Kent returned to a city rocked by a catastrophic event to uncover the mystery of his daughter's disappearance. To do this, he will need to solve puzzles, hunt down items, and battle against a bevy of monsters, all in a style meant to evoke the feeling of old survival horror games like VideoGame/ResidentEvil and VideoGame/SilentHill.

Kent returned to a city rocked by a catastrophic event to uncover the mystery of his daughter's disappearance. To do this, he will need to solve puzzles, hunt down items, and battle against a bevy of monsters, all in a style meant to evoke the feeling of old survival horror games like VideoGame/ResidentEvil and VideoGame/Silent Hill.

You've returned to a city rocked by a catastrophic event to uncover the mystery of your daughter's disappearance. To do this, you will need to solve puzzles, hunt down items, and battle against a bevy of monsters, all in a style meant to evoke the feeling of old survival horror games like VideoGame/ResidentEvil and VideoGame/Silent Hill.

* AdultFear: The reason you came to this city is to find out what happened to you daughter.

* {{Retraux}}: The game is done in the style of UsefulNotes/{{Plsyatation}} and UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn SurvivalHorror games, with blocky graphics, appropriate camera angles, and even a screen effect meant to mimic the resolution on a standard-definition [=TV=].