One Angry Gamer "Grandpa Pixel is working on a brand new 16-bit inspired role-playing game that brings back the puzzles, the adventure, the travel and the combat from a bygone era made popular by bright, Japanese-storytelling engineers. The name of the game is Legena: Union Tides, and it’s an isometric title that’s currently going through a moderate Kickstarter program with a goal of only $1,000."
Carl Williams writes, "Grandpa Pixel, the developer behind the 16-Bit style Role Playing Game Legena Union Tides, has returned to Kickstarter. The goal is set rather low which is unusual for Kickstarter projects but shows the depth of development already done for Legena- this is not something that is coming from scratch and all work really begins after funding- Grandpa Pixel have been working on Legena and it shows (check the demo out for proof)."
Hardcore Gamer: It appears that Grandpa Pixel have been working hard behind the scenes, as the character sprites showcased in the demo will not be retained in the eventual final build.
JRPG tributes by western developers have become a dime a dozen in the contemporary indie scene. While most tend to be average at best, there are a few quality exceptions that pop up once in a while. Legena: Union Tides comes from Grandpa Pixel, an independent game developer based in the United Kingdom. The game originally began life as a canvas for the developers to learn video game programming and coding, but eventually that little demo took on a life of its own. Legena: Union Tides is not only their first big project, but the first installment in a planned trilogy.
Looks like a good old blast from the past. Hmm, I'll have to look into this.