Donkey Kong Country 2
A lot of people were disturbed by this game over screen. Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong look utterly beaten and dejected, sitting in a prison cell with bars over the window. As if that wasn't enough, the music penetrates the player's soul, ensuring you do your utmost to ensure you never make the poor monkeys sad again. Except Diddy, the irritating sod.
Grand Theft Auto
GTA used to be viewed entirely from above, of course. But it's nice to see Rockstar giving us the classic ascending camera looking down at our stricken form in the 3D iterations of the series. It's almost as though our antihero is rising to heaven... although considering the murderous rampage he's just been on, maybe it should be the other way?
Stellar Blade director "grew up too poor to afford" a PS1, but when he finally got one in college, Ridge Racer and Final Fantasy inspired him to make games
Oh, that's why the Stellar Blade devs were terrified by demo players: one fan's spent "about 60 hours" maxing Eve's skill tree before the action RPG is even out
