Gestalt: Steam and Cinder dev shares the classic JRPG inspirations behind their game

Gestalt: Steam and Cinder may be a Metroidvania at its hearts, but that doesn't mean it doesn't pull from other genres as well. In an interview with NWR, Tom Maher of Metamorphosis Games shared some insight into some classic RPGs that helped inspire this experience.

We were also extremely influenced by classic SNES and PSX JRPGS! In fact, when setting out to make Gestalt we asked ourselves “what if old school Squaresoft had made an action platformer?” So games like Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VI, Vagrant Story and Xenogears had a huge influence on the narrative and world of Gestalt. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver was another big influence on the world and narrative design.