Games that are modern but nail that Retro feel just right

[Bakuma1997]

Freedom planet fells like someone tried to make a Sonic game with the gameplay ideas he liked it to have and he succeded with glowing colors

 

[KaiserMk7]

Can "Octopath Traveler" and those SquareEnix titles with that particular kind of graphic ("Triangle Strategy"), and also other new rpgs with that pixelated style be considered "modern with a retro feel"? They remind us of the earlier FFs and rpgs, but with more and more details in every character sprite and in the backgrounds and all the quality-of-life improvements that won't make modern players go away.

I'm totally spoiled because FF8 has been my first videogame so I don't like very much the "old" graphics and games older than ps1 ones (though I've played FF1 on psp), but for example I've watched a family member playing Octopath (first one) and I thought it was nice.

If I recall correctly, Octopath Traveler, Triangle Strategy, and Bravely Default II (maybe not) are from the same specific team/studio under Square Enix.

 

[PSVitaForever]

If I recall correctly, Octopath Traveler, Triangle Strategy, and Bravely Default II (maybe not) are from the same specific team/studio under Square Enix.

It's possible. I have mentioned those games because they immediately come to my mind when thinking about "modern title with retro style". Browsing the eshop I saw a lot of games with a style that I would define "retro" (pixelated, etc), but I'm not really into that, so I can't mention them. Those Square Enix titles are simply more famous than, let's say, indie games that maybe are even better.

 

[ThunderBoy]

Formula Retro Racing