Gone Home has been the recipient of a very warm critical reception this year. Now, with the year just about over, fans will soon have a way to play through the game in a much different manner, as one fan is remaking the game in the style of a 16-bit JRPG.

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Seth Macy recently posted on Twitter about the one-man project, which he describes as a demake. A demake is essentially a reimagined version of a newer game in the style of a retro game, such as Pixel Force Halo (Halo as a side-scrolling, Contra-style shooter), Team Fortress Arcade (Team Fortress 2 as a beat-em-up with guns), and Super 3D Portals 6 (Portal as a 2D Atari 2600 game). Macy is using RPG Maker XP to create a version of Gone Home that resembles a 16-bit RPG, as can be seen in the screenshots below.Work on the demake began this past Saturday, with Macy already publishing a very early version of his work to "give a feel for it," he told IGN. However, he says the early version that was posted may not work; in his excitement to share it, it was released in a hurry, meaning the files haven't been packaged correctly.The response to what Macy has shown so far has been positive -- and much more prolific than he expected. "There is more interest than I ever anticipated," he said. "I just figured my friends would get a kick out of it." Macy wasn't counting on anything more than for his tweet to be favorited by a few friends. After all, this all started out with him recently getting his hands on RPG Maker and trying his hand at making a game for his son that was filled with "nothing but JRPG cliches and tropes."While the initial plan for the project may have been unclear, the response has encouraged Macy. "Knowing that people are genuinely interested is really motivating," he said. A link for a working version of the game will be shared "once I complete the house layout. My plan is to do the house, then add all the text, then add the 'puzzles.'"Many times, in cases cases like this, publishers take issue with their games being used in an unofficial or unauthorized way. Refreshingly, Gone Home developer The Fullbright Company is taking the opposite stand. Since first sharing his work and screenshots of the game, Macy announced on Twitter, "I got the go-ahead to continue on with my @GoneHomeGame JRPG demake." That message was then retweeted by the official Gone Home Twitter account, which is an encouraging sign that this demake won't be killed by a litigious IP owner.Gone Home earned a 9.5 in IGN's review and is among the ten nominees for IGN's Game of the Year award, which will be revealed along with our other awards on January 9 and 10.

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