Hello,
I catch myself referencing old games all the time. Of course, many things have already been done, and it’s not bad to know of them. But how many games have you seen recently that really break the routine ? It’s been a while since I haven’t heard of Epidiah Ravachol’s last insight / prank. According to this article by Levi Kornelsen, we need more of them :
Where, on what game jam, are the petridishest game drafts, stuff to make a reader wonder “how would you play that ?” “is it even a game ?”