I thought Piranesi was a popular video game so I went on YouTube searching for gameplay, but came up empty. This is because the inspiration for this video game came from a Minetest Game Jam video game. But in my searching I discovered that Piranesi is a fantasy book written by Susanna Clarke which definitely sounds like it's worth a read. Piranesi is also an italian artist who seems to be a combination of MC Escher and Edgar Allen Poe. Oh and the game is worth a try as well, but I haven't made much progress in it. This game, the book, and the artist are all related in some way. I'll leave it to you to figure out how.
I went down a similar rabbit hole shortly after playing the original, and discovered both the artist and the book. I found the book at my local library, quite enjoyed it, and I think it may have been a factor in helping me decide to do the remake. You can see influence from both book and the orginal artist in the game (and the book itself also alludes to the original artist).
I thought Piranesi was a popular video game so I went on YouTube searching for gameplay, but came up empty. This is because the inspiration for this video game came from a Minetest Game Jam video game. But in my searching I discovered that Piranesi is a fantasy book written by Susanna Clarke which definitely sounds like it's worth a read. Piranesi is also an italian artist who seems to be a combination of MC Escher and Edgar Allen Poe. Oh and the game is worth a try as well, but I haven't made much progress in it. This game, the book, and the artist are all related in some way. I'll leave it to you to figure out how.
I went down a similar rabbit hole shortly after playing the original, and discovered both the artist and the book. I found the book at my local library, quite enjoyed it, and I think it may have been a factor in helping me decide to do the remake. You can see influence from both book and the orginal artist in the game (and the book itself also alludes to the original artist).