Hypnotised by the frenetic action, she instinctively flinched as her avatar swung a flaming sword at an automaton, the blue-ish glow from the screen cascading into her room as if she’s at the entrance of a Stargate. We first saw a teenage girl vibing to some vintage synthpop, before buckling down to the game on her old-school CRT television set-clearly a child of ‘80s pop culture. In hindsight, the utterly perplexing announcement trailer for Chronos: Before the Ashes doesn’t seem so odd.