We may not like some of them (big ol' F U to Fortnite for turning into what it is, instead of the semi-dark fantasy fort builder Game Informer led me to believe it would be), but they are still Games, and we shouldn't circlejerk around the AAA titles because they are AAA titles.Hexcells is, on the most basic level, a more sophisticated version of Minesweeper. I don't think that means it shouldn't be discussed. I don't want to down that game, nor take the publisher and creator's chances to shine, but it's just not my thing. It's all in bright neon-ish colors of blue and green, and though it seems like a good gatherer/pixel/rpg kind of game, the aesthetic just turns me off. Sometimes, there's just something about the game that turns me off, like one that came out recently whose name I forget. well, "polished" is the best word I can think of. Most Indies, to me, either aren't in my field of view regarding what I like to play, or they don't seem. So while yes, no game enthusiasts are discussing Fortnite at length (the MCU of games currently it seems), there are high budget and production games like Death Stranding that are worth discussing (well supposedly, maybe not after I see it =P) just like there are still interesting high budget films like Annihilation.Īs someone who just found this subreddit, literally a few minutes ago, I'd like to share my opinion. And there's still merit in discussing them too.
It's just easier to notice games put out by established publishers or developers.
And because of that, even what we would call the quality indie games (like Kine, Superliminal, or Manifold Garden) often don't even get noticed cause no one is looking cause it's so exhausting to browse new games.
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But not all indie games because that would be impossible due to the sheer quantity of random software that qualifies as an "indie game". There's a lot of discussion about indie games. So I just think this hasn't been fully established yet. They may be into less mainstream movies, but they're still choosing actual movies. It's not like film enthusiasts are scouring YouTube for random home films and video collages your grandma edited. AKA, what's the difference between a "proper" indie title and an asset flip or janky first attempt student project. Cause now I think there's messiness on the other side. And nowadays there's very clearly an indie tier, but even that isn't super well established yet. Games took too much work, there weren't many open platforms to publish on, overwhelming majority of games had physical formats, etc. It wasn't so long ago that there wasn't really an indie scene because it feasibly couldn't exist. I think it's mostly just the relative newness of the industry still. Also now I'm pissed to find that Manifold Garden is an Epic Store exclusive.Įdit: Just watched the trailers, I could have sworn that I saw a praised gamejam entry that looked similar to Superliminal but with a completely different setting. Just be prepared to be ignored if too few people have played them. But with Recursed, Hexcells, Picross Touch, Bricks, Gnog, Rush or Kami I'd be less certain.īut I get what you're saying, and I'd fully support more threads about specific games. If you are versed in puzzle games, then I'd be comfortable that you know Baba is You, FEZ, Swapper, Antichamber, The Witness and most likely Zachtronics games. And more crucially if indie games are referenced there will emerge a common core of popular indie titles where you have a chance to find someone to talk about it.įor example: Manifold Garden has been on my radar for years, but I've never heard about Kine nor Superliminal even though I like puzzle games. Scale that up to a community of half a million subscribers with (for such an audience) relatively low volume, and you'll see more talk about AAA games than about indie games. But the fact remains that AAA titles have so much more mass appeal that given two random people the chance is greater that they both have a AAA game in common than a particular indie title. I'd say that people in this sub are actually way more inclined to play indie titles than in other gaming subs. It's not surprising if you think about it.
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