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[OPINION] How has indie gaming affected the gaming market?
Comatose:
In recent years, more and more indie games have been popping up on the radar. Some are good, some are downright horrible. I wanted to hear your opinions on the matter.
Discuss.
Pliny:
They're okay so long as quality is good and "Indie" is hyped as a status and not a feature.
Katamari007:
I like it
they provide the gaming market with original concepts and gameplay, well a lot of them do at least.
also, has
_Rave_:
it's ok
few indie games are actually worth it imo
comparing the resources an established team has and an indie dev has makes it pretty obvious that an indie game team will never make games that look, sound, or play as smoothly as an established team can.
Yosher:
they're okay as long as the creators don't use the excuse "it's indie" to justify the fact that the game is horrid.
but it's great for people who don't want to work for big companies. they can make cool games themselves in a small group. if i ever become a game designer, i want to become an indie game designer, no doubt.