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Do you ignore indie games?

Yes, because I'm rich an... 30 22.39%
 
No, I play a lot of them ... 88 65.67%
 
People can makes games on their own?! 5 3.73%
 
You said it's not about ... 11 8.21%
 
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NotStan on 01 February 2015

I "ignore" most of the indie games because most of them are just unappealing to me. And there are a very few that capture my attention. There's just so much garbage out there, some hipsters getting together and deciding to make this steaming pile of turd and praise it for being unique and different is what puts me off the indie scene, never mind the constant belittling hardcore indie fanboys display for some AAA titles.



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bigjon on 01 February 2015

Money is not an issue, but time is. I tend to stick to AA and AAA games. Once in a while I will playa Reshogun or the like, but as far as I see it unless there are no good AAA games to play at the moment I ignore indies.



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Nettles on 01 February 2015

It's the same i find with electronic music.A heck of a lot is released now due to how easy it is to put a digital file out there as opposed to a vinyl record 15 years ago.It can be tiresome to sift through the vast amount of crap to find some decent stuff.

For me i think steam is letting too many mediocre indie games like depression quest clog up the store but some of my favourite games last year were indies.Banished was great.

 

Oh and the indie shovelware problem is far worse on iOS, not that i ever really play games on my mobile.



Cobretti2 on 01 February 2015

no i don't to me most are crap. I have no time to look for the good ones plus they are digital only.

Nintendo should do a best of 201X indie pack each year and fill up a disc full of them.



 

 

Squeezol on 01 February 2015

I don't see a reason to ignore them. There are bad indie games, but there are bad AAA games as well.



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ZyroXZ2 on 01 February 2015
TomaTito said:

I dislike the indie buzz word, they'll always be digital games for me.
But it is true that when you use indie instead you get more hits.

I make no distinction if it was developed by one or hundreds.
A game is a game.

An indie game to me means a digital treat released for free.
Favorite indie game? 
Flywrench: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7LmA8RPLAY

Uhm, "indie" isn't a buzzword, it's short for "independent".  These games are independently published.

The reason that's a big deal is because publishers hold financial power over developers in many situations, forcing development directions in ways that may counter the creative decisions of the developers themselves.  This, in turn, means that the person who holds the money holds the power.  In many ways, this can be bad since publishers are generally more interested in the profit than the adventure.



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TomaTito on 04 February 2015
ZyroXZ2 said:

Uhm, "indie" isn't a buzzword, it's short for "independent".  These games are independently published.

The reason that's a big deal is because publishers hold financial power over developers in many situations, forcing development directions in ways that may counter the creative decisions of the developers themselves.  This, in turn, means that the person who holds the money holds the power.  In many ways, this can be bad since publishers are generally more interested in the profit than the adventure.

I know what indie means... my profile might say I'm Dutch, but I'm really Spanish, and I already knew that.

It's just that last/this generation I've been seeing a few people reference all digital games as indie games.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_game

History[edit]

The indie game scene started on PCs,[5] where it remains prominent.[19] Indie games became popular viashareware distribution in the early 1990s.[19] However, as technology advanced—especially the transition from 2D to fully 3D gaming—requirements and high user expectations exceeded the ability of a single developer or small team.[19][27]

Indie games saw a steep rise in the latter half of the 2000s.[20] The expansion of Internet allowed games to bedistributed online moving beyond retail sales.[28] This allowed for both developers to publish[5][17][19][20] and players to download such games from platforms like Xbox Live Arcade,[5][18] Steam,[25] or OnLive.[29][30]Similarly, developers have access to tools like Adobe Flash.[20] Indie gaming has seen a rise in the latter half of the 2000s decade, primarily due to new online distribution methods[31][not in citation given] and development tools.

I repeat, an indie game to me is a digital treat [mainly PC] released for free.
Things like I mentioned before: Little Fighter 2, Cave Story or Flywrench.

I know its definition, but that's what independent means to me.



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JazzB1987 on 04 February 2015

I usually ignore them for the same reason I ignore third party games. Way to many of which way to many are way to crappy.

I also get 10 games on steam for 1-2 dollars thanks to bundles. (800 steam games so far mostly indies I never touched)

I sometimes play indie games on steam like Guacamelee or Dugeon Defenders etc. but most of the time I just give them a try (10 minute session) and ignore them,