badgenome said:
Works for me! But yeah, I wouldn't really mind seeing the term die. It instantly conjures up images of pretentious faux-retro pseudo-8 bit puzzle platformers based on Kafka novels. It will be good when developers are judged simply based on the quality of their work and not whether they have indie cred or make REAL GAMES FOR REAL AAA MEN. |
I loathe the term and use "small developer" instead when I can. Too many people bring too many preconceptions to the table on both sides. Some use it to present smaller games as being somehow more pure, others use it to disparage anything that doesn't have a retail release. Both are just perspectives people force on games. In the end, that's all they are, games. I don't judge based on "indie" or "AAA" or whatever, simply on whether I enjoy it or not.
The hatred for smaller developers is getting ridiculous. Some of the generalizations sound really childish.
