Didn't read the whole thread so no clue how the discussion ended but most Indie games or cheaper games in general would get a much lower score if they would have the price of a “normal“ priced game from as example Ubisoft. Indie or not isn't a problem but different prices to reach a certain Metascore are so that you would have to say maybe “only full price titles“ or stuff like that and not “no indies“.
A 90% game isn't really better as a 85% game in the eye of an editor if the 90% game costs $5 and the other costs $60. The $5 game would get smashed if it would cost $60 but it is a great game for a small price.







