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Michelasso on 23 July 2015
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Lafiel said:
Michelasso said:
vivster said:

It's not AAA, so it must be an indie, duh. Do kids these days learn nothing in school?


I'm not sure if you're sarcastic or else. MGSV: Ground Zero is not an AAA either, it's very short, but sure it isn't an indie game.

Indie games are the ones made by independent studios. So technically Journey is an indie game, supported by a big publisher. If Thatgamecompany couldn't finish the game it was them going bankrupt, as it nearly happened. As we have all seen how Kojima wasn't independent at all. :D

that's an oxymoron, as "indie" means independend from a big publisher, so a game that's supported by a big publisher is the opposite of "indie"

Ok, you're right, I didn't word it correctly. It's a game from an independent (small) studio published by Sony under a three games contract. Sony also owns the IP(s) but the development of the games has been independent. It even won some Indie games awards.

According to some definitions (like the ones in Wikipedia) that makes Journey an indie game. From other point of views it isn't because of the large publisher. But it isn't like Batman were WB has its say and I believe was actually paying Rocksteady. Sony has just got the exclusive publishing rights.

Then to be honest I don't really care much, the discussion about its indie status is useless. The game is excellent and that is what really matters. It's only a couple of hours long but those are two beautiful hours that stick in the memory. It's like living in a dream.

Oh, and Flower IMO is even better!! ^_^