Bungie splits with Activision, keeps Destiny IP

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eva01beserk said:

Baddman said:
lol @downplaying Celeste because it's an indie game...or not high budget. Id bet they didn't sing that same tune when journey was getting tons of praise and awards

I dont think he is actually downplaying indie games. He is saying that they are not really the reason why somebody buys a gaming console or gaming pc. Also while an indie game could be great, no doubt about that, but when a AAA is great there really is no comparison. Thats why like him, I also dont believe an indie game should be consider as GOTY.

Like The other guy said as well, Great indie games are like lightning in a bottle. Its really a rare chance that an indie game gets all this praise. And even afterwards its not like people flock to buy it aside from minecrat. But AAA get at least one amazing game every year at least. Its just easier to reach what you imagined when you have the time, recourses and man power to make it real. again, not downplaying indies, just saying its easier for AAA to achieve greatness. 

Do tell, since we like to use the Steam survey as the gospel of *all* PC hardware (when I know, not sure if you do, that it isn't actually true), what do they build a PC for?. Surely not "just AAA games"?. What about games like KCD, you know, a game that was made by a studio that isn't regarded as being AAA?. What about Subnautica?, or games that can be modded, that are both indie and AA/AAA?.

I think indie games should be considered up for GOTY. It should never be limited to "AAA" games, that's just a narrow minded and arrogant way of looking at things. 

It's not incredibly rare though. We get all sorts of indie games that either sell well or turn heads. When I said "lightning in a bottle" iI meant a good combo that really, and I mean really turned heads, not "once in a blue moon". Each year we manage to get a good indie game or more. Maybe not to you, but to thousands if not millions of other gamers worldwide. 

No, not downplaying indies, but making them appear far less important and popular, and making AAA seem more popular and important, thus making them more prominent over indie games, despite evidence pointing to the opposite. 

Indie games achieve greatness as well, but AAA's in recent years have shown that they aren't always AAA, maybe in budget, but lacking premium pristine quality and obviously having to rely on what indie devs have had to over the years, even mobile games.