Do gamers ACTUALLY want smaller budget games?

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160rmf said:

Why should I care about the budget?

I want good and creative games, with gaming dynamics that make me fully immersed for a long period of time.
A fat budget sure helps companies to achieve these kind of products, but its not a rule that can be take for granted.

Specially now, that most of AAA productions are sole focused on shining graphics, but with mediocre gameplay. Big and beautiful landscapes, but just to see, barely nothing to interact and a strict script to follow.

I swear... gamers these days dont care about playing good games, they just care about the feel of a high cinematic production

If you want creative games you should care about budget. The higher a game's budget less risks a company wil be willing to take, therefore, its game more likely will play safe and be less creative.

Mario Kart World is an example. Its open-world nature have been getting some criticism among players but it least Nintendo took a risk. I am sure Mario Kart World costed a lot as Mario Kart is one of the most important Nintendo franchises nowaday, but due to it and previous Mario Kart probably not having extratospheric high budget, it made it possible for Nintendo to want to risk new things on the new instalment of the franchise