Whenever Nintendo uploads a trailer for an indie game on their youtube channel, there's always someone complaining. I recall asking one of them what's wrong with having lots of indie games on the eShop. Their respond was "They're focusing too much on download-only games, no one cares about that, we need REAL games we can physically hold, Nintendo is wasting too much money on getting crappy iPhone games in Wii U to appeal to casuals."
And with that, I absolutely could not respond to such a dumb and uneducated answer.
I dislike how many indie games are incredibly short experiences. It's the main reason why I generally don't buy or support them.
$20 for a 3 hour "experience" is usually not worth it IMO.
What indie games are you playing? Not that full retail titles are automatically much longer...
Whenever Nintendo uploads a trailer for an indie game on their youtube channel, there's always someone complaining.
When Nintendo or any company does or does not do something, someone complains.
I recall asking one of them what's wrong with having lots of indie games on the eShop. Their respond was "They're focusing too much on download-only games, no one cares about that, we need REAL games we can physically hold, Nintendo is wasting too much money on getting crappy iPhone games in Wii U to appeal to casuals.
Yes, because Dan Aldeman and his bunch can totally work on game development for our precious physical games
And with that, I absolutely could not respond to such a dumb and uneducated answer.
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I agree with DefHalan. It hasn't been this way until just recently (Wiiware started the trend and the eshop took it and ran with it), but the Wii U and 3ds eshops are really where the small and big games mingle together with little differentiation besides price. I don't have a whole lot of experience with Microsoft and Sony but the focus there def seems to be more on the big names. Because Nintendo doesn't have a lot of those (for better or worse), they can focus more on the "retro revival indie" stuff right alongside their own "retro revival charm" games.
Personally I like the irony of someday having Smash Bros., Mario Kart 8, and The Letter stand side by side on the main menu lol
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I agree with DefHalan. It hasn't been this way until just recently (Wiiware started the trend and the eshop took it and ran with it), but the Wii U and 3ds eshops are really where the small and big games mingle together with little differentiation besides price. I don't have a whole lot of experience with Microsoft and Sony but the focus there def seems to be more on the big names. Because Nintendo doesn't have a lot of those (for better or worse), they can focus more on the "retro revival indie" stuff right alongside their own "retro revival charm" games.
Personally I like the irony of someday having Smash Bros., Mario Kart 8, and The Letter stand side by side on the main menu lol
Not what I was talking about but I agree. I like how games on the eShop are just treated as games, not smaller less-important games.
People keep saying the Xbox One doesn't have Backwards Compatibility.
I don't think they know what Backwards Compatibility means...
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This article was just IGN click-bait. Nothing happening in the way of new releases so they try to start a trolls vs fans article. I don't see much hate for indies but there are plenty of massively overrated ones and everyone who watched "Indie Game the Movie" saw some very pretentious developers who have gone on to say some pretty stupid things.
It doesn't help when something like "The Mighty Switch Force" gets 9/10 on a site like NL. It was one of the worst value games I have ever bought.
I dislike how many indie games are incredibly short experiences. It's the main reason why I generally don't buy or support them.
$20 for a 3 hour "experience" is usually not worth it IMO.
What indie games are you playing? Not that full retail titles are automatically much longer...
Off the top of my head? Cave Story, Master Reboot, Steamworld Dig, Spelunky, Hammerwatch, and Risk of Rain, though I've played quite a few more.
I should add that I dislike how indie games often use cheap ways to lengthen the game, such as being overly-difficult or being a game that you're expected to replay many times. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but for someone, such as myself, who dislikes replaying games and playing overly difficult games, it's definitely a con.
Just to reaffirm my stance, I do oftentimes enjoy indie titles--it's just that the content (or rather, the lack thereof) doesn't justify the price.
I agree with what you're saying but... isn't Cave Story free on PC indefinitely? Like, it's always been.
Also, for an example, it took me about 4 hours to beat Steamworld Dig. That game is less than $10. Multiply that by six and you get a 24 hour game at $60, which is longer than most of those games. Seems like good value to me if you had as good of a time with it as the standard AAA game.
Also, don't most indie games go on sale a lot? Maybe that's just because most of them are on PC or Vita, where they're always on sale in some form or another. I don't think Thomas Was Alone is worth it at the standard price, but half-off? Hecks yeah!
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I bought Thomas Was alone for $1, so I think I'll enjoy it at least at that price.
And yeah, @Turnip_Forest, what $40-$60 retail games do you play that are actually worth the price in your mind, if "worth" seems to come down to the amount of hours you spend with it?
This article was just IGN click-bait. Nothing happening in the way of new releases so they try to start a trolls vs fans article. I don't see much hate for indies but there are plenty of massively overrated ones and everyone who watched "Indie Game the Movie" saw some very pretentious developers who have gone on to say some pretty stupid things.
It doesn't help when something like "The Mighty Switch Force" gets 9/10 on a site like NL. It was one of the worst value games I have ever bought.
I think the biggest reason are that it seems there are more bad Indie games out there then good ones. For every Shovel Knight or Gunman Clive you have a hundred Angry Birds Clones and for the most part most gamers just see the Angry Bird Clones and don't bother to weed through them to find a gem.
My friend lately has been going nuts with Indie games on the Xbox 360 and he found alot of great games for $1. Some of them are clones of old arcade games like a Space Invader one he has but him and I find it much better then the Space Invader game they do have on XBLA for 10 bucks. Hes also introduced me to some great ones like Fist Puncher.
Really it just takes time to dig that's all unfortunately today society just wants everything now and don't want to have to wait or dig around to find the good stuff.
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I think the biggest reason are that it seems there are more bad Indie games out there then good ones. For every Shovel Knight or Gunman Clive you have a hundred Angry Birds Clones and for the most part most gamers just see the Angry Bird Clones and don't bother to weed through them to find a gem.
My friend lately has been going nuts with Indie games on the Xbox 360 and he found alot of great games for $1. Some of them are clones of old arcade games like a Space Invader one he has but him and I find it much better then the Space Invader game they do have on XBLA for 10 bucks. Hes also introduced me to some great ones like Fist Puncher.
Really it just takes time to dig that's all unfortunately today society just wants everything now and don't want to have to wait or dig around to find the good stuff.
For the Xbox 360 Indie Game stuff, check out Decay. But your point above about for every good indie game there are hundreds of bad is true for Retail titles too
People keep saying the Xbox One doesn't have Backwards Compatibility.
I don't think they know what Backwards Compatibility means...
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I think the biggest reason are that it seems there are more bad Indie games out there then good ones. For every Shovel Knight or Gunman Clive you have a hundred Angry Birds Clones and for the most part most gamers just see the Angry Bird Clones and don't bother to weed through them to find a gem.
My friend lately has been going nuts with Indie games on the Xbox 360 and he found alot of great games for $1. Some of them are clones of old arcade games like a Space Invader one he has but him and I find it much better then the Space Invader game they do have on XBLA for 10 bucks. Hes also introduced me to some great ones like Fist Puncher.
Really it just takes time to dig that's all unfortunately today society just wants everything now and don't want to have to wait or dig around to find the good stuff.
For the Xbox 360 Indie Game stuff, check out Decay. But your point above about for every good indie game there are hundreds of bad is true for Retail titles too
Honestly I dont have regular access to an Xbox 360 anymore I mainly play it when I go over to his house. Most of the Indie games I get I buy on OUYA.
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I don't mind indie games I just like the good ones. What I don't like is paying 4 times or more the Steam price (As in the week before it comes out) for a port of a game that came out ages ago. (Or a 30fps version where the PC gets 60fps).
Stuff like Retro City Rampage DX is fine. (I bought it and actually got around to playing through it.)
Shovel Knight (That is not ok for me I have already bought and finished it on Steam).
Steamworld Dig (It was good)
Scram Kity (Also Good but that is it for ones on Nintendo).
Rogue Legacy
Spelunky
Super Meatboy
Bastion
Transistor
Arnored Hunter GUNHOUND EX
Starbound
Broken Age
The Golf Club
Croixleur Sigma
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Super Hexagon (Perfect Game pretty much)
Super Meatboy
Ikaruga
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord (It is like a new game and miles better).
Shank 2
There are others I did like (But stopped playing) but those are the ones at the moment I like the most and none of them are on Wii U or 3DS.
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I'm pretty sure most people like indie games. Some people hate when indie games representing a genre are more greatly praised then another game they enjoy, but other than that it's only through sheer ignorance that people would come to hate them as a whole.
Honestly love indies, but I can understand people being tired of the abundance in retro looking games and platformers. Which I honestly love, Shovel Knight and 1001 Spikes FTW!! I never understood people calling the all the indies overrated, that doesn't make any sense. Just like great third party games can be overshadowed, great indie games can be overshadowed and missed.
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