Re: Begun the Anomaly Loop wars have

On 07/04/2024 18:01, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

We often praise Indie developers for helping to push new ideas,
especially in comparison to so-called 'triple-A' publishers who are
often seen as stick-in-the-mud developers who shy away from any game
that doesn't rehash tried-n-true 'safe' mechanics that will appeal to
the largest audience. Nonetheless, we should also recognize that
Indies are equally likely to fall back on 'safe' ideas too. In fact,
Indies are often even worse, doing little more than skinning over
somebody else's game and then calling it a day. It makes the worst
'Doom clones' or 'Mario clones' of yesteryear look expansive in
comparison.

Oh I agree. Although I'd certainly say there's more innovation in indie games* it also has a lot of jump on the bandwagon to make a quick buck with no innovation to be seen. I think the difference is it's a space where 'wacky' ideas still come out of the blue which remind me of the early days of computer games (in the case probably the early 80's to the very early 90's) where you would get games that you'd play and think WTF is this.
*Now what an indie game actually is would seem to be a bit like porn. Hard to define but you know it when you see it.