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It's 2021 - are indie games a major part of your gaming sessions now or are you still ignorant of most of the indie library?
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I just kinda play whatever looks cool, I never consider if it's an Indie game or not. I've played quite a few I think?
They aren't a major part of my gaming session because I prefer higher budget games. That doesn't mean that I am ignorant towards them. I'd say it's 75% non-indie and 25% indie games for me.
At this point, I look forward to indies more than almost every other group of games. I'm sick of most AAA titles.
It's 99% of my play time. I haven't bought a Nintendo game since Donkey Kong in 2018, and the only 60 bucks I bought since was Switcher 3. I don't have much interest in the output from traditional studios anymore.
Regarding new releases I probably play 70% indie games. They're usually far preferable to AAA stuff.
There's a huge jump between "indie games being a major part of my gaming hours" and "being ignorant"
Specially because they're not exclusive between them, even if it's funny to say so.
Specially because they're not exclusive between them, even if it's funny to say so.
I play indie games all the time but I find the ones I like most often don't get enough attention even from indie game fans, e.g. run 'n guns like Huntdown and Blazing Chrome.
I'm not a big fan of "Souls" or rogue elements, though. I wish more 2d indie games would lay off that stuff.
I'm not a big fan of "Souls" or rogue elements, though. I wish more 2d indie games would lay off that stuff.
Nah, very rarely play indies unless its really well known like Hollow Knight.
I'm more interested in AAA in general.
I'm more interested in AAA in general.
I just play whatever I am interested. Sometimes they're indies, sometimes they're not. I don't put them in any special category when I play them.
Thread title doesn't exactly match the poll. I don't really play indies because I don't play that many games period overall and just play games I really know I want to play.
I play whatever but I lean more towards indie games. There are simply more surprises and more interesting games in the indie space.
I just play what I'm interested in, which typically happens to mostly be AAA stuff, but I don't avoid indies for the sake of it. I'll play it if it looks interesting. Inside is one of my favorite games from last gen. Loved Little Nightmares, Florence, enjoying Hades right now a lot.
I'm more into narrative driven stuff which is usually a little scarce in the indie space.
I'm more into narrative driven stuff which is usually a little scarce in the indie space.
They have to be at least half of my play time in a year. I don't prioritize big publishers versus Independently developed games. I just go for whatever looks interesting.
Yeah. I never think about "I feel like playing an indie now". If a game looks enough interesting, I'll play it.
My game time has been 70/30 in favor of indie games since about 2013, and I don't really see that changing
I like some indie games but I find many of them don't scratch the genre itch I have, and I find that many don't understand the genres they work in super well.
In terms of 2D action and platforming games, generally, I find most have physics and a feel I don't find very fun.
In terms of 2D action and platforming games, generally, I find most have physics and a feel I don't find very fun.
They actually represent most of my gaming time at this point, easily.
My played time on Slay the Spire alone far eclipses the time I've played games from major publishers and that doesn't include other games that have I've spent a ton of time with, like Hades, Subnautica, Space Engineers, Disco Elysium, Enter the Gungeon and more.
My played time on Slay the Spire alone far eclipses the time I've played games from major publishers and that doesn't include other games that have I've spent a ton of time with, like Hades, Subnautica, Space Engineers, Disco Elysium, Enter the Gungeon and more.
Can't remenber the last time I played an Indie game.
I have very limited time to play games, so I tendo to just play the biggest releases of the year.
I have very limited time to play games, so I tendo to just play the biggest releases of the year.
I play a fair amount of indies. But a lot of them are just "incredibly hard 2d platformers" and om fairly sick of those. I love the indie highlights, but i am absolutely sick of hearing how AAA is devoid of creativity and only the indie crowd is trying when that's bullshit
Used to stay away from indies because I felt like "Why play an indie on this beautiful TV with surround sound when I could play AAA games made for this?"
And then I played Celeste and quickly realized that all the most interesting and challenging games are from the indie sphere and that the standards have dropped so far for AAA that they're mostly derivations on the same set of mechanics with different sexy coats of paint. I can't remember the last AAA I played that had any meaningful innovations in terms of gameplay but I can think of a dozen indies in the last couple years that have blown me away with their creativity and gameplay ideas.
Now I mostly play indies and AA games, just checking in on AAA when they're really exceptional like FF7 Remake or are derivative in a way I vibe with like Ghost of Tsushima
And then I played Celeste and quickly realized that all the most interesting and challenging games are from the indie sphere and that the standards have dropped so far for AAA that they're mostly derivations on the same set of mechanics with different sexy coats of paint. I can't remember the last AAA I played that had any meaningful innovations in terms of gameplay but I can think of a dozen indies in the last couple years that have blown me away with their creativity and gameplay ideas.
Now I mostly play indies and AA games, just checking in on AAA when they're really exceptional like FF7 Remake or are derivative in a way I vibe with like Ghost of Tsushima
I wouldn't say it's a major part yet, but it's certainly more than it used to be. I bought/played fifteen games last year, and four of them were indies. It was only two indies the previous year, and I've already bought one this year and have my eye on plenty more while I wait for sales. I mostly play big RPGs, and I'm starting to appreciate them as small palate cleansers between the bigger experiences.
I play far more Indies than anything else. I'm long at the point where games are games though. It just so happens that the far more interesting ones tend to be indie nowadays in my opinion.
Generally don't give a toss about indie games, so they're basically almost non-existant in my gaming library.
Most of my wishlist is indie stuff;
My playtime is split, since I tend to play one game at a time, and a AAA game can take me 2 months to complete, before I play the next batch of Indies.
There's also evergreen RTS titles like Age of Empires II or SpellForce that interrupt this rotation, whenever I feel the RTS itch.
So the short answer is, somewhat.
My playtime is split, since I tend to play one game at a time, and a AAA game can take me 2 months to complete, before I play the next batch of Indies.
There's also evergreen RTS titles like Age of Empires II or SpellForce that interrupt this rotation, whenever I feel the RTS itch.
So the short answer is, somewhat.
Yes. Lot of genres and aesthetics that have been ditched by publishers that I still want games from. I buy the least amount of AAA games I ever have these days
Yep, indie games usually have the creativity and great gameplay I love. I probably play more indie games than anything else. It's funny because I got an RTX 3080, yet spend a lot of my time playing games that don't take full advantage of it.
Like many others though, I don't think about games being indie or not, I just play what appeals to me.
Like many others though, I don't think about games being indie or not, I just play what appeals to me.