Gaming Indie Game Discussion
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indie games are one of the best things that could have ever happened to gaming
antichamber is a good one, Minecraft is my favourite still
antichamber is a good one, Minecraft is my favourite still
Well if you are talking about Xbox Indie, yes, they are because they have to be $3 and under...
But games like Mark of the Ninja? Thats shit?
the arcade indies are not what indie is about. play games like super meat boy, braid, mark of the ninja. you will see they are games the developers put their heart into
Whoops, well then, I must be thinking about bungie before halo.Indie means it wasn't created with a publisher,
Mircosoft was the publisher
Indy games are one of the best things to happen to the industry. Because they have such a small budget, devs have to constantly think outside the box to make their games good. It's why the top 10 games on the app store aren't all just clones of angry birds, also Journey is artistically the best game ever, heck I'd buy a PS3 just to play that game.
Miner Dig Deep,
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MBIES 1N IT!!!1,
Monsters (probably) stole my princess,
Avatar Racerdrome/Karting,
Murder Miners...
I fail to see how XBLIG has no decent games.... is also worth noting that all these titles with the exception of Monsters only cost 80 microsoft points!!!
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MBIES 1N IT!!!1,
Monsters (probably) stole my princess,
Avatar Racerdrome/Karting,
Murder Miners...
I fail to see how XBLIG has no decent games.... is also worth noting that all these titles with the exception of Monsters only cost 80 microsoft points!!!
thats true, but some popular games today started out as indiesIndie means it wasn't created with a publisher,
Mircosoft was the publisher
Since this thread was "necroed", I should say I have re-evaluated my stance on Indie. I tend to dislike most indie gamed because all but maybe 2 of them I've played were terrible. I generally avoid them now because of this, but if I happen to hear of a good one the fact its indie won't stop me from playing it. That being said I still don't think Indie games have a place at E3.
They don't have a place at E3, because E3 is a Trade Show for Big Journalists, and AAA games. E3 is a trade show only, but Indie games do belong a Pax, a games convention.
...with that being said, why not? Indie games are mostly, the only games that take real design risks, and try new things... so why not allow them to E3?
Now, I will tell you some Indie games (They are probably label "Arcade games", as for Mircosoft dumb policies), that are great on Xbox.
Minecraft (The Obvious One)
Terraria (A 2-D, Minecraft-esque, adventure game. However, it offers much more exploration, and character progression, then Minecraft.)
Mark of the Ninja (A Stealth Platformer, where you can go murder everyone, or never raise a blade)
Dust: An Elysian Tail (An Action RPG, with a beautiful world, and an immersive story)
Spelunky (Spelunky is a cave exploration / treasure-hunting game inspired by classic platform games and roguelikes, where the goal is to grab as much treasure from the cave as possible.)
