When Game Development Stinks
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When Game Development Stinks
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#2There's a lot more to having a hit game than making a game that could be a hit.
The world will not beat a path to your door.
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#3I remember Cas (the game's author) from waaaay back in the day on Java game programming forums. Always seemed like quite a character, but as far as I know he's been plugging away at indie game development for at least a decade. His company has a really slick asthetic. The games they make aren't really my cup of tea (genre-wise) but they look fantastic.
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#4> “But look at that AI… look at those colors… look at that particle explosion!”
Unfortunately, while I admire all of these things, there's not good selling points for most consumers anymore. Because of AAA titles, people come to expect things like good AI and good explosions, and are only disappointed when their expectation aren't met.
To truly break out in the indie gaming market, you've got have very unique gameplay and a good bit of luck with marketing. Two indie games that have done a really good job of this lately:
FTL: Faster than Light http://www.ftlgame.com/
Prison Architect http://www.introversion.co.uk/prisonarchitect/
As far as mobile games go, most people aren't looking for depth. It's all about quick fun -- e.g. Angry Birds
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#5There's a lot more to having a hit game than making a game that could be a hit. The world will not beat a path to your door.
There's nothing to indicate the author doesn't understand that point. He's simply being sympathetic to someone who has made a good game and wishing it had more success.
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#6What's a good source for information (reviews, let's plays, video reviews, etc) of best indie games?
It's surprising just how uninformative some game websites are. That includes websites of the game devs.
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#7These games would most likely make money if he made them for mobile devices.
Sadly he is making them for desktops where people expect triple A games and play only those.
Cas, if you are listening... MOBILE!!!!!!
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#8What's a good source for information (reviews, let's plays, video reviews, etc) of best indie games? It's surprising just how uninformative some game websites are. That includes websites of the game devs.
http://indiegames.com/ is pretty good for learning about new games, but not great for reviews
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#9What's a good source for information (reviews, let's plays, video reviews, etc) of best indie games? It's surprising just how uninformative some game websites are. That includes websites of the game devs.
There's no single good definitive source, but I'll link a few random ones I've seen point to cool stuff in the past:
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#10These games would most likely make money if he made them for mobile devices. Sadly he is making them for desktops where people expect triple A games and play only those. Cas, if you are listening... MOBILE!!!!!!
Most mobile games don't make money either. He responded to that idea. http://www.puppygames.net/blog/?p=1369#comment-54311