Indie VS Mainstream? I'd much rather play both!
Speaking as somebody who loved LIMBO, liked Braid, and is very fond of indie games in general...
This is still pretty damn accurate XD
My love for indie games is kind of getting spoiled by obnoxious elitists who'll bitch and whine and generally be total jerks if you *le gasp!* dare to enjoy "lowly" games like Call of Duty. The creator of Braid in particular comes across as "everybody sucks except me!" in a couple of interviews.
I don't even like Call of Duty, I tried playing it once and got bored out of my mind. But it's the principle of the thing! Why the heck can't people just like what they like, even if it's not terribly original? Why should anybody be shamed for enjoying tried-and-true entertainment like sequels, for wanting to re-experience something they've enjoyed before?
Sure, stagnation is bad. Sure, innovation is good. But being patronizing and hostile about it isn't going to convince people to try out new things, they'll just think you are an asshole (and they'd probably be right too).
And Mario games are effin' awesome ^_^
Click to viewThis is still pretty damn accurate XD
My love for indie games is kind of getting spoiled by obnoxious elitists who'll bitch and whine and generally be total jerks if you *le gasp!* dare to enjoy "lowly" games like Call of Duty. The creator of Braid in particular comes across as "everybody sucks except me!" in a couple of interviews.
I don't even like Call of Duty, I tried playing it once and got bored out of my mind. But it's the principle of the thing! Why the heck can't people just like what they like, even if it's not terribly original? Why should anybody be shamed for enjoying tried-and-true entertainment like sequels, for wanting to re-experience something they've enjoyed before?
Sure, stagnation is bad. Sure, innovation is good. But being patronizing and hostile about it isn't going to convince people to try out new things, they'll just think you are an asshole (and they'd probably be right too).
And Mario games are effin' awesome ^_^