Comments on: Editorial: Indie Update

By: Ethan 'Ethos' Pipher

Ethan 'Ethos' Pipher — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 12:54:36 +0000

@Lusi – That’s the perfect way to put it and exactly the same place where I lost interest as well.

By: Andrew 'Mel' Melcon

Andrew 'Mel' Melcon — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 11:47:34 +0000

@ Imitanis: yeah, I looked it up recently. I’m glad it’s on its way soon. Fun times shall be had… I hope.

By: Lusipurr

Lusipurr — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 07:14:48 +0000

@Ethos: Pretty much. I enjoyed it well enough, but it couldn’t keep me interested once it threw a huge labyrinth at me and said, “Do this, using the same tools you’ve been using for a couple hours now.”

Internally, thought, “Aww. How disappointing!” and turned it off.

By: Scott 'Imitanis' Mundy

Scott 'Imitanis' Mundy — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 14:35:51 +0000

@Mel – Chasm was greenlit last year after a successful kickstarter campaign. It’s due for release by the end of this year.

By: Ethan 'Ethos' Pipher

Ethan 'Ethos' Pipher — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 14:20:30 +0000

@Lusi – I actually felt more like the developers of The Unfinished Swan could not live up to the potential of the idea. Either way it was a disappointment that I couldn’t be too upset with.

By: Andrew 'Mel' Melcon

Andrew 'Mel' Melcon — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:15:04 +0000

Before Shovel Knight and Rogue Legacy or anything else I was first excited for Chasm. It’s an old Greenlight title that’s not out yet, and I’m not sure who makes it. They released a demo a while back and it was fantastic. I really want that game.

By: Lusipurr

Lusipurr — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 21:16:48 +0000

Botanicula looks lovely and I have heard only good things about it. Amanita Design made the exceptional Machinarium as well. I expect that we can continue to expect great things from them. I actually enjoyed Class of Heroes and Class of Heroes 2. They are a great entry point to roguelikes for people who are unfamiliar with the genre. Guacamelee is FANTASTIC and anyone who loves video games should own it. I am definitely excited about The Witness. As for The Unfinished Swan, I felt that its concept was not sufficient to support the length of game that it offered (although that length was very short). Like Rain, it's a nice visual/physical combination, but it isn't ultimately sufficient for one to build an entire game upon. Great stuff from the indies. They are the future of the industry. As long as they remain small and un-bloated; uninterested in becoming huge, avaricious multimedia corporate monstrosities, they'll do well.