It's not an indie game, thus the thread.One of the few indie games I wish I had the extra dosh for. It unfortunately released right in the middle of some games I had been really looking forward to. Game looks great though, and it's one I'll pick up in the future.
Hmm. Could have fooled me. Was it essentially an Indie-dev made game and then gobbled and published at the end? That's how I would interpret the general consensus.It's not an indie game, thus the thread.
Hmm. Could have fooled me. Was it essentially an Indie-dev made game and then gobbled and published at the end? That's how I would interpret the general consensus.
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Hmm. Could have fooled me. Was it essentially an Indie-dev made game and then gobbled and published at the end? That's how I would interpret the general consensus.
Nah, ThatGameCompany wasn't owned by SonyDidn't Journey a Sony published game win Indie Game of the Year at the old VGA?
It's the same thing here.
Ori got nominated for independent award too.
Huh, guess you're right. I thought they were owned by Sony for a brief period of time, but it seems they just received funding from them and some extra help through Sony xdev.Nah, ThatGameCompany wasn't owned by Sony
Yeah, but Ori was funded and owned by MS. The game itself isn’t independent.The Ori games were published by Microsoft, but the developers (Moon Studios) are not part of MS Game Studios, they're actual indie developers.
Yeah, but Ori was funded and owned by MS. The game itself isn’t an independent project.
I suppose you’re technically right.Funding doesn't matter. There have been god knows how many indie games published that were partially or completely funded by larger publishers. Doesn't make a studio less indie.
Microsoft literally owns the IP.Funding doesn't matter. There have been god knows how many indie games published that were partially or completely funded by larger publishers. Doesn't make a studio less indie.
edit: sorry, nothingIf your game’s published by a big publisher, you’re not an “indie”.
Holy shit this, I hate it.Like music sadly "Indie" has become a genre nowadays.
"Independent" refers to them releasing a game being independent from a publisher. If they have a publisher funding the game they are "dependent" on the publisher.Funding doesn't matter. There have been god knows how many indie games published that were partially or completely funded by larger publishers. Doesn't make a studio less indie.
Need pixelsSeems pretty crazy Lies of P wasn't nominated in this category but this was.
They really need to set up some kind of rules around this if this is the outcome.
That hot blonde is a man, btwHalf joking, but its spot as nominee for indie game of the year should be taken by BG3. And thinking about it a little more it's kinda disheartening seeing Chained Echoes, Pizza Tower and Bomb Rush getting snubbed due to gaming media not doing their research properly.
As long as Sea of Stars doesn't win, who gives a shit.