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Indie Games: There Are Only Two Kinds

TheySlashThemTheySlashThem Registered User regular
edited August 2015 in Social Entropy++
Pander to Nostalgia

https://youtu.be/jo-uuawy9Ok
https://youtu.be/fMEmcVRNZvI
https://youtu.be/AVX8RjtJ7YQ

Walking Simulator

https://youtu.be/x5KJzLsyfBI
https://youtu.be/Z1S796fXtl4
https://youtu.be/D7VJ4lP-05A

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Indie Games: There Are Only Two Kinds 155 votes

Pander to Nostalgia
63%
l_gDarmakMKRSnorkJesus McChristJasconiusKevin CristEmperorSethCorp.ShephardJavenMagic PinkSanderJK-SPI-DoctorArchRear Admiral ChocoBahamutZEROBedlamZekMeldingAsharaxx 99 votes
Walking Simulator
36%
BionicPenguinW2GarthorHoukKadithDrezCilla BlackcaptainkNartwakPookieMan357DJ EebssarukunDasUberEdwardDarkPrimusPanda4YoujothkiPoorochondriactuggadarleysamQuetzi 56 votes
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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    Pander to Nostalgia
    I love both, but I'ma have to choose pandering to my nostalgia.

    In other news, I gave Sentris another shot and while I feel I have a better grasp of what's going on, I'm not sure that I like it. It's pretty and the idea is good but I didn't find it compelling enough to want to play any more. Also the lack of in-game volume options in a game about music seems really dumb to me.

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  • Ms DapperMs Dapper Yuri Librarian Registered User regular
    Walking Simulator
    But what about when walking simulators are nostalgic?

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  • VeldrinVeldrin Sham bam bamina Registered User regular
    Jotun is supposed to be out this month, right?

    Is there a solid date yet?

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  • cB557cB557 voOOP Registered User regular
    Pander to Nostalgia
    I love me some inventive storytelling but pandering to nostalgia can have some really tight gameplay and still have solid story so gonna have to go with the latter

  • OmnipotentBagelOmnipotentBagel floof Registered User regular
    Pander to Nostalgia
    I like all of Indie's games, but the ones that are like what if they didn't stop making the games I liked back when they made games I liked are, like, the best.

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  • nicopernicusnicopernicus Registered User regular
    Pander to Nostalgia
    Indie games I'm really excited to play when they come to ps4 include Nuclear Throne and Crypt of the Necrodancer.
    Side note - If you somehow haven't played goat simulator yet it is free on the Amazon app store today.

  • Duke 2.0Duke 2.0 Time Trash Cat Registered User regular
    Pander to Nostalgia
    None of the Walking Simulator genre games have grabbed me

    and it's nothing to do with arguments about being a game or not since interactive novels are a thing it's just a different control mechanism

    they just don't grab me on a story level, the Stanley Parable almost making it but just falling short

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  • I needed anime to post.I needed anime to post. boom Registered User regular
    Veldrin wrote: »
    Jotun is supposed to be out this month, right?

    Is there a solid date yet?

    no, next month

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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    Pander to Nostalgia
    nicopernicus wrote: »
    Indie games I'm really excited to play when they come to ps4 include Nuclear Throne and Crypt of the Necrodancer.
    Side note - If you somehow haven't played goat simulator yet it is free on the Amazon app store today.

    For a second I thought you said N64 and got really confused

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  • VeldrinVeldrin Sham bam bamina Registered User regular
    I needed a gnome to post. wrote: »
    Veldrin wrote: »
    Jotun is supposed to be out this month, right?

    Is there a solid date yet?

    no, next month

    Oh right yes, for some reason I thought I was in September already.

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  • PwnanObrienPwnanObrien He's right, life sucks. Registered User regular
    Pander to Nostalgia
    I think you know my answer.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ajbfIRZApI

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  • FCDFCD Registered User regular
    Pander to Nostalgia
    Gotta go with Pander, because, well, if I want to walk, I can just go outside and do so. So, yeah.

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  • chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    Pander to Nostalgia
    Duke 2.0 wrote: »
    None of the Walking Simulator genre games have grabbed me

    and it's nothing to do with arguments about being a game or not since interactive novels are a thing it's just a different control mechanism

    they just don't grab me on a story level, the Stanley Parable almost making it but just falling short

    Since the Stanley Parable is a remake, it's both. Therefore, it is in the superior pandering category.

    ...Wait.

    Which is Gunpoint? I need to know which kind Gunpoint is.

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  • GvzbgulGvzbgul Registered User regular
    Pander to Nostalgia
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    Duke 2.0 wrote: »
    None of the Walking Simulator genre games have grabbed me

    and it's nothing to do with arguments about being a game or not since interactive novels are a thing it's just a different control mechanism

    they just don't grab me on a story level, the Stanley Parable almost making it but just falling short

    Since the Stanley Parable is a remake, it's both. Therefore, it is in the superior pandering category.

    ...Wait.

    Which is Gunpoint? I need to know which kind Gunpoint is.
    Pixel art = Pander to Nostalgia

  • PaperLuigi44PaperLuigi44 My amazement is at maximum capacity. Registered User regular
    Walking Simulator
    I haven't actually played a walking simulator yet, but I read an article on Tacoma and I am down for that.

  • turtleantturtleant Gunpla Dad is the best.Registered User regular
    Pander to Nostalgia
    I'm super pumped for Firewatch and Tacoma. They both seem more in depth than stuff like Gone Home or Stanely.

    This poll is flawed though, because Night in the Woods doesn't fall into either of these categories, and it's the best indie game coming out.

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  • Duke 2.0Duke 2.0 Time Trash Cat Registered User regular
    Pander to Nostalgia
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnufDNWKUjI

    Explore ruins and solve the mystery of life in La Mulana

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  • Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    Third choice: Rocket League

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  • WeedLordVegetaWeedLordVegeta Registered User regular

  • sponospono Mining for Nose Diamonds Booger CoveRegistered User regular
    Walking Simulator
    Shit, I bought The Stanley Parable like forever ago and never played it. I should fix that this weekend. Same goes for Gone Home, now that I think about it.

    Dear Esther was p cool though

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  • captainkcaptaink TexasRegistered User regular
    Walking Simulator
    I remember a game in development but forget the name. It was a pixel art action RPG where you played some sort of family or clan. Had a Norse feel. It might have been Roguelike, I think you were defending something from evil? Any ideas on the name?

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  • Mr FuzzbuttMr Fuzzbutt Registered User regular
    captaink wrote: »
    I remember a game in development but forget the name. It was a pixel art action RPG where you played some sort of family or clan. Had a Norse feel. It might have been Roguelike, I think you were defending something from evil? Any ideas on the name?

    like every indie game ever (that's not a walking simulator)

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  • captainkcaptaink TexasRegistered User regular
    Walking Simulator
    Yeah I started seeing stuff for Eitr which reminded me of it.

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  • I needed anime to post.I needed anime to post. boom Registered User regular
    captaink wrote: »
    I remember a game in development but forget the name. It was a pixel art action RPG where you played some sort of family or clan. Had a Norse feel. It might have been Roguelike, I think you were defending something from evil? Any ideas on the name?

    Eitr
    Jotun
    Banner Saga

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  • GoatmonGoatmon Companion of Kess Registered User regular
    edited August 2015
    Pander to Nostalgia
    I have an unhealthy addiction to certain indie games.

    I have lost over 250 hours of my life to Spelunky.

    Over 500 to Binding Of Isaac, between both versions.

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  • RT800RT800 Registered User regular
    Walking Simulator
    I played Gone Home.

    It's probly better if you grew up during the 90's.

    Nostalgia walking simulator indeed.

  • sponospono Mining for Nose Diamonds Booger CoveRegistered User regular
    Walking Simulator
    The one true indie genre is the clicker

    Time clickers, specifically

    Let me tell you about time cubes

    Let me tell you about my dark path that has led me to running an autohotkey script that will auto click and auto upgrade

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  • TheySlashThemTheySlashThem Registered User regular
    Pander to Nostalgia
    Cut out the middleman and just make a literal skinner box

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  • captainkcaptaink TexasRegistered User regular
    Walking Simulator
    I needed a gnome to post. wrote: »
    captaink wrote: »
    I remember a game in development but forget the name. It was a pixel art action RPG where you played some sort of family or clan. Had a Norse feel. It might have been Roguelike, I think you were defending something from evil? Any ideas on the name?

    Eitr
    Jotun
    Banner Saga

    Nope

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  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    There is a third kind

    Larlar

  • I needed anime to post.I needed anime to post. boom Registered User regular
    captaink wrote: »
    I needed a gnome to post. wrote: »
    captaink wrote: »
    I remember a game in development but forget the name. It was a pixel art action RPG where you played some sort of family or clan. Had a Norse feel. It might have been Roguelike, I think you were defending something from evil? Any ideas on the name?

    Eitr
    Jotun
    Banner Saga

    Nope

    Dragon of Legends

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  • CorporateRedCorporateRed Wooooooo! Registered User regular
    Pander to Nostalgia
    You can always win me over by pandering to my nostalgia!

    Steam ID: Corporate Red
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  • JoeUserJoeUser Forum Santa Registered User regular
    I just got Cradle after watching the Giant Bomb Quick Look. It seems like a really cool world.

  • Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    Walking Simulator
    RT800 wrote: »
    I played Gone Home.

    It's probly better if you grew up during the 90's.

    Nostalgia walking simulator indeed.

    Not really. You'll either go for the game or you won't on its own merits, imo.

    I grew up in the 90s but didn't identify with almost any of the stuff in that game that would be considered 90s nostalgia. The snes stuff was about it.

  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    Pander to Nostalgia
    captaink wrote: »
    I remember a game in development but forget the name. It was a pixel art action RPG where you played some sort of family or clan. Had a Norse feel. It might have been Roguelike, I think you were defending something from evil? Any ideas on the name?

    http://www.childrenofmorta.com/

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  • Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfxeuWE8Dg4

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  • DeMoNDeMoN twitch.tv/toxic_cizzle Registered User regular
    I fully expect that I'm going to be giving Indivisible so much money

    Steam id : Toxic Cizzle
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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    Pander to Nostalgia
    Mr. G wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfxeuWE8Dg4

    Wow, that looks really good. I love the music, the aesthetic, and the animations.

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  • DaypigeonDaypigeon Registered User regular
    WeedLordVegeta wrote: »

    oh no this is the one that called me out on being a bad person then resetting to be better isn't it

    shit

  • DysDys how am I even using this gun Registered User regular
    Pander to Nostalgia
    Definitely pandering to nostalgia.

    Speaking of which, anyone know how the development of Hollow Knight is going? I'd look it up myself but I'm at work right now.

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