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Do you support great indie games?

GameHatGameHat Registered User regular
edited July 2007 in Games and Technology
I'm wondering who all considers it a duty to support great indie games

For instance:

There's been like five HUGE Dwarf Fortress threads in G&T.

That's how I found the game, and though its freeware I'll be damned if it isn't one of the finest games I've ever played

After about ten hours of playing (not all at once, of course :lol:.... but close) I was eager to donate something to show my support for the game

Anyone else feel like that about an indie game?

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  • jothkijothki Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Deadly Rooms of Death deserves some love here.

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  • GameHatGameHat Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    agreed, DROD is the shit

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I do support GOOD indie games.

    I do not, however, support shitty indie games... just because they're indie games doesn't mean I should like it no matter how much it sucks.

    Continue.

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  • GameHatGameHat Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Well, of course. A shitty game is a shitty game.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    GameHat wrote: »
    Well, of course. A shitty game is a shitty game.

    Sorry, I know a few people that insist that feel they're doing a good deed by playing the HELL out of a shitty indie game, only because it's indie.

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  • StollsStolls Brave Corporate Logo Chicago, ILRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I don't exactly consider it a duty, but I will throw down some money for a game that really grabs me. Crimsonland got my money, and how.

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  • GameHatGameHat Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    urahonky wrote: »
    GameHat wrote: »
    Well, of course. A shitty game is a shitty game.

    Sorry, I know a few people that insist that feel they're doing a good deed by playing the HELL out of a shitty indie game, only because it's indie.

    I would say there's a big difference between playing and paying ;D

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Stolls wrote: »
    I don't exactly consider it a duty, but I will throw down some money for a game that really grabs me. Crimsonland got my money, and how.

    Crimsonland just got my money too. ;) What an awesome game!

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  • PredatorPredator __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2007
    http://www.everybody-dies.com/

    honestly my favourite game ever.
    (though I dont know if you'd call it indie anymore)

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  • stavesacrestavesacre Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Do game mods count? My wife and I both donated to Natural-Selection back when it was a nightly occurance for us both. Some really good times with that game.

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  • randombattlerandombattle Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    La Mulana!

    Cave Story!


    The two pinnacle examples of awesome indie games.

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  • PolagoPolago Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    urahonky wrote: »
    GameHat wrote: »
    Well, of course. A shitty game is a shitty game.

    Sorry, I know a few people that insist that feel they're doing a good deed by playing the HELL out of a shitty indie game, only because it's indie.

    Same can be said about music.

    Support what you like, and what deserves it. That's about all there is to it, whether indy or not.

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  • unpurposedunpurposed Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Predator wrote: »
    http://www.everybody-dies.com/

    honestly my favourite game ever.
    (though I dont know if you'd call it indie anymore)

    It's nice to see a fellow fan. Hit me up anytime you want to play. It'd be nice to play with someone from PA.

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  • MordrackMordrack Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Predator wrote: »
    http://www.everybody-dies.com/

    honestly my favourite game ever.
    (though I dont know if you'd call it indie anymore)
    I would say that a development house of only 11 people still classifies as indie. I personally prefer Darwinia over Defcon though.
    http://www.introversion.co.uk/

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  • unpurposedunpurposed Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Mordrack wrote: »
    Predator wrote: »
    http://www.everybody-dies.com/

    honestly my favourite game ever.
    (though I dont know if you'd call it indie anymore)
    I would say that a development house of only 11 people still classifies as indie. I personally prefer Darwinia over Defcon though.
    http://www.introversion.co.uk/

    I actually found a brand new copy of Darwinia at Big Lots last week for 2 dollars. Brand new and sealed!

    I ended up buying it for the keychain and the poster though. I installed it and it just didn't appeal to me.

    I absolutely love uplink and defcon though.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Hmm... the only indie game I can remember supporting financially is Nexus War, a browser based RPG along the lines of Urban Dead, except with less zombies and more crazy giant war between the forces of order, chaos and free will.

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  • randombattlerandombattle Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I think just spreading the word and talking about some indie games is often more effective then sending them a dollar or two to support them.

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  • His CorkinessHis Corkiness Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I donated $50 towards Dwarf Fortress. Probably not enough given the value I've gotten out of it.

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  • VeritasVRVeritasVR Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I support Mount & Blade so hard.

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  • unpurposedunpurposed Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I think just spreading the word and talking about some indie games is often more effective then sending them a dollar or two to support them.

    I remember reading something about Introversion and when they first came out with uplink. From what I remember, they spread it around on forums devoted to hacking and the like and the hits on their page went up exponentially for a while. Apparently, they had to completely change the way they were taking orders in order to keep up with the unexpected demand.

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  • FaustumFaustum __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2007
    I gave Mount & Blade my 15 bucks or whatever

    its a great way to waste time

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  • PlutoniumPlutonium Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Mount and Blade.

    Bought so fast, back when it was even cheaper.

    If they ever got a multiplayer team mode on that, I think I would have a stroke from pure joy, and then gladly pay $60 for it.

    Imagine you and your three buddies in a calvary charge with lances. So awesome.

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  • SushisourceSushisource Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Dwarf Fortress is so worth my dollars.

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  • harvestharvest By birthright, a stupendous badass.Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    La Mulana!

    Cave Story!


    The two pinnacle examples of awesome indie games.
    Semi-victory!
    (These are both freeware)

    Cave Story
    http://agtp.romhack.net/project.php?id=cavestory


    La-Mulana
    http://agtp.romhack.net/project.php?id=lamulana

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  • DavoidDavoid Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Knytt, anyone?

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  • SushisourceSushisource Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Davoid wrote: »
    Knytt, anyone?
    Knytt was pretty interesting, but it didn't really hold my interest more than an hour and a half or so, so no dollars there.

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  • DavoidDavoid Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I think he's working on a sequel of sorts, hopefully more actual content this time.

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  • harvestharvest By birthright, a stupendous badass.Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    harvest wrote: »
    La Mulana!

    Cave Story!


    The two pinnacle examples of awesome indie games.
    Semi-victory!
    (These are both freeware)

    Cave Story
    http://agtp.romhack.net/project.php?id=cavestory


    La-Mulana
    http://agtp.romhack.net/project.php?id=lamulana
    I'm quoting myself to un-bottomfeed some of the most important links you'll ever click on.

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  • Burning OrganBurning Organ Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warning_Forever
    This is a awesome piece of software, more than worth your time.

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  • korodullinkorodullin What. SCRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Plutonium wrote: »
    Mount and Blade.

    Bought so fast, back when it was even cheaper.

    If they ever got a multiplayer team mode on that, I think I would have a stroke from pure joy, and then gladly pay $60 for it.

    Imagine you and your three buddies in a calvary charge with lances. So awesome.

    Has M&B been updated lately? Last I saw, it hadn't been updated in going on a year now.

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  • LiquidatorLiquidator Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    TrackMania United.

    It may be the most fun racing game I've ever played.

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  • UrianUrian __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2007
    unpurposed wrote: »
    Predator wrote: »
    http://www.everybody-dies.com/

    honestly my favourite game ever.
    (though I dont know if you'd call it indie anymore)

    It's nice to see a fellow fan. Hit me up anytime you want to play. It'd be nice to play with someone from PA.

    I've been wanting to play Defcon again for a while. You guys should get in Vent to play, i'll join in as well.

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  • MaydayMayday Cutting edge goblin tech Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Age of Decadence! The rebirth of modern cRPG!

    http://www.irontowerstudio.com/

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  • DemicoreDemicore Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Age of Decadence!

    http://www.irontowerstudio.com/

    edit: sigh, shoulda read the whole thread before posting :)

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  • MaydayMayday Cutting edge goblin tech Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Erm... you mean I shouldn't have posted about it because it's not released yet? huh.gif

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  • AgentflitAgentflit Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Demicore meant he should have read the thread since you already mentioned it. :)


    Anyway, Bontago is fantastic. It's too bad there'll never be a new version.

    Screenies:
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    Eets is also super really ultra great.

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  • MaydayMayday Cutting edge goblin tech Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I thought he was being sarcastic... oops.gif

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  • GlalGlal AiredaleRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Davoid wrote: »
    Knytt, anyone?
    Knytt was pretty interesting, but it didn't really hold my interest more than an hour and a half or so, so no dollars there.
    It's only an hour and a half long, what were you doing, hopping in place? ;-)

    Anyway, Within a Deep Forest for more gameplay and less atmosphere.

    But man, if he ever made a version of Knytt that randomizes item locations I'd play it daily. Daily.

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  • RainbowDespairRainbowDespair Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    N is free, but it's such a good game that I sent a couple bucks the developers way back in the day.

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  • etoychestetoychest Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Each year at Gama/CMP we run the IGF to support these types of games, on which I'm a judge. There are a lot of really cool indie efforts out there, so many that I seem to always stumble across a gem or two I had not heard about before. And some of these games are very polished. Like Bit Blot's Aquaria. Or my favorite from this year's comp, Queasy Games' Everyday Shooter.

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