EfreetSKMicrosoft says the 2-3 year development cycles of big-budget games are over
minti want shorter games with worse graphics made by people who are paid more to work less and i'm not kidding
alwaysconfusedAfter playing Battlefield 3 and feeling an indescribable emptyness for AAA games, I turned to indie developers. The desire for more profits can really suck the uniqueness and character from a game when it's designed for accessibility to as many people as possible.
Bonus points if the game supports modding. It's a great way to extend the life of a game as well. Some of my first online gaming memories are from Quake and it's modding scene. Even Sven Co-op is still developing their mod for Half-Life to this very year.
Games like that seem to have a bit more passion behind it which gives it a bit more charm. It's been a bit sad watching old titles milked dry throughout the years in the name of the mighty dollar. Unfortunately the struggle now is finding those gems in a sea of mediocrity as gaming became more mainstream.
I mean, look at Silica and compare it COD or Battlefield. Smaller indie project, supported by a bigger publisher and filled with heart. It looks like a dream game from when I was a kid.
Battlezone meets Starcraft.
It looks great! Definitely going to give it a try.
Sometimes I will just go through the Steam Discovery Queue for like half an hour, it does a pretty good job if you properly give steam your opinion on the games.
StorksforlegsSame. Be cool if there was some kind of "ethically made without worker exploitation" seal of approval for games.
We already have that, it's called FOSS.
Facetiousness aside, I really don't think there are any commercially released games that fit the bill.
I dont know, a number of Indie studios could probably qualify.
KSP 1 was, at least at first, and Stardew Valley was made entirely by one guy
I don't think the whole "free labour" part of FOSS fits the "fair wage" requirement though :')