JacksonAP

Contributing writer for The Artifice.

Junior Contributor I

Lurker
?

Articles
0
Featured
0
Comments
4

Ext. Comments
4
Processed
0
Revisions
0

Topics
1
Topics Taken
0
Notes
1

Topics Proc.
0
Topics Rev.
0

Points
35
Rank
X
Score
23

Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.

Latest Topics

games

Write this topic

Do we put too much faith in indie games?

In light of the underwhelming flop that was No Man's Sky, we have to start asking ourselves; "Are we putting too much faith in indie games?". For half a decade we've seen indie games skyrocket in popularity. However many gamers tend to forget that simplicity is always a recipe for a successful game.

I think No Man's Sky was a game with a lot of confusion around not just the game itself, how it was marketed, and how it was presented to consumers. This being said, I don't necessarily think that No Man's Sky's controversy and issues represents a lot of the indie game industry. Also, I'm not sure how your comment about "simplicity" related to indie games. I think many indie games use very smart formulas to succeed, for example, Shovel Knight was designed as a love letter to retro games. So I think your topic needs a little more tweaking or clarifying prior someone writing about it. – SeanGadus 8 years ago
1
You have a good point Sean I think I'm having a little difficulty putting my point into words. What I mean to say is that just because indie games are made with more love doesn't mean they're always good. – JacksonAP 8 years ago
0
That is a great point, look at mighty number 9 that game was supposed to be the next mega man and instead was a huge disaster according to most critics and fans. – SeanGadus 8 years ago
0
On the one hand you have NMS which did use false marketing. On the other, you have Rimworld which has seen massive praise. Just an idea you could make it about how games in general have been plagued by false promises with crowdfunding failing to deliver on developers promises on gamer's expectations. You could analyze how much of the problem is consumer expectation versus failure to deliver by devs. – NickC 8 years ago
0

Sorry, no tides are available. Please update the filter.

Latest Comments

Nov 2, 2016 JacksonAP Well you gotta remember the circumstances. Walt desperately wants Skyler back, he’s put his neck on the line too many times to just let her kick him out but he’s become so disconnected from the people around he has no idea how to make things right between them. Walt is so convinced that he’s doing the right thing that he can’t wrap his head around a thought process that suggests otherwise. If Walt can’t understand why he’s wrong there’s no way he can understand how he can win back Skyler’s love. In a way, the pizza is one of the earliest examples of Hiesenburg’s conquest of Walt’s moral compass spill over into his family life.	Objects in Breaking Bad: If Things Could Talk
Nov 1, 2016 JacksonAP To me it feels as though we give a pass to overweight male protagonists but we still stigmatize overweight females. Girls and boys both need to be taught that society’s definitions of attractiveness should be taken with a grain of salt.	Overweight Superheroes and Supervillains
Nov 1, 2016 JacksonAP I love this show. I was blown away by how genuine and ambiguous it was. I almost feel ashamed for thinking at first it was just another Family Guy clone.	Bojack Horseman: Balancing Humor and Dark Themes
Nov 1, 2016 JacksonAP Don’t forget the pizza! It may have been a funny scene but there was a lot of symbolism there.	Objects in Breaking Bad: If Things Could Talk