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ryathal@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• OneOrTheOtherDontAskMe@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Yeah i see some defense of the studios in the comments but Devolver hasn’t released something I’ve heard of since the first Good Neighbor outside of potion craft and I only know that one because an off-handed recommendation from a friend l. Not to say I’m some penultimate opinion on games, but if your stuff doesn’t make waves I’m assuming you won’t get money.

  Like, everyone wants a Stardew Valley, but only 1/10000000 indie games will receive that kind of love and only 1/100000 indie games would even deserve it. Some are legitimately awesome and present unique gameplay you can’t find anywhere else, and the rest, is shit. It’s poorly designed or implemented, it’s dated, or it’s another super generic RPG Maker level of game and those were NOT going to sell well anyway.

  I dont know what the alternative is, but what it is now is shit.

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  • TotallyTerry@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Devolver has their hands on a ton of indie games. I’m surprised you haven’t heard of Loop Hero, Deaths Door, Trek to Yomi, or Cult of the Lamb. Out of the Indie studios, they seem like the most likely to be able to push pass this.

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    • systemglitch@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      *push past this

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    • OneOrTheOtherDontAskMe@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Turns out I didn’t scroll down long enough. I felt like it had been 5 minutes of flying through and didn’t get that far.

      Yeah, if they’re not getting paid well for those hits, then absolutely that’s horse shit for them.

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    • TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      All they gotta do is make a cult of the lamb 2 and they’ll be rich

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