sometime i felt these indie dev dont know how to make a level design. the game it just a werdly aesthetic or some gameplay with a lack proper progression design, so the developers just turn them into roguelikes or some weird shit.
The Epstein-Mindwave Musical: parody coming soon (ai cover of this into Jeffrey Epstein's voice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZstsPUKT5CI) (this fits the plot, I tell you.)
Much of it really is just style over substance, which I think is another reason why these games are able to get away with this shit so much. I'd be willing to bet most "fans" of these games don't even play them and it's all about the aesthetic. If you make your whole game more about the visual appeal then you're going to attract an audience of people who like looking at the pretty flashing colors and not people who actually enjoy video games. And when you look at the vast majority of these communities and their occupations... it kinda makes sense. Ultrakill is very well known for its beautiful fanart for example, but from personal experience, there are two camps of people in video game communities. There's the people who love the games and play them endlessly, and then there's the artists who love the games but don't actually play them and would rather spend their time drawing. We don't exactly have enough time in our lives to prioritize both. These games attract fanbases consisting largely of autistic artsy people who love the visual design and will churn out endless fanart and praise the character design/world building, but in the end they probably wouldn't actually touch a video game controller. And this would be fine if it weren't for the fact they try so hard to convince you that they are hardcore gamers and the future of gaming and etc because in the end they aren't making video games, they're making stimulus simulators.
I noticed it too that many of those games in general seem to copy not just the aesthetics but also the gameplay mechanics from older games without really understanding why those older games worked.
You've probably seen them go by many names but the one I see is Fandom People. These are all the more noticeable with social media but they're the ones as you described who are very loud about how much of a fan they are and they have to mention they're a fan of the thing and did they remind you today that they're a fan of the thing? The only problem with these types is when people stop actually playing you are left with Fandom People who are just vultures for aesthetic and themes which gives the indie scene its stereotypes of games that usually have visual styles and "lore" but are shallow when it comes to playing them. Ultrakill's gameplay isn't really shallow of course but there's quite a few games that are carried on a style and Fandom People obsess over interpretations and themes.
What is the title of this game?
"Funi Racoon Game" literally.
I went to check, the domain is called .gay lol. Complete with a pride flag, but nothing more at a glance.
yeah it's shit, but it's fun.
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A scene where everyone competes to see who can lower the bar further.
Here you go!
I actually played one of his games before, Incarceration. It’s basically WarioWare, but it’s heckin’ Y2K and you’re in a car. IIRC, the story is that you’re a reckless driver and ran over people, and you have to do jobs in your car. If you failed enough minigames, you’ll be sentenced to death after the last minigame and wouldn’t have access to the game’s final boss.
oh no for sure
Decided to check out the games they have on offer and oh boy they are fucking garbage.
