Best non-AAA games of this generation
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Bastion, Minecraft, The Walking Dead, and FTL: Faster than Light.
Those four set the benchmark for Storytelling, Creativity, Emotional Tone and Roguelike fun.
Those four set the benchmark for Storytelling, Creativity, Emotional Tone and Roguelike fun.
Dark Souls. You can quote sales at me all day long, doesn't negate the fact that it is really god damn good and more of a commercial success than a fair few AAA games.
Also FTL, also Binding of Isaac, also Minecraft, but we all know there are plenty of successful indie games.
Also FTL, also Binding of Isaac, also Minecraft, but we all know there are plenty of successful indie games.
Mount & Blade: Warband would be my pick.
It has sucked over 1,000 hours of my life, both in its single and multi player modes. It's also very, very original in its ambition and game mechanics, and so far its the only good game of its kind bar two sub-par knock offs (namely War of the Roses and the slightly better Chivalry). I'm looking very forward to Bannerlord (which at this rate will arrive at 2020!).
It has sucked over 1,000 hours of my life, both in its single and multi player modes. It's also very, very original in its ambition and game mechanics, and so far its the only good game of its kind bar two sub-par knock offs (namely War of the Roses and the slightly better Chivalry). I'm looking very forward to Bannerlord (which at this rate will arrive at 2020!).
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& there's always Minecraft for artists & LEGO fans who want to save money on tools.
& there's always Minecraft for artists & LEGO fans who want to save money on tools.
It'd be more interesting if this thread was asking about non-AAA but also non-indie titles. One of the things I feel like had been the most jarring change with this generation is that the middle ground between indie and AAA is getting smaller and smaller. The PS2 era had a plethora of games that occupied this middle ground. The soar in developing costs seemed to have polarized these games somewhat. Indie hits to me feels like it occupies an entirely different market for some reason.
FTL is the poster child of indie hits - born out of a Kickstarter success story. Minecraft of course with its non-standard delivery/purchasing method.
In terms of non indie though I think all the Platinum games count (Bayonetta, Vanquish). Binary Domain was good, does Spec-Ops: the line count?
Oh and El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron. That game was never destined to sell well but man did that game have some beautiful landscapes and imageries.
FTL is the poster child of indie hits - born out of a Kickstarter success story. Minecraft of course with its non-standard delivery/purchasing method.
In terms of non indie though I think all the Platinum games count (Bayonetta, Vanquish). Binary Domain was good, does Spec-Ops: the line count?
Oh and El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron. That game was never destined to sell well but man did that game have some beautiful landscapes and imageries.
Most of my picks have been mentioned already, but what the hell. Nobody's going to read this.
-Terraria
-Bastion
-The Binding of Isaac (initially just made in the creator's spare time, no less)
-Orcs Must Die 1&2
-FTL: Faster Than Light
-Legend of Grimrock
-Magicka (game crashes suck ass, but eh)
-Sword of the Stars 1 (not 2)
-Terraria
-Bastion
-The Binding of Isaac (initially just made in the creator's spare time, no less)
-Orcs Must Die 1&2
-FTL: Faster Than Light
-Legend of Grimrock
-Magicka (game crashes suck ass, but eh)
-Sword of the Stars 1 (not 2)
Terraria.
I spent $10 and got way more $10 of entertainment. I will play the game a little when the new big update is added future and I could potentially sink a lot more sink more hours into it.
Bastion
it is wonderful game and it has an amazing soundtrack
I spent $10 and got way more $10 of entertainment. I will play the game a little when the new big update is added future and I could potentially sink a lot more sink more hours into it.
Bastion
it is wonderful game and it has an amazing soundtrack
That game is not even released yet so how could know it's the best?piinyouri said:
Zeno Clash is great simply because it's so bizarre. Torchlight II is a very solid game with a lot of content.