For me, Bastion was fantastic. Great gameplay, visuals, story, soundtrack. It was a great rewarding experience at $15.
what was the best indie game of this year?
what was the best indie game of this year?
what was the best indie game of this year?
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So many! Bastion, Cuthulu Saves the World, Jamestown, Limbo, Custume Quest, GundeadliGNE just out of the top of my head.
But for me? Trine 2.
Edit: I find hard to think of minecraft as from this year... technically correct but honestly it was launched 2010-2009. And though it is bigger than the others, cant say it is a better game at all.
But for me? Trine 2.
Edit: I find hard to think of minecraft as from this year... technically correct but honestly it was launched 2010-2009. And though it is bigger than the others, cant say it is a better game at all.
Not taking you up as a grammar snob, I guess Bastion can be considered 'indie' as Supergiant Games is a company of 7 people that was published by WB, making the job indie, though I don't know how much money WB put into it... *Shrugs*Sober Thal said:
If Bastion does count as indie, it would be my favorite this year.
If not, Minecraft takes the cake (All three buckets of milk, three stalks of wheat, two lumps of sugar and an egg)
For me personally, it has to be Terraria. I love Metroidvania games plus I got it for £1.50 in a Steam sale not long ago.
To the Moon, if it qualifies as indie.
Bastion as a HM, if it qualifies as indie.
Minecraft feels like it's about 100,000 years old. I know it "officially" came out this year, but realistically it's the indie game of last year, or the year before, or whenever it was the crafting of mines first started.
Bastion as a HM, if it qualifies as indie.
Minecraft feels like it's about 100,000 years old. I know it "officially" came out this year, but realistically it's the indie game of last year, or the year before, or whenever it was the crafting of mines first started.
A very hard tie between Bastion and The Binding of Isaac.
Bastion is more original (oh god the score is so freaking awesome), while The Binding of Isaac is more retroactive (and also has a lot of replay value, unlike Bastion).
Minecraft, although officially released this year, was not released this year (in my book).
Bastion is more original (oh god the score is so freaking awesome), while The Binding of Isaac is more retroactive (and also has a lot of replay value, unlike Bastion).
Minecraft, although officially released this year, was not released this year (in my book).
This would be the "off the top of my head" top 4:
1. Trine 2
2. Bastion
3. Magicka
4. Terraria
Honourable mentions: Orcs Must Die!, Hamilton's Great Adventure.
I've never actually played Minecraft, and I'm only counting games whose first release was 2010 (e.g. Limbo and Costume Quest were released on PC in 2011, but consoles in 2010 so they don't count).
1. Trine 2
2. Bastion
3. Magicka
4. Terraria
Honourable mentions: Orcs Must Die!, Hamilton's Great Adventure.
I've never actually played Minecraft, and I'm only counting games whose first release was 2010 (e.g. Limbo and Costume Quest were released on PC in 2011, but consoles in 2010 so they don't count).
It all depends on what your definition of "is" is. The game was self-funded and developed by a small group of seven people with no external influence or control, and the only reason they sought a publisher afterward was that you can't self-publish on consoles (other than XBLIG, but for a game with as much time and money invested in it as Bastion, that would be suicidal). The only thing WB really did for them was distribution, kind of like how EA does physical distribution for Valve. For some people, that still qualifies it as indie because of how it was developed and funded and the level of creative control they retained. Other people say no. It comes down to semantics. Either way, it's a great game.Sober Thal said:
While I would be tempted to put minecraft up there...
Bastion is my pick. Brilliant story, tight and fun gameplay, great atmosphere/world....Everything about it was downright awesome. It's a must play, and is my favourite indie game of the year, hands down.
Sanctum is up there too, but Bastion still takes the gold by a mile.
Bastion is my pick. Brilliant story, tight and fun gameplay, great atmosphere/world....Everything about it was downright awesome. It's a must play, and is my favourite indie game of the year, hands down.
Sanctum is up there too, but Bastion still takes the gold by a mile.