I like the idea of indie games, but for most of them, the ones on Xbox live being sold for only a few dollars, it becomes kind of this sad mix between, this seems really really cheap, and your not quite sure if they made it as fast as humanly possible or if they really put in their blood sweat and tears, the people that know they probably can't get more than a few friends to help them in a dream that will probably never be fully realized or accepted. (Though hell, through all the odds it still makes one want to give it a shot.)
Of course there are games like limbo, but I guess my own ignorance prohibits me from really knowing where it stands as indie games go. Braid was an indie game as I've been told, but wasn't it incredibly well funded? How indie is that?
I do feel that a lot of big named commercial games are playing it far too safe. Maybe if they toned down the graphics and put less money into them they could try some new outragious ideas. As much as I enjoy video games, I'm having a hard time feeling that they are as fresh and new as they used to be. Mostly everything on Xbox and PS3 seem rather samey, while the wii is almost entirely complete shovelware.
Sorry if all of this is complete ignorant nonesense btw. Just thought I'd throw it out there.
