u/Fine-Combination5170

This is the most dismissive counter argument to critique of the games industry, not only does it defend the AAA by insinuating AAA being bad isn't a concern if indies are good, it also insinuates indies are this absolute goldmine.

Don't get me wrong I've played plenty of indies and in some ways they certainly have one up over the AAA industry. However indies haven't saved gaming and they wont, they'll just become the new AAA

We're already seeing astroturfed indies, and i cant be the only one who sees how ideologically skewed indie is which isn't natural at all. It may be better but it's still compromised, most indies that are allowed to succeed, or aided through marketing, funding to become better, have to either be neutral or ideologically complaint. And if you want anything outside that, then you'll have to scour through the steam wastelands through multiple genuine trash to find it.

I play games for both gameplay and narrative, and its obvious that in terms of narrative, if you want to succeed, you kinda have to fall in line. I know there is nuance like a lot of indies have attractive characters, and can lean more mature. but that's about where it stops.

How many successful indies are about depression, women abuse, anti capitalism, and other liberal coded themes. and how many are about the other side.

It's so bad, some people deadass think being artistic and progressive are linked and non progressives or conservatives are less artistic. That isn't just untrue it shows how unnatural the filtering is.

wouldn't it be cool if we could have a way to experience the artistic views of all sides, all temperaments? isn't that the point of indie? Just play old games atp.