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One Wrinkle in Indie Games
Cordova, TN; February 5, in the year of our Lord 2018--Family
Friendly Gaming, the industry leader in covering the family
friendly video games is addressing a concern in the video game
industry. As you probably know when there is a trend in video
games, everyone jumps on board. Follow the leader is common in
video games. In fact plenty of gamers, reviewers, and others
have complained about this jumping on the bandwagon mentality
that exists in the video game industry. Clones are quite common
in video games. The current trend is indie video games. Everyone
and their brother wants to release some indie game. This is fine
because there are plenty of interesting ideas that are now
making it to market. Well as long as you can stomach the 8-bit
to 16-bit graphics, and music.
I noticed a recent trend in indie games. Okay it may not be that
recent. I have been noting it for a year or more here at Family
Friendly Gaming. What is this trend I speak of? Many indie games
include one wrinkle. They are based around one clever idea.
After that one wrinkle, or one idea they fall flat. Indie games
are becoming cookie cutter games with one interesting idea in
them. I hate to say it, but too many indie games are not
innovative. There are not many indie games transforming the
video game industry for the better. In fact this trend will have
to end at some point, and a new trend will take its place. I
have no idea what that new trend might be.
Do not think I am hating on indie games. Family Friendly Gaming
welcomes all kinds of video games. We love Christian video
games. We enjoy sports games. We crush those puzzle games with a
regular occurrence. We triple jump our way through action
adventure platformers. We give the little guy a break in terms
of reviews. It gets old to see everyone have some indie game. It
gets tiring to find one interesting tidbit in an indie game, and
then it becomes a complete dull monotone experience. I also
noticed some indie games are being rushed to market. What can be
done about this problem? I honestly have no idea. I just wanted
to bring it up. I just wanted it out there for conversation
within the video game industry. What will you do to make this
problem better?
Paul Bury
Family Friendly Gaming
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