Copy Clerk Posts: 85 Joined: 26 May 2008  | |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1763 Joined: 13 Feb 2008     | Castle Crashers all the way. |
Beat Writer Posts: 223 Joined: 12 Aug 2008    | Can't really decide out of Armageddon Empires and Mount and Blade. They are both well done and fun to play in their own ways. An honorable mention also goes out to Depths of Peril, If only it had a multiplayer mode it would of been awesome. Its Diablo and WoW thrown together and then a ton other shit thrown on top. which to some would sound like the worst game ever, But I'm both a Diablo fan and Ex WoW player. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 137 Joined: 8 Jun 2008    | Kingdom of Loathing, although technically Asymmetric Publications is a company, a Limited Liability Corporation to be exact. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 925 Joined: 25 Jan 2008    | Uplink, Defcon and anything else made by Introversion software. http://www.introversion.co.uk/ Uplink's probably the tensest game I've ever played in my life, which is particularly impressive considering it looks like this:
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Press Junketeer  Posts: 360 Joined: 18 Jun 2008 | Is N an indie game? It's pretty awesome. I've yet to play N+ though. :( |
Pulitzer Laureate Posts: 925 Joined: 25 Jan 2008 |
Not really much point after playing N, unless you really, really, really want new levels. Thousands of which can also be found online anyway. N is pure awesome. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 79 Joined: 2 Sep 2008  | N and N+ all the way baby. And if portal counts that would be tied for mah favorite one. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 673 Joined: 23 Jan 2008   | Haven't played that many, but I remember an old one many years ago, called Liero. Finnish, and hilarious. Faster and more brutal than Worms, more or less. x) |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 367 Joined: 27 Jun 2008  | Penny-Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode one. Absolutely hilarious game, and I can't wait for the next installment. |
Copy Clerk Posts: 85 Joined: 26 May 2008 | I can't believe I forgot Kingdom of Loathing (we'll count that as indie, since the company makes no money and doesn't advertise). And Portal can't possibly count, it was made by Valve, who, as we all know, could buy Switzerland with all their Half-Life 2 money. Instead, they spent it on The Orange Box and are holding out to buy all of Europe at once. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 385 Joined: 12 Sep 2007  | Uplink is sitting on my Pile of Shame, right next to Darwinia, also from Introversion Software. Knytt is an absolutely wonderful indie platformer. It's cute, atmospheric, evocative, and takes about an hour or two to complete. |
Press Junketeer Posts: 360 Joined: 18 Jun 2008 |
Actually, I was looking forward to a more advanced (And easier to use) level editor. But levels are nice too. And the ability to take it with me on my DS is ftw. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 64 Joined: 13 Aug 2008 |
I'm not sure if it would be considered "indie," but Powder is an excellent free game. Also, it is portable to the DS as well, so you might want to check it out. Edit: Forgot the link. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2273 Joined: 3 Apr 2008    | Derelict ..... Made by my friend and it is awesome.... Go to the third or fourth post down |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 111 Joined: 17 May 2008 | Eshalon: Book I by Basilisk Games |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1946 Joined: 16 May 2008 | Final Fantasy 1 for the NES :P |
Copy Clerk Posts: 85 Joined: 26 May 2008 |
Wasn't Square sfot/enix already a company? I guess it counts if that was their first entry, as long as they had no parent company. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 945 Joined: 15 Jun 2008  | That Cave Story has not yet been mentioned is a sin. :( |
Muckraker  Posts: 325 Joined: 7 Jan 2008 | 1. Defcon - Clever little Strategy Game Also a honorable mention to Ragdoll Masters |
Paperboy Posts: 29 Joined: 13 Aug 2008 | Most likely an obscure one: The Cleaner. It's made with fucking game maker and it still comes off as good as some other games. There were ideas in it that some million-dollars game studio should learn from Aquaria is fantastic too. |
Anonymous Source  Posts: 9 Joined: 8 Aug 2008  | Gish. Physics-based puzzles, and the protagonist is a blob of tar. 'Nuff said. Technically indie, but I think it's available on Steam now. I'll add another vote of approval for Uplink as well. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 134 Joined: 4 Sep 2008 | Being available on Steam doesn't make it non-indie. My favorites: |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1083 Joined: 1 Jan 2008  |
I don't know what led you to think that Valve is an independent developer, but no, it does not count. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 413 Joined: 11 Jan 2008 | NICK BOUNTY - GOAT IN THE GREY FEDORA http://www.otterarchives.com/bounty2/index.html Easy to play, and better written than 95% of all other games. Please make a third on. |
Copy Clerk Posts: 85 Joined: 26 May 2008 |
If it was devloped and released as an indie game, then yes. Same as Team Fortress (Quake Mod) counts as indie even though the guys behind it got hired by Valve, who then rereleased the game without the various aspects that could have gotten them sued (ie, they made Team Fortress Classic). |
Muckraker  Posts: 264 Joined: 27 Aug 2008 |
Yay, Someone else has played that game really looking forward to book 2 as well. -Mount&Blade is amazing with so many great mods for it. |
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No lame Indiana Jones jokes, okay?
Anyways, out of the games you can play over the internet (or buy over XBox Live/PSN), which did you like the best?
I liked Castle Crashers. Funny, surprisingly well-made, and the difficulty wasn't the usual "half past impossible" I expect from something originally made in Flash. I haven't tried Braid yet, however, so I might like that one better.
By the way, mention PA Adventures all you like, but Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness isn't really indie, they had a company do most of the work, although I believe Tycho wrote most (if not all) of the story and dialogue, and I know Gabe did a lot of art for the game.