I'm asking because your view of what an indie game is seems incredibly skewed and not really rooted in any sort of fact. There are a lot of really good sources for news about independent games, I personally use the r/Indiegaming subreddit, Indie Game Magazine, TIGSource, and various developers' websites and social media feeds. Fan games are the niche, not the other way around.
Unless you define "indie" to mean exclusively fan games, I don't see what definition allows fan-games to override anything else. The only thing I can think of that you might have in mind is the idea that games released for free and that aren't even the remotest bit commercial tend to be recreations, but even in that realm fan games are a tiny niche.
Archer: "Commence operation... something about I rescue Lana and she begs me to take her back so that Cyril commits suicide... Swear to God I had something for this."
...I'm going to see an independently-made documentary about independently-made games in an independently-owned nonprofit community theater which was originally a dying grindhouse theater in a showing where the directors will be in attendance.
If I ever were to create a wacky videogame like Asura's Wrath, (haven't played it, but I want to, when its a bit cheaper), I would want to keep the player on the edge.
I'd make it so that almost anything could happen at any time.
Like say, there is a cutscene.
In one playthrough, it plays out normally.
In another playthrough, some guy just comes out of nowhere, falcon punches the guy that was speaking, and challenges you to a fight in broken SNK dialogue, (literally the game would switch from voice acting, to face and text intros you get in fighting games).
(which then the main guy responds by breaking the fourth wall "WHA!!? This didn't happen in the last playthrough!! In fact, who the hell are you? Are you even supposed to be in this videogame?")
Or I would have a giant foot randomly squash the final boss before you get to fight him, triggering the "troll ending".
(With literal trolls. Armies of those little long haired dudes, rescuing, and then posthumourously kidnapping you, as they take you back to their homeworld to be their "Champion"
"We have come to rescue you" *picks him up* "Okay this is unexpected, but hey sure whatever" *start walking off in other direction* "hey guys! My house is that way" *points*)
EDIT: Hell, going back to that cutscene before, another playthrough would have Shenmue QTE's appear randomly for mundane things, like the character moving his arm, or licking an ice cream.
Things he wasn't actually doing last time.
Then the other guy is like "Hey player! You don't have to push every damn button the Developer tells you to", while the main guy is doing random things with each of your pushes until you stop.
(Or the guy goes off screen and punches the Dev)
...I'm going to see an independently-made documentary about independently-made games in an independently-owned nonprofit community theater which was originally a dying grindhouse theater in a showing where the directors will be in attendance.
...Guys I think I might be becoming a hipster.
It's ok to have Hipster moments, it's the lifestyle you will want to avoid.
All backers who pledge $60 and up will receive a Bandcamp download code for the Retro City Rampage Soundtrack (a $7.99 value)
Oh yeah... Thats why!!
Man! I am just a sucker for video game music.
(The chiptunes that are coming out lately are just too tasty to ignore! NOM!NOM!NOM!)
EDIT: Well I obviously get more than just that. You get all the downloadable stuff and 3 CDs as well at the $60 level.
And while I can appreciate the actual feelies (and free international shipping! ), all the music thats being offered is just going to be great.
Why does homosexuality piss people off? According to Doctor Alfred Kinsey, an esteemed researcher on human sexuality, only about 20% of individuals are exclusive to their identified orientation anyway. There's a reason most people enjoy watching women AND men in porn. Here's a chart, brohan:
Why does homosexuality piss people off? According to Doctor Alfred Kinsey, an esteemed researcher on human sexuality, only about 20% of individuals are exclusive to their identified orientation anyway. There's a reason most people enjoy watching women AND men in porn. Here's a chart, brohan:
I'm probably a 2 there.
Because some men look pretty damn fine, if you know what I'm sayin'!
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Eddie Van Halen
Chris Duarte
Gary Clark Jr.
Angus Young
Brian Setzer
Gary Clark, Jr.
David Bowie
Billy Gibbons
Doyle Bramhall
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmie Vaughan
Albert King
B.B. King
Buddy Guy
Steve Cropper
Matt Murphy
Chuck Berry
Elvis Costello
Eddy Cochran
Elmore James
Bonnie Raitt
Robert Cray
Junior Brown
Lightnin' Hopkins
Big Bill Broonzy
Eric Sardinas
Gary Moore
Rory Galagher
Freddie King
George Thorogood
Hollywood Fats
Howlin' Wolf
Magic Sam
Alex Lifeson
T-Bone Walker
I'd have personally gone with the $15 level on the Kickstarter(which seems to be the best value by far) and paying $40 for the Retro City Rampage Vinyl(which gives you the digital tracks as well).
I'd have personally gone with the $15 level on the Kickstarter(which seems to be the best value by far) and paying $40 for the Retro City Rampage Vinyl(which gives you the digital tracks as well).
Oh really?
I guess I'll go for that.
(Well maybe not the Vinyl. I don't think I could put it in a frame, (old man said something about load bearing walls...), I'll just get the soundtrack normally)
(Well maybe not the Vinyl. I don't think I could put it in a frame. I'll just get the soundtrack normally)
Welll I mean, if you were determined to spend roughly that much, I feel like you'd get more through the $15 pledge(which has most of the stuff at the best cost per thing), and then since your focus was on Retro City Rampage's soundtrack, I mean, that's a thing you can buy separately and if you spend less than that much on JUST Retro City Rampage you get a Vinyl and the digital tracks. Obviously, you can spend less by just dropping your spending to $15 on the Kickstarter and $8 on the soundtrack.
Welll I mean, if you were determined to spend roughly that much, I feel like you'd get more through the $15 pledge(which has most of the stuff at the best cost per thing), and then since your focus was on Retro City Rampage's soundtrack, I mean, that's a thing you can buy separately and if you spend less than that much on JUST Retro City Rampage you get a Vinyl and the digital tracks. Obviously, you can spend less by just dropping your spending to $15 on the Kickstarter and $8 on the soundtrack.
Well. I'm going to admit. Having a Vinyl would be awesome.
(I was considering getting a Final Frontier one once)
But I don't have much room in my bedroom, and I don't have anything to actually play it on! XD
(I know its for show mostly)
Besides, its not going to be worth anything more than my personal sentimentality towards it.
EDIT: Plus remembering I want a PSP brought me back down to earth a little! XD
Why does homosexuality piss people off? According to Doctor Alfred Kinsey, an esteemed researcher on human sexuality, only about 20% of individuals are exclusive to their identified orientation anyway. There's a reason most people enjoy watching women AND men in porn. Here's a chart, brohan:
I'd like to know what this man considers a "bisexual response." Just because someone may prefer watching women having sex with men (or vice versa, depending on ones gender) doesn't mean that, say said person is a guy, he is watching such porn because the man in it turns him on.
To be able to do a proper study, I would think there should be some sort of control group by which to compare responses. This suggests that he would have studied responses from people who are bisexual and compared them with people who are gay and others who are straight. I don't see how studying a guy while he watches porn would give any indication that he is interested in the guy rather than what the guy is doing to the woman.
idk, the idea that it could even be remotely considered immoral kinda makes no sense at all to me.
Like, the three main things I hear is that the gays spread diseases like AIDS, they can't have children, and when they do have children (wait what) they "depriving" them from both sexes.
First off, lesbians have the lowest incidents of stds period. Does that mean they're the most moral? Ignoring that little tidbit, worldwide transmission of AIDS is actually highest among sexual encounters between men and women.
Second, why does not having children matter? Does that make straight infertile, elderly, or generally child-less couples immoral for enjoying each others company? It's not like the world's gonna die out anytime soon.
Third, okay, let's completely ignore the idea that it is possible for a child to be raised by parents of a single sex (and well documented). Let's say that a person needs exposure to male and female to grow up properly adjusted. I've never met a person who was solely raised by their parents. Whether a teacher, relative, or neighbor, it's near impossible to have children completely shielded from people from either side. Let's say a lesbian couple decides to be psychotic and tries to shield their child away from any male influence. That's just as bad (and actually far more uncommon) than an evangelical shielding their child from gays. That speaks badly on the people themselves, not the fact that they are lesbians.
this being said, while there is documented evidence that same sex attraction can be swayed and influenced by genetics, i don't really see why that matters? why does loving or finding one of the same sex attractive, with it having neutral morality, need biological validation? this isn't like we're judging a murder-case and we're trying to figure out if we could pardon the murderer on the case of clinical insanity.
enjoy the company of those you enjoy the company of. no labels needed.
Did I miss something? I don't recall anyone being opposed to homosexual people on these pages. Merely a disagreement regarding whether someone who is gay is born that way or if it's a preference that develops with time.
Seriously, when the frak did anyone start spouting anti-gay sentiments?!
I don't see how studying a guy while he watches porn would give any indication that he is interested in the guy rather than what the guy is doing to the woman.
So basically you know jack shit about the subject and chose to weigh in on it anyway? Typical.
From what I've seen of the history of humanity, people are fairly indescriminate when it comes to boning things.
The Ancient Greeks loved orgies. (And phallic imagery was everywhere in their society. Two dudes getting married is pretty tame compared to the porno potteries people keep digging up! XD)
The Ancient Egyptians went around serving mostly naked gods with animal heads on top.
And lets not talk about the freaky stuff that happens in myths and legends.
(Mmmhmm. People liked a good fetish then, thats for sure! XD)
So basically you know jack shit about the subject and chose to weigh in on it anyway? Typical.
I know my own responses and their motivation. I know from taking college courses that statistical analyses are easily skewed depending varying factors such as where the sample was taken the manner in which polling questions are worded. As a result, certain studies can be skewed in one direction or another if the one(s) performing the study have an outcome that they're initially looking to find.
I don't have to be an expert in the field to have an educated opinion. If that were the case, then no one should be allowed to vote in political races unless they have a degree in political studies, follow every aspect of every race and/or know each candidate personally.
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That's me though and the only time I hear about indie games is from Dashing or Guru.
This is what I typically envision, though not exclusively.
Archer: "Commence operation... something about I rescue Lana and she begs me to take her back so that Cyril commits suicide... Swear to God I had something for this."
...Guys I think I might be becoming a hipster.
I'd make it so that almost anything could happen at any time.
Like say, there is a cutscene.
In one playthrough, it plays out normally.
In another playthrough, some guy just comes out of nowhere, falcon punches the guy that was speaking, and challenges you to a fight in broken SNK dialogue, (literally the game would switch from voice acting, to face and text intros you get in fighting games).
(which then the main guy responds by breaking the fourth wall "WHA!!? This didn't happen in the last playthrough!! In fact, who the hell are you? Are you even supposed to be in this videogame?")
Or I would have a giant foot randomly squash the final boss before you get to fight him, triggering the "troll ending".
(With literal trolls. Armies of those little long haired dudes, rescuing, and then posthumourously kidnapping you, as they take you back to their homeworld to be their "Champion"
"We have come to rescue you" *picks him up* "Okay this is unexpected, but hey sure whatever" *start walking off in other direction* "hey guys! My house is that way" *points*)
EDIT: Hell, going back to that cutscene before, another playthrough would have Shenmue QTE's appear randomly for mundane things, like the character moving his arm, or licking an ice cream.
Things he wasn't actually doing last time.
Then the other guy is like "Hey player! You don't have to push every damn button the Developer tells you to", while the main guy is doing random things with each of your pushes until you stop.
(Or the guy goes off screen and punches the Dev)
It's ok to have Hipster moments, it's the lifestyle you will want to avoid.
Looks familiar...
Hah!
Definitely Python-esque.
That was exactly my intention!
(I mean, who DOESN'T like Monty Python's Flying Circusssss.....?)
why is being gay morally unacceptable? i don't get it.
like
what part of being gay causes harm to anyone?
ps being grody to straight people is not an acceptable answer
He must be snoring pretty loud for a cat to hear it. Its a sort of high pitched, wheezy snore.
Its adorable, yet a little hard on the ears.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jeriaska/nubuwo-debut-bundle-adventures-in-videogame-audio
Oh yeah... Thats why!!
Man! I am just a sucker for video game music.
(The chiptunes that are coming out lately are just too tasty to ignore! NOM!NOM!NOM!)
EDIT: Well I obviously get more than just that. You get all the downloadable stuff and 3 CDs as well at the $60 level.
And while I can appreciate the actual feelies (and free international shipping!
I'm probably a 2 there.
Because some men look pretty damn fine, if you know what I'm sayin'!
(No Homo!)
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Eddie Van Halen
Chris Duarte
Gary Clark Jr.
Angus Young
Brian Setzer
Gary Clark, Jr.
David Bowie
Billy Gibbons
Doyle Bramhall
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmie Vaughan
Albert King
B.B. King
Buddy Guy
Steve Cropper
Matt Murphy
Chuck Berry
Elvis Costello
Eddy Cochran
Elmore James
Bonnie Raitt
Robert Cray
Junior Brown
Lightnin' Hopkins
Big Bill Broonzy
Eric Sardinas
Gary Moore
Rory Galagher
Freddie King
George Thorogood
Hollywood Fats
Howlin' Wolf
Magic Sam
Alex Lifeson
T-Bone Walker
I think most people fall around 1 or 2. I should probably read those reports at some point. I dunno. Lazy.
Oh really?
I guess I'll go for that.
(Well maybe not the Vinyl. I don't think I could put it in a frame, (old man said something about load bearing walls...), I'll just get the soundtrack normally)
Well. I'm going to admit. Having a Vinyl would be awesome.
(I was considering getting a Final Frontier one once)
But I don't have much room in my bedroom, and I don't have anything to actually play it on! XD
(I know its for show mostly)
Besides, its not going to be worth anything more than my personal sentimentality towards it.
EDIT: Plus remembering I want a PSP brought me back down to earth a little! XD
I'd like to know what this man considers a "bisexual response." Just because someone may prefer watching women having sex with men (or vice versa, depending on ones gender) doesn't mean that, say said person is a guy, he is watching such porn because the man in it turns him on.
To be able to do a proper study, I would think there should be some sort of control group by which to compare responses. This suggests that he would have studied responses from people who are bisexual and compared them with people who are gay and others who are straight. I don't see how studying a guy while he watches porn would give any indication that he is interested in the guy rather than what the guy is doing to the woman.
Like, the three main things I hear is that the gays spread diseases like AIDS, they can't have children, and when they do have children (wait what) they "depriving" them from both sexes.
First off, lesbians have the lowest incidents of stds period. Does that mean they're the most moral? Ignoring that little tidbit, worldwide transmission of AIDS is actually highest among sexual encounters between men and women.
Second, why does not having children matter? Does that make straight infertile, elderly, or generally child-less couples immoral for enjoying each others company? It's not like the world's gonna die out anytime soon.
Third, okay, let's completely ignore the idea that it is possible for a child to be raised by parents of a single sex (and well documented). Let's say that a person needs exposure to male and female to grow up properly adjusted. I've never met a person who was solely raised by their parents. Whether a teacher, relative, or neighbor, it's near impossible to have children completely shielded from people from either side. Let's say a lesbian couple decides to be psychotic and tries to shield their child away from any male influence. That's just as bad (and actually far more uncommon) than an evangelical shielding their child from gays. That speaks badly on the people themselves, not the fact that they are lesbians.
this being said, while there is documented evidence that same sex attraction can be swayed and influenced by genetics, i don't really see why that matters? why does loving or finding one of the same sex attractive, with it having neutral morality, need biological validation? this isn't like we're judging a murder-case and we're trying to figure out if we could pardon the murderer on the case of clinical insanity.
enjoy the company of those you enjoy the company of. no labels needed.
Its so... Manly!
Also, Ultimate Muscle is one of my favourite cartoons growing up.
I have a fondness for He-Man.
(I wish I could "have the power". Mmm. Dashing and Bold)
Sillyness aside though, I think some of us have a little shyness in the public bathroom.
(Surely that can't be just me right?)
Seriously, when the frak did anyone start spouting anti-gay sentiments?!
Hmm?
The Ancient Greeks loved orgies. (And phallic imagery was everywhere in their society. Two dudes getting married is pretty tame compared to the porno potteries people keep digging up! XD)
The Ancient Egyptians went around serving mostly naked gods with animal heads on top.
And lets not talk about the freaky stuff that happens in myths and legends.
(Mmmhmm. People liked a good fetish then, thats for sure! XD)
I know my own responses and their motivation. I know from taking college courses that statistical analyses are easily skewed depending varying factors such as where the sample was taken the manner in which polling questions are worded. As a result, certain studies can be skewed in one direction or another if the one(s) performing the study have an outcome that they're initially looking to find.
I don't have to be an expert in the field to have an educated opinion. If that were the case, then no one should be allowed to vote in political races unless they have a degree in political studies, follow every aspect of every race and/or know each candidate personally.