Indie Games

I really liked the indie game movie because it showed a side of video games that not many people have been exposed to. Fez, Braid, and Super Meat Boy are all games that cater to people who a apart of that niche culture. Unlike mainstream video games, which try to appear more “real” through the graphics and POV (like Call of Duty, Halo), these indie games reach players through a sense of nostalgia. These games also catered to smaller groups or “tribes” like we talked about today and the “specific” aspects of fragmentation. Super Meat Boy for example was for gamers–> indie gamers–> xbox users. Super Meat Boy was available exclusively on xbox marketplace so only it can be classified as a “specific” niche game.