Kudos 2 is a blatant and unapologetic homage to Will Wright's disturbingly successful franchise, the Sims. It's creator, Cliffski, has released a number of positively received simulation-type games through his company, Positech Games. So I've had my eye on Kudos 2 for a while now. This NPR story on how graduate programs in video game design are feeding into the indie-game scene is also good listening. If you're interested in seeing what's out there right now, check out the winners of the annual Independent Games Festival. Also, Dwarf Fortress.įor this reason, I keep a close eye on indie games and try to support them when I can. Small-time operations working on limited budgets and resources can periodically produce ground-breaking games because they have less to lose and can experiment more. If there's one thing that can combat the stifling lack of creativity that dogs the larger game developers, it's independence.
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