• nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksOPM
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    4 months ago

    Jonathan Blow seems like a creative and talented individual that likes to waste time doing apparently nothing and arguing on twitter.

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        4 months ago

        Maybe, but it’s also something very few people were looking for. The advertising I saw was basically “the old braid looked worse than you remember”. OK, but it didn’t have enough replay-ability to warrant a second purchase, and that’s not considering all the modern indie games it’s competing with.

        Then there’s the $20 price point, which it hasn’t quite earned. It’s more expensive than the Beyond good and evil anniversary edition.

        Here are some other games that are similarly priced: (steam below £16, ignoring sake price)

        • Project Zomboid
        • Phasmophobia
        • Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
        • Slay the Princess
        • Fallout: New Vegas
        • Noita …
        • Zahille7@lemmy.world
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          4 months ago

          Here’s even more: Going Medieval, Abiotic Factor, Selaco, BeamNG, Dread Delusion, Cloudpunk

          Garry’s Mod, the most ultimate sandbox game probably ever, is only ever $10. Granted, it needs a Valve game to hook onto, but TF2 is F2P, and the rest are so cheap already anyway. And Black Mesa, the fanmade remake of the first Half-Life is only $20.

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          3 months ago

          I’m sure the fact that Braid is also on Netflix games didn’t help. I assume most people with a netflix account have access to play it on their phones.

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      4 months ago

      His arguing hasn’t helped him to maintain is image either. It’s hard for me to respect the guy, which makes me less inclined to buy his games.

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      4 months ago

      He’s a really great engineer. I think he’s just too in the spotlight for his own good.