[samiwami]

Social conditioning? Clair Obscur is good and was very unique, but is not 100x than “the slop big studios publish”.

[UpsideDownRide]

Infinity times better coukd be a better hyperbole, very goos game versus no good. Dividing by zero gets you infinity instead of just 100

[ido]

"Let's just all make Clair Obscur/Minecraft/Blue Prince" is not a repeatable strategy (every indie dev is trying to make good games). How much did it cost to make the Beatles' albums? A piano, drums, a couple of guitars and salaries for 4 guys? Why don't the big studios today with all their money just hire another Beatles?

Same reason why Ubisoft isn't just making another Balatro. Industrializing culture isn't (yet?) a solved problem.

[willmadden]

Correct, a better description.

[willmadden]

Yes, it is 100x better than the slop the big studios publish.

Enter: parasitic storytelling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFxu3Q71NvE