AndyB Posted September 2, 2005 Alternative games. Would that be a better name than "indie" games? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karimi Posted September 2, 2005 Alternative games. Would that be a better name than "indie" games? Freelance would be better. I prefer indie though. Sounds nicer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted September 2, 2005 Alternative games doesn't sound right for indie games. "Alternative" more implies that the gameplay is different that usual. Like instead of pumping bobies full with lead you suck lead from bodies to bring them back to life, that would be an alternative game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n0wak Posted September 2, 2005 How about "grunge" games then? A little more alliterative too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaff Posted September 2, 2005 DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
`GP Posted September 2, 2005 Grunge, lol. Indie is best though. It sounds cool and is what they are: Indipendant games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twilo Posted September 2, 2005 Well personally I'd take "alternative" to mean outside of the mainstream of Video game formats (eg unusual games like Katamari Damacy), and "indie" to mean independent of a major publisher (eg self-published stuff like Gish). There's no real hard and fast rule to say what's a major publisher or not, nor is there a way to say that a game is definitely outside the nor but there's a definite distinction between the two. "Alternative" depends on the game, and "indie" depends on the developer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyB Posted September 2, 2005 An 'alliterative' game > http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/typing-of-the-dead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miffy495 Posted September 4, 2005 Oh christ, I remembered reading a preview for that. If I recall correctly, it was ported to Dreamcast, but required a special keyboard peripheral. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyB Posted September 4, 2005 Typing of the dead, is brilliant! I have a demo, and you can find the full version at HOTU (not that I'm reccomending it), or buy it on Amazon / E-bay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simon Posted September 5, 2005 Nahhhhh. 'Alternative' is just more confusing. It raises questions. Alternative because it's less popular than a 'mainstream' game, or alternative because the gameplay is something different? Possibly both, but it's still saying very little. Kind of like 'alternative music', which is a stupid way of describing/categorising music, to my mind. Gaming probably doesn't need any more jargon than it already has. Aren't we already swamped in labels? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trithemius Posted September 6, 2005 Alternative games. Would that be a better name than "indie" games? What sets of attributes are these labels intended to describe? Are they worth describing using the existing terminology? Does "independent" status have anything meaningful to say about the game itself? No more than 2,500 words, on my desk by Friday. 20% of internal marks allowance. No APA citations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
