Indie-ness and suchlike
Aug. 5th, 2008 09:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kohaku_windTo pass the time, I'm playing various indie RPGs. Or RPG-likes, at least.
It is interesting that according to 365 Days of Free games Cave Story is not an RPG (despite having experience determine damage, hit point intervals of 5, and fetch-quests) and Eternal Daughter is (despite resembling a platformer in most respects).
There are other differences too, naturally. Cave Story is a delightful gem of the game that highlights the appeal of simple, clean old-school games. Eternal Daughter, on the other hand, shows exactly why Nintendo Hard games went out of fashion. It replaces content with difficulty and it's not particularly well designed. The protagonist has the durability of Mario and her enemies have the durability of Castlevania bosses.
Any recommendations for indie PCRPGs?
It is interesting that according to 365 Days of Free games Cave Story is not an RPG (despite having experience determine damage, hit point intervals of 5, and fetch-quests) and Eternal Daughter is (despite resembling a platformer in most respects).
There are other differences too, naturally. Cave Story is a delightful gem of the game that highlights the appeal of simple, clean old-school games. Eternal Daughter, on the other hand, shows exactly why Nintendo Hard games went out of fashion. It replaces content with difficulty and it's not particularly well designed. The protagonist has the durability of Mario and her enemies have the durability of Castlevania bosses.
Any recommendations for indie PCRPGs?
