AAA games are like Hollywood blockbuster action movies: They're insanely expensive to make, so investors and studios are less likely to take risks. The mainstre

AAA games are like Hollywood blockbuster action movies: They're insanely expensive to make, so investors and studios are less likely to take risks. The mainstream gaming industry also caters to far broader demographics than ever before, so the streamlined common denominator is simpler, less nuanced and more homogenous. In "indie" lower-budget games there's a tremendous amount of innovation and creativity. There's also a lot of derivative cash-in crap. No worse than any other creative discipline, I think. One gem of a game makes up for thousands of failed attempts.