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why does is being low-budget and "one-man-studio" mean it's a cash grab? I would say it's actually more likely these are a fruit of the developer's passion than
by ido 7y ago
why does is being low-budget and "one-man-studio" mean it's a cash grab? I would say it's actually more likely these are a fruit of the developer's passion than something made by a larger studio.
- jdietrich 7y agoJim Sterling coined the term "asset flip" to describe cheap, rushed, barely-playable games cobbled together with Unity and pre-bought art assets. These games are a shameless attempt to cash in on the latest fad with an absolute minimum of effort. A substantial proportion of indie releases on Steam (and a majority on Android) fall into this category. https://youtu.be/5svAoQ7D38k?t=48 https://youtu.be/5svAoQ7D38k?t=48 (strong profanity)
- pixelrevision 7y agoMaybe. There’s also prolly a ton of teenagers who are very excited about being able to make a game with tools and stores available to them.
- Mirioron 7y agoThe funny thing about calling it "asset flip" is that at the same time they were adamant that what matters is gameplay rather than the graphics.
- daemin 7y agoIf you've seen some of the videos of people playing these "asset flips" you would have seen that they have very little in terms of gameplay. They are also full of bugs and appear mostly unfinished.
- 1auralynn 7y agoYeah, it's an insult that's pretty indiscriminately thrown around.