The aesthetics of that game make me want to go buy it right away just from that gif you linked, it just looks so interesting and unique! And I don't think it's

The aesthetics of that game make me want to go buy it right away just from that gif you linked, it just looks so interesting and unique! And I don't think it's unfair to use aesthetics as a judge of quality. First of all, as you mentioned, nice aesthetics do enhance the experience. And second of all, it's a way to signal strength - a team not capable of making a good game will often not be capable of making it look interesting either, especially for indie games. And it doesn't have to be that expensive either. There's a game I'm slightly affiliated with (but not in any monetary way) that has been made with a budget of $0 by volunteers (mostly highschoolers) and I think it looks good just because of the insane attention-to-detail and meticulousness of everyone involved. Here's [0] what it looks like for reference. [0]: https://youtu.be/Uryrdj-DUcA?t=4 https://youtu.be/Uryrdj-DUcA?t=4