I don't think "indie" is synonymous with "not serious," at least if people use it that way I think they're wrong and I think there a lot of people who use it th

I don't think "indie" is synonymous with "not serious," at least if people use it that way I think they're wrong and I think there a lot of people who use it the same way I do. To me "indie" is usually more a reflection of budget, which heavily impacts graphical sophistication, size of the game (as in how many levels, how many hours of play, etc), and usually means the price of the game will be between $5 and $30. AAA I expect $60 and 100+ hours of playable content. Indie game I expect 5 to 6 hours and I'm pleasantly surprised when it's more. When it comes to choice of game engine, that usually means they prefer less flexibility but more simplicity and "free stuff" from the framework, whereas a AAA game might prefer maximum flexibility, but that comes with complexity. As in all things it's a budget (time & money) tradeoff, not necessarily an "are we serious" tradeoff.