Critics Jonathan Ore and Camille Salazar Hadaway discuss the year in video games, focusing on the unexpected success of the indie card game. They highlight the game's simple design, its creator's anonymity, and its triumph over massive AAA titles at The Game Awards.
Critics Jonathan Ore and Camille Salazar Hadaway discuss the year in video gamesThis past year was filled with highs and lows for the video game industry. There was a labour strike, mass layoffs and controversies around diversifying the gaming world. But there were also long-anticipated new releases from big franchises and surprise indie successes from smaller developers., took home the best independent and best mobile game at this year's Game Awards.
And again, it is that classic example of word of mouth. When this game was starting, you had the developer that just put this out on Reddit: "Hey, I created this game for some friends. Play it. Hopefully you have some fun." And people did have fun. It didn't have big marketing dollars, but the community really pushed it through word-of-mouth to make it as successful as it is.was just one of the few indie games that we've seen make a splash.
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