Reading this kind of stuff heartens me and gives me hope for the games industry.
I still spend a ton of time on gaming, and except for a rare gem, indie games are one of the only places you can see original thought, even if sometimes it is poorly executed.
About a decade ago I wanted to get into game development because I wanted to see more artistry in games. I thought, why try to use the technology to make things realistic, when you could make it unrealistic? I thought, there's an underground music scene, there should be an underground game dev scene.
I eventually gave up on breaking into the industry given the cost benefit analysis, but it's okay because everything I wanted to see and more came true anyway.
Reading this kind of stuff heartens me and gives me hope for the games industry. I still spend a ton of time on gaming, and except for a rare gem, indie games are one of the only places you can see original thought, even if sometimes it is poorly executed.