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[–] 18 points 1 year ago (8 children)

AA is a game that is a normal full sized game, but was made on a budget that limited scope. Good examples are the Metro series or Balatro. AAA is your normal games with big budgets. AAAA is a special title for Skull and Bones, it means you spend a gigantic amount of money and make sure the whole thing sucks.

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  • [–] 32 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Balatro is indie, songs isn't it? Developed by a single dude with probably zero budget

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Yeah, maybe not a good AA example, just couldn't think of a second one off the top of my head.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Balatro has a publisher, Playstack. While they put very little money into traditional advertising, Playstack absolutely had a calculated marketing campaign that nailed success by getting specific streamers on board.

    This technically makes it not 'indie' as they have a publisher but the indie/AA/AAA labels are kind of ridiculous.

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