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Steam's new "golden age" is special because so many genres are popping off at once, indie expert says: "It's almost like the player base was drinking and their inhibitions lowered" (www.gamesradar.com)
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[–] 6 points 7 months ago (6 children)

Maybe I'm being too simplistic, but I just think too much money ruins art. The budget gets too big and the stakes are too high, now it has to make a humongous profit. Now you're more focused on that than your creative. It's like clockwork, money just ruins shit.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    too much money ruins art.

    As soon as the losses look scary or an investor throws a money bag around, its a race the bottom. Same way most movies are broad market idiot slop. Creativity is risk.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    That's what I like about creativity!

    Sorry, it's exciting to realise this all of a sudden.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    It depends.

    There’s a case for some high budget projects, but yes, there’s always a point where a bigger budget starts to hurt.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    I mean sure, some people happen to be Isambard Kingdom Brunel. In a way art is the study of choice though, and the size of budget you're willing to take on is certainly an important choice.

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