theneverfox comments on Palworld dev says the studio still calls itself indie because of its "genuine creative freedom"

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[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

If you write a book and go to a publisher to print it, that's independence. You wrote the book on entirely your own terms

If the publisher pays up front for a book, or pays you to edit a book to their standards, that's not independent

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[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 week ago (2 children)

Yeah, as the other comment explained this to me, I think I understand this now and agree on it. As long as the project was not funded and supported during the development, the game stays independent. I also consider in such case Baldur's Gate 3 to be independent (which some people disagree).

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[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 2 points 1 week ago (1 child)

Well, I respect the honest desire to learn and I'm glad you understood the subtly that full creative freedom makes something "spiritually indie"

Have a good one

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[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

Thanks for the patience to explain. The example with the book was quiet illustrative and simple to understand as well.

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