Do you play AAA or Indie?

[Nyanno]

I often play indie games because they're often cheaper than AAA titles (Despite not looking as good) and there was a fair few I thought was well worth the money 🤔 so I only have a few AAA games compared to the dozens of indie game I have.
Also, what games do you all enjoy from either AAA or Indie?

[SaltyPaladin]

I'd say I mostly played indie games, and an indie game I've been enjoying a lot that came out recently is equilinox, made by Thin Matrix.

[Shadowlight284]

Can't forget stuff that really hit the nostalgia like Hollow Knight for instance. That game is a true work of art.

[Dekar]

Mostly AAA but I like stuff like Journey

[Dub-Z]

Both, but I don't play much from EA, Ubisoft or Activision. I did like Titanfall 2 though.

I'll eat up big releases from Sony, Bethesda, From Software, Rockstar and really dug Arkham Knight, Witcher 3, MGSV and Hitman 1 & 2 this gen. Hype af for a bunch next year already.

Indie and mid-tier kinda gives me more of the offbeat, eclectic stuff I like. Plus, back in the day when 3D games were mostly pretty jank and trying to figure themselves out, I still was hanging onto 2D games like Symphony of the Night and Metal Slug, so when indie games got rolling in the mid 2000's, it was like a comeback for my kind of games.

My favorite games of the gen or year will probably be half and half. Playing Mutant Year Zero and Below right now. Guacamelee 2 was my jam this year. Still need to get to Dead Cells, Hollow Knight and Celeste.

[Flubbbs]

Never really been into indie games until this year. I loved Celeste and it's really close to being my GOTY

[sakras211]

I play both but am lately more disappointed in AAA titles more so than indie.

[Clavicle]

I try to have some sort of balence between AAA and Indie games.

I think when playing alone i prefer AAA titles in terms of the experiance that offers for solo play. But i have had a lot more fun in multiplayer in indie games recently, or at least in local co-op, although that said i do think the most fun i have ever had on a multiplayer title is the Monster Hunter series and i think that is concidered AAA, especially after MH World.

I think i find Indie games quite interesting becuse for most of my teens and 20s Indie was just not really a thing at all, so i never really grew up with it which might make my experiances seem better than they actually are. I feel both AAA and Indie games in some form make it into most gamers libraries nowadays though, and with easier to use technology and peoples attitudes evolving around indie game si feel AAA and indie will slowly merge, especially when lookign at games like Ashen which have an indie feel but close to AAA production values. If the AAA industry keeps treating players the way it is currently i feel that indie might take over at least for a little while..

[Firetechy]

I don't mind either, I refuse to buy games where they have either:
'Added' DLC by removing stuff from the game.
Included microtransactions.

Games that are free to play, I can understand having to pay for something like aesthetic's (or anything else that won't change the mechanics), but when I buy a game, I expect it to be the full game.

Downloaded Skyrim last week or so, already played 11 hours on it and love it.

I use to play Battlefield but since their little debacle I have thrown EA on my permanent boycott list, the same goes for Bethesda as Fallout 76 demonstrated how terrible they have become so I am boycotting them. Shame that it seems lots of developers and publishers seem to be going down the tube using disgusting tactics like bribing reviewers, releasing buggy messes, and filling it full of microtranscations, and mistreating potential customers.

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[Aimi]

I often play indie games because they're often cheaper than AAA titles (Despite not looking as good) and there was a fair few I thought was well worth the money 🤔 so I only have a few AAA games compared to the dozens of indie game I have.
Also, what games do you all enjoy from either AAA or Indie?

Mostly Indie games currently as Rimworld, Cuphead, Bad North are what I am playing but I also play some AAA titles such as Team Fortress 2 sometimes.

I use to play Battlefield but since their little debacle I have thrown EA on my permanent boycott list, the same goes for Bethesda as Fallout 76 demonstrated how terrible they have become so I am boycotting them. Shame that it seems lots of developers and publishers seem to be going down the tube using disgusting tactics like bribing reviewers, releasing buggy messes, and filling it full of microtranscations, and mistreating potential customers.

[Jokerthefoolio]

I play a mix but with 2018 was a good year for Sony's first party and now that Smash is out I'll be mostly playing that till I can my hands on Death Stranding, Bayonetta 3 and Fire Emblem Three Houses

[Turbotailz86]

At first it was mainly AAA but once I noticed the Indie game scene its just been progressively overtaking AAA games. Nowadays I mainly play Indie games as I have more fun in them then I ever had in AAA games.

I can concur with Shadowlight. I always enjoyed the triple AAA games, but as things started falling upon on what brought them up. Indie games started to bring back those nostalgic vibe that the triple AAA companies used to have. I still play both, but leaning more towards Indie Games. My favorite so far is Divinity Original Sin 2. Battlemage ftw!

[Shadowlight284]

At first it was mainly AAA but once I noticed the Indie game scene its just been progressively overtaking AAA games. Nowadays I mainly play Indie games as I have more fun in them then I ever had in AAA games.

[Smackems]

Mostly aaa but a few indies as well. Probably a 6-1 ratio.

[Murray]

I'm not confined to either. If an indie game is good, I will play it. Same goes for triple A. I wouldn't really say either one tends to be better than the other. AAA tends to be open world and somewhat monotonous but with good graphics and solid mechanics (provided it's not a glitchy mess), whereas indies can be really cool in terms of concept and staying true to the original creator's vision, but lacking in advanced graphics or impressive game mechanics. There are of course exceptions to this but the overall tendency tends to remain the same.

I can play Red Dead Redemption 2, no problem as well as games like Deltarune or anything in between. It's all a matter of how good the game is really.