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Spotlight an up-and-coming creator you've discovered this month for $4! (May 2024)

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This past month I have discovered a video game genre called metroidvania and with it new to me content creators.

One such that I think qualifies as up and coming is Metroidvania Guru.

He makes videos on Metroidvania games, anything from play analysis to up and coming to ranking videos. Things I like is that he has a niche, so I know what to expect from his content and that he is making videos without ever showing himself. He has a stylised cartoon version of himself which I like. It’s different. He talks just fast enough that I don’t out his videos on 1.5 speed. :)

I’ve mostly watched his top ten series and the one I got some nice wishlist items from was this one on Top Ten Most Anticipated Metroidvania (that aren’t sequels or prequels).

https://youtu.be/B-BPaYNEpow?si=72us109zzBRegCn-

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What makes the indie scene so magical? Discuss for $4!

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We often see that we can define an indie game based on how it "feels". I do agree that there is often a feeling involved. It is like you can feel the enjoyment and passion of the team behind it. Maybe we imagine this though.

The indie scene or gaming scene in general is very competitive so indie developers need to / want to do things to stand out. As consumers this means we can expect experimental gaming mechanics, interesting story telling and new or different graphics and artwork. This makes it exciting for me.

If I look at the general triple A games, it is often RPG and shooters. This can get boring, so I look to indie games to have something different to keep gaming fresh and interesting. Be it playing as a cat or potato, or just seeing beautiful artwork.

I have also been thinking about this topic in an unrelated way, because I got a steam deck about a month ago and mostly played Stardew Valley on it and got obsessed with all the stories and modding community. Maybe that magical feeling is actually a community feel. A group of people enjoying and chatting about an indie game. It is often more niche and brings together more like minded people than a triple A game might, as the reach of those is so big it is harder to really connect with a smaller group of people. I have also never tried to bond over a triple A game rather than a smaller indie game, so my perception might be wrong.

But yeah the magicalness of indie games for me is a mix of innovation, passion and community.