Would you consider Minecraft to be the best indie game of all time?

In your opinion is Minecraft the best indie game of all time? And if not, what game do you think is deserving of the title? Please try to keep discussion as civilized as possible, I have seen how some of these conversations turn out. It's not always pretty.

Can't say, I personally didn't enjoy the game that much. I'd much rather experience Planescape Torment's amazing story or go on a killing spree in Saints Row instead of messing about with blocks.

That's not to say I think the game's bad though, I totally understand why people love it so much. And regarding what I think the best indie game of all time is, I'd personally choose either Bastion or To The Moon (but that doesn't say much though, I rarely play indie games and those two plus Minecraft were the only ones I played this year).

No, I actually liked Terraria better but even that's not the best indie game I've ever played. Games like the Geneforge series, Eschalon, Din's Curse, etc. are more my speed but, then, I prefer RPGs over other genres.

Can't say, I personally didn't enjoy the game that much. I'd much rather experience Planescape Torment's amazing story or go on a killing spree in Saints Row instead of messing about with blocks.

That's not to say I think the game's bad though, I totally understand why people love it so much. And regarding what I think the best indie game of all time is, I'd personally choose either Bastion or To The Moon (but that doesn't say much though, I rarely play indie games and those two plus Minecraft were the only ones I played this year).

koospetoors

Saints Row isn't an indie game...

Minecraft is fun but my vote goes to Plant vs zombies for best Indie game.

Minecraft is fun but my vote goes to Plant vs zombies for best Indie game.

Sleepyz

Dwarf Fortress>Terraria>Minecraft.

Minecraft is still an excellent game however.

Although it may be a good indie game, it is certainly not the best. I would say it's only the most popular because everyone and their dog know about it, thus becoming more profitable. It's kind of like, "Hey my friend is playing this game, now I want to play this game" scenario, and the fact that it takes a very low computer to run it is also a good point for it. Besides, I think Bastion and other indie games are more deserving of the title, than people just playing the game for it's popularity. Gamerperson33

Depends, desktops in general have better preformance on it. I have a laptop that I can play crysis 1+2 on, yet minecraft lags like a b****.

Maybe once it's finished.

Maybe once it's finished.

scoots9

For me it is. Though I still play the first beta version. Don't like the changes they have made.

Where is the option 'I have not played enough indie games to judge'? I figure it would apply for a lot - if not most people here.

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Can't say, I personally didn't enjoy the game that much. I'd much rather experience Planescape Torment's amazing story or go on a killing spree in Saints Row instead of messing about with blocks.

That's not to say I think the game's bad though, I totally understand why people love it so much. And regarding what I think the best indie game of all time is, I'd personally choose either Bastion or To The Moon (but that doesn't say much though, I rarely play indie games and those two plus Minecraft were the only ones I played this year).

HyperWarlock

Saints Row isn't an indie game...

Minecraft isn't a indie game anymore since the publisher and developer are Mojang, as far as i know independent developed games are defined as being made by a person or a small team without any publishers... Same for Plants vs. Zombies, were PopCap is a company which publishes and develops (and also has one of the best selling game franchises of all times, Bejeweled)

Of course Saints Row isn't an indie game, where in the world did I say that?! I was basically stating that I'd much rather mess about in that game or (re)experience an awesome story from an RPG (or any other game, indie or not) instead because I find that kind of stuff more engaging than building structures.koospetoors

I'll quote myself from a older thread trying to summarise what Minecraft is, from my experience, you really need to play it to understand it.

"It's hard to express in words what this game is, some people saying it's 'lego' is a vast understatement.

I'm playing it as a survival game, it's a very tense and scary experince playing it like that, but satisfying as heck, reminiscent of Amnesia. In a server, it can be what the community wants it, that's the beauty of this game and why it's so popular, it's a grand example of what a creative mind can accomplish. It can be a multitude of things, for people that need a motive there are quality adventure maps they can play which are basically single player action-adventure games built by a passionate community. (even Zelda themed ones filled with quests, dungeons, traps, treasures, etc.)

Also, the environments and landscapes randomly generated are absolutely beautiful, and a wonder to explore. Seeing that sunset for the first time over the massive land mass, or being in the middle of a storm with thunder raging trough the world, are sights to behold and trully memorable. Then there's the giant mod support, God knows in what dramatic way you can mold this game, there are a good deal of tweaks and texture packs to make the graphics look breath taking."

No. I can see why some people might think it is but it's not my cup of tea.

edit: Guy above me beat me to it :x

[QUOTE="koospetoors"]Of course Saints Row isn't an indie game, where in the world did I say that?! I was basically stating that I'd much rather mess about in that game or (re)experience an awesome story from an RPG (or any other game, indie or not) instead because I find that kind of stuff more engaging than building structures.Lucianu

I'll quote myself from a older thread trying to summarise what Minecraft is, from my experience, you really need to play it to understand it.

"It's hard to express in words what this game is, some people saying it's 'lego' is a vast understatement.

I'm playing it as a survival game, it's a very tense and scary experince playing it like that, but satisfying as heck, reminiscent of Amnesia. In a server, it can be what the community wants it, that's the beauty of this game and why it's so popular, it's a grand example of what a creative mind can accomplish. It can be a multitude of things, for people that need a motive there are quality adventure maps they can play which are basically single player action-adventure games built by a passionate community. (even Zelda themed ones filled with quests, dungeons, traps, treasures, etc.)

Also, the environments and landscapes randomly generated are absolutely beautiful, and a wonder to explore. Seeing that sunset for the first time over the massive land mass, or being in the middle of a storm with thunder raging trough the world, are sights to behold and trully memorable. Then there's the giant mod support, God knows in what dramatic way you can mold this game, there are a good deal of tweaks and texture packs to make the graphics look breath taking."

That was beautiful (;

I'm gonna go ahead and say Braid is. Braid is more than just a game, it is a statement and a piece of art. There hasn't been a game that has elavated the industry to a higher level than Braid has.

Although i love Minecraft a very lot, my favorite indie game of all time is Mount&Blade.

Although i love Minecraft a very lot, my favorite indie game of all time is Mount&Blade.

pelvist

Binding of Isaac is my favorite. Ah yes, definitely Mount & Blade Warband too. I wish I bought that game on Steam just to see how many hours I've put into it. Ehhh on second thought...maybe not.

Binding of Isaac is my favorite. Ah yes, definitely Mount & Blade Warband too. I wish I bought that game on Steam just to see how many hours I've put into it. Ehhh on second thought...maybe not.

MythPro1

"It may be a great game, but not deserving of the title".

As for which game is best of all time - can't decide and never will, I play every indie game I have, most of the times more than even a high-rated popular game ...

M&B: Warband, Sins of a Solar Empire and OFP/ArmA1/ArmA2 have got more play time for me over Minecraft, but Minecraft is definetly still a great game.

Minecraft isn't a indie game anymore since the publisher and developer are Mojang, as far as i know independent developed games are defined as being made by a person or a small team without any publishers... Same for Plants vs. Zombies, were PopCap is a company which publishes and develops (and also has one of the best selling game franchises of all times, Bejeweled)Lucianu

I haven't read the entire thread yet but your post caught my attention. AFAIK, Minecraft began as a small-crew project and it wasn't til now (well, till these past months) that it has become a huge hit and made the devs a big amount of money, but Mojang isn't (AFAIK) a big company yet (meaning, a big company with tens or even hundreds of employees), so I'm guessing it's still an indie game? Besides, Mojang was founded by Notch (using money made from Minecraft, I think?), which is pretty much my case since I also have an indie games company but the entire thing is comprised by just 3 people.

As for the thread itself, I have never played Minecraft. I've seen others play it (mostly on the net) but it's not something that makes me go like "woah! I have to play that thing!" It was a totally different experience from Limbo. I remember watching a very short 1 minute demo online (from an E3 presentation, or PAX, can't remember) and I was like "woah! I have to own that game" and then I noticed it was for Xbox and was like "oh well... I'll have to wait"

As someone else said on this topic, it may be very popular but I do thing other things should come into play when choosing "the best indie game of all time"

No, I've played far better Indie games where the developer isn't an absolute tool.