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Re:Show HN: 6 months ago I quit my job to pursue indie dev. ... by greggman on Wednesday March 06, 2013 @10:05PM (#5335784)
There aren't 400k polished and unique indie games. There are 399.9k shit quality clones and a few gems. The question to ask is "if I make a quality game that is at least somewhat novel does it have a chance to do ok" where ok = enough to fund a 2-4 person team for their next project.
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Re:Show HN: 6 months ago I quit my job to pursue indie dev. ... by VonGuard on Wednesday March 06, 2013 @11:21PM (#5336060)
The answer is Yes, where "OK" is directly proportional to "uniqueness/novelty" factor. When judging, a novel gameplay idea will win me over before anything else. Good gameplay trumps all, but it's the toughest thing to get right, especially with the terribly limited interface you have on mobile devices.

This equation also works, sadly, when you replace "uniqueness/novelty factor" with "boobs." Look at the top apps and see that this is true.

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