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Message: [QUOTE="ATenderLad, post: 28054, member: 3864"] Well of course, is iterating on things that inspire us creatively not worthwhile artistic endeavor? It's hardly a knock-off, and was a monumental effort by a single person, how could they (ConcernedApe) not call it an achievement? Heck, it's entertained millions, and inspires creative output every day for the last decade, from people sharing their farm designs, to countless modding projects, to fanwork, art and ficiton. Yes, also exactly my point for why Stardew succeeded, I agree with you. Not exactly what I was saying, it wasn't a blanket excuse for familiarity, simply a contributing factor. (3D models in Unity games for example all tend to have "paper doll" design that irritates me to see, for example, regardless of the quality of the game itself.) Yes, the engines are accessible, but when there's only so many in use it's going to objectively limit possibilities. Flash games weren't "on the market" so to speak, which no doubt helped. Newgrounds, or what I remember from 2000 or something when I used it, had some advertising but most of it was just pure creative endeavor, art without the profit motivation. I dunno, bring about a socialist revolution, might improve games a bit. [/QUOTE]

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