In other words, I don't care who the publisher is per se.
An indie publisher is a publisher who publishes indie games - not necessarily an independent company themselves. And most aren't.

To me it's not about the publisher being "indie".
It's the dev, and the game. So it's all about the independence of the developer themselves, IP ownership and the nature of the publishing deal.
Not so much the amount either - although perhaps at some point it becomes absurd :)

I can only agree. And so much easier to share, reason about, do code reviews, reuse - and merge

Indeed, already caught it:)
Also - probably needed a quit button...

I love the concept - and I love crows!

China is indeed capitalist AF.
Authoritarian? Yes, very much so.
Communist? Mostly by name.

I love when games let you come across stuff you're not ready for yet.
And how good it feels when you are!

Also - welcome to The Plains :)

Yeah there are some absolutely hilarious images from that time :) I'm also thinking to draw inspiration from those Medievalistmatt posts

The snails are cool too :) Reminds me a bit of the snail monsters from medieval illustrations

I don't agree with people who say that developers have a moral obligation to cater to less skilled players for accessibility reasons.
Games with absolute difficulty have the right to exist too.

If you want to reach the most players, then either a difficulty mode selection or having alternative ways to progress (level up / gear up to offset skill disadvantages etc) is the way to go.
But if you want to position your game as difficult, then you might be hitting a niche of hardcore gamers.

I truly think this depends on your goals. Whether to add difficulty mode is absolutely the prerogative of a gamedev based on their vision.
If you want a game with just a single, absolute level of difficulty then this is a totally valid choice.
But of course every choice will have consequences.

In one world a games business expert. In another - the best scratching pole ever :)

It almost looks as if you're fighting inside a late medieval tapestry :) Great stuff!

Thank you so much :)