rian c. johnson
@riancj.bsky.social
i study weird, boring videogames and fantasy fiction and teach teens media literacy. phd, writer, cat dad, and football nerd.
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any indie game that could get enough attention to qualify for an award would necessitate some privilege in production from 10mil to generational or invested wealth that allows for development time. there can never be total purity in a "genre" predicated on economic (and often moral) purity.
December 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
any indie game that could get enough attention to qualify for an award would necessitate some privilege in production from 10mil to generational or invested wealth that allows for development time. there can never be total purity in a "genre" predicated on economic (and often moral) purity.
another clair obscure thought: re the whole indie game thing of it all: this was always going to be the issue with the advent and rise of "indie" games. they are almost as impossible to define as "jrpg."
December 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
another clair obscure thought: re the whole indie game thing of it all: this was always going to be the issue with the advent and rise of "indie" games. they are almost as impossible to define as "jrpg."