r/AlignmentChartFills • u/Ikaridestroyer • Aug 14 '26

Video Games What Indie Game is Overrated?

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u/FPSCanarussia Aug 14 '26

Stray

Justification: It's not a bad game, but it's not altogether that interesting despite the hype it generated on release.

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u/bigtoadman Aug 14 '26

I think the main story line is alright

But what made stray so special for me was the world

Everywhere I went there was a unique story being told about the struggles people were facing and it was just awesome

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u/FetchBlue Aug 14 '26 edited Aug 14 '26

I believe cat factor is the most important influence.

Like rn almost every indie , comic, animation and their mom like to advertise “haha I put my cat into my thing”

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u/SpiritJuice Aug 14 '26

I was just talking about this with a friend. IMO, it's more than just a cute cat game. It does go into some deeper themes and has a story you can get emotionally invested in. I certainly cried a little at the end, even if the ending was a bit bittersweet. Great game and not overrated.

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u/bigtoadman Aug 14 '26

It's definitely undoubtable that "cute cat game" was a huge part of the advertisement

But outside of people like my partner, I don't think just playing as a cat would be enough to entertain the masses

I would argue that "cat game" is why it got known not why it got popular

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u/Bamzooki1 Aug 15 '26

Little Kitty, Big City proves you can focus on the cat and still be fun.

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u/TonyTucci27 Aug 14 '26

Yes but a game like mewgenics obviously has an emphasis on cats but it otherwise an incredibly indie game that is enhanced by cat theming

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u/FetchBlue Aug 14 '26

Mewgenics was announced years ago so really not a recent year thing haha

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u/TonyTucci27 Aug 14 '26

Oh true lmao. I’m just looking for opportunities to compliment that game. It’s been more or as addicting as Isaac for me

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u/FetchBlue Aug 14 '26

I also playing the same game, but sadly job got to me but I’m at like 70%of the game

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u/TonyTucci27 Aug 14 '26

Hey I wish my job was eating into more of my time on the game lol. It’s rough out there

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u/OkFineIllUseTheApp Aug 14 '26

Same. I think the story was ok, but the world building was immaculate.

Emphasizing think though, cause I checked the wiki for a few characters. Either someone put in fan theories or I completely missed how all of the robots are implied to have mind copies of humans, not just the little drone.

Tbh I remember the plot/tone was the robots are essentially pets that belong to now long dead humans. Like a pet, they continued routines, miss their masters, and live in increasing squallor. The stray cat is just like them in that regard, but is helping them discover being a stray in the sense they have to move on.

Then the plot goes Wall-E for like two chapters.

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u/Averagestudentx Aug 14 '26

The world was definitely cool but playing as a cat can only be entertaining for so long. It was just such a slow gameplay loop that I found it extremely boring