re: EA named the worst company in America...again

Does EA really get credit for the success of Battlefield? Because I think that is like 98% DICE.

I wanted to go back to what you said earlier in the thread about price point. You may be able to purchase $3 Indie titles on Steam, but those games are value purchases. Nobody expects that 2-hour-long time killer with essentially one mode of play to be on par with a $60 mainstream release.

Some Indie games have launched at steeper prices (still short of $60), and you wouldn't compare them to mainstream releases either.

I actually don't think hours of gameplay is the most important distinction. Some Indie games offer a lot of replayability because of the fact that an initial playthrough is so short. Features aren't it either, because there are just as many "big titles" that lack variance. Immersion is the key factor for me.

A fleshed out environment that allows me to completely suspend my disbelief is what I feel is missing from the Indie experience. The consistent "arcade" feel makes this difficult. And when I pay $60 for a game, I expect immersion. Because of this, I don't often pay full price for major releases - I feel that very few games get this right.

So while I don't get immersion from those lower-budget games, I don't expect it either. And I'm not going to look at Super Meat Boy, then Bioshock Infinite, and wonder why they didn't launch at the same price.