They need more funding, more backing, more marketing and more time in the spotlight. I may not be into your style of puzzler, or love twin stick shooters - but I’ll still play it and give my honest opinion. I judge every game on its own merits, no matter what. If you made it with a buddy, in your basement, or have poured all your free time into it for years - I’m interested. Indie games present such a unique capability to try different mechanics, game types, crossovers, graphics, playstyles and more that wouldn’t be generally accepted in a largely produced AAA game. I met the goals.īut I have other motivations too. I have something to show for the time I spent in the game. I don’t aspire to have the highest Gamerscore, but rather I focus on the sense of accomplishment I get from finishing a game 100%. The first person to a million was Stallion83 and he’s in the Guinness Book of World Records for it - more than once! There are more than 240 people with over a million now. The highest Gamerscore out there right now to my knowledge is “smrnov” at 2,716,299. I recommitted and on December 3rd, I broke the 200,000 Gamerscore barrier! However, due to the situation with the world I found myself with an influx of free time outside of work. In January, I halfheartedly decided to push for 200k by the end of the year and didn’t really think it feasible. Some years were better, some were worse - life happened. Usually under $20, and packing a mere 200 achievement points if you managed to 100% them. That’s where you could find the smaller, more quietly made, and less expensive games. They were that generation’s equivalent of the indies you see widely released on Xbox. I chugged away at increasing my score with “Xbox Live Arcade” games. In those days (the time of the 360)! I was ahead of the pack with my 80k achievement score. In the first year, I managed to gain 13,156 Gamerscore. Little did I know that when I heard the “tink” achievement noise, that I’d become an addict. My Gamerscore journey began over 13 years ago in April of 2007. I’m Kyleia, I live in Colorado and I head up “Destination Indie” a multi-faceted effort to both help people discover indie games you might not have known about otherwise, with a side of upping your Gamerscore. I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy in this weird world we’re in! I thought I’d introduce myself a little as well as why I’m here and why this is important to me.
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