PSN/XBLA/Indie GOTY 2009


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What was yours? I'm talking about smaller titles not sold in retail (For PC owners/iPhone/DSi Ware/PSP Minis as well, they're all okay).

While I'm addicted to Hustle Kings just now, I have to give it to Flower...

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What was yours? I'm talking about smaller titles not sold in retail (For PC owners/iPhone/DSi Ware/PSP Minis as well, they're all okay).

While I'm addicted to Hustle Kings just now, I have to give it to Flower...

This (Y)

The most unique game experience I've had in years. Brilliant graphics and a great soundtrack too just made me want more. Hopefully they will do something similar as the game was reasonably short iirc about 1-2 hours but certainly a great game.

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Wipeout HD

Ended up being a full retail game, as well as what Mystic said, I think it was 2008, with Fury Expansion in 2009 sold together as a retail game.

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Ended up being a full retail game, as well as what Mystic said, I think it was 2008, with Fury Expansion in 2009 sold together as a retail game.

Strangely I think it was only retail in the EU as I've looked previously for US versions and never found one.

But yeah old game so not really 2009.

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I bought Trine on the PS3 as it was on sale but I really find it a pain in the ass having to swap between characters :( Game would easily be best played with 3 people.

At first I thought it was just going to be one of those games where it's more fun with 3, not you NEED all 3 characters.

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Pixel Junk Shooter - PSN

Shadow Complex - XBLA

Trine - PC

Shooter was good (actually great), but I think the whole new gamplay that Flower brought made it that little bit more special for me.

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I bought Trine on the PS3 as it was on sale but I really find it a pain in the ass having to swap between characters :( Game would easily be best played with 3 people.

At first I thought it was just going to be one of those games where it's more fun with 3, not you NEED all 3 characters.

It's a one-button click. I use the thief for all platforming, the warrior for all fighting, and the mage for boxes and crap. Although I'm only on the 3rd level.

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Shooter was good (actually great), but I think the whole new gamplay that Flower brought made it that little bit more special for me.

Yeah I semi do hear you, but Flower just did not fully Wow me. I give them amazing credit for making something so different and unique, and based on that I could easily pick it, but I am going based on what I enjoy playing the most, and that is by far PJShooter. But as I said, I could easily pick Flower just on artistic merits, and I could see it being deserving of Independent GOTY.

Shadow Complex was by far my favorite followed up by BF1943

I know BF1943 is an XBLA and PSN game, but I personally do not view it as such. To me that was just the means of distribution for the title, but it brings up an interesting discussion of what is and what is not considered an Independent game.

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I know BF1943 is an XBLA and PSN game, but I personally do not view it as such. To me that was just the means of distribution for the title, but it brings up an interesting discussion of what is and what is not considered an Independent game.

As far as Independent games, it's hard for me to label games like Flower, Trials HD, or Shooter "Indie Games", and definitely not Wipeout HD. Although they are developed by small studios, the big companies still have a big hand in the game.

One of the only big-selling downloadable games made from a truly indie developer I can think of right now that came out this year is Splosion Man

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