>indie games are meant to be the creative outlet for game visionaries that don't want to be stifled by how shit the industry has become
>15+ years later
>a million indie games and a million more on the way

>zero good character designs
>zero good monsters designs
>zero memorable fictional worlds
>zero well written characters or narratives
>zero notable new genres or mechanics
>one good OST a year if it's a good year

What the fuck went so terribly wrong? Why are indie games failing to deliver what games used to regularly deliver in the golden era?