>>719787347
>two guys quit their jobs to make an indie game with no guarantee to succeed
>charge $15 for it
>it's a success
>make a sequel
>charge the exact same price adjusted for inflation
People are acting like TC are like the untouchable elite of indie devs setting unfair standards for the rest of the industry, but the truth is they had the exact same starting point and literally all you have to do is make a good fucking game. There is no world where Hollow Knight releases and isn't a massive success, if you went back in time and switched the release dates of Hollow Knight and a similar worse selling metroidvania that came after, HK still comes out on top. Despite all the factors that played into it's viral success like the meme culture surrounding it and being many peoples intro to the genre, take that all away and it's still a huge hit, because it's just a good fucking video game. Ari and William are millionaires because they deserve to be