Well, with indie games, you have to make sure the idea you're going to use is a good one, because you're going to be spending a ton of your time working on that game, and it's probably a really shitty feeling to learn that everyone hates something you've poured days and days of your life into making.
I've never made a game myself, but I think one of the things that makes a good indie game is rather than coming up with some crazy new idea, you just build off of already existing game concepts and elements. Not to say that you can't come up with some crazy new idea, as people have done that and it's been amazing, but forcing yourself to think OMG INNOVATION OMG will kind of spoil your game. Or at least, that's how I'd imagine it.
Edit: Tyvon's right about visuals, too. There's a difference between realistic and charming.
I've never made a game myself, but I think one of the things that makes a good indie game is rather than coming up with some crazy new idea, you just build off of already existing game concepts and elements. Not to say that you can't come up with some crazy new idea, as people have done that and it's been amazing, but forcing yourself to think OMG INNOVATION OMG will kind of spoil your game. Or at least, that's how I'd imagine it.
Edit: Tyvon's right about visuals, too. There's a difference between realistic and charming.
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