What makes these games better is that the developers did more with less. They are also simply of higher quality than the indie games trying to copy them without trying nearly as hard.
You should get some experience by actually playing these games and then come back to us.
But that is the definition of today’s indie games. You have games that are done by a single person, or a very small group in a shoe string budget. As far as I know there was no such thing back then, especially in the console market (I can think of a few exceptions on PC) . What today is viewed as less resources back then was still for that time a big studio or team.
You don’t understand, clearly.
What makes these games better is that the developers did more with less. They are also simply of higher quality than the indie games trying to copy them without trying nearly as hard.
You should get some experience by actually playing these games and then come back to us.
But that is the definition of today’s indie games. You have games that are done by a single person, or a very small group in a shoe string budget. As far as I know there was no such thing back then, especially in the console market (I can think of a few exceptions on PC) . What today is viewed as less resources back then was still for that time a big studio or team.