indie game dev is just about cheating, always, all the time, whenever it saves you a headache. just constantly doing the most illegal stuff. wacko art styles, hacky one-off scripts, doors that are also tables that are also clouds... games combine 15+ creative disciplines into a single medium and you do not have enough lifespan to do things with propriety
My professor during my one semester of Animation/Art School in 2013 - Rotoscoping is a sign that you lack skill in animation and have failed to learn discipline!
Me in 2023 making FPS Graphics for my Doom Total Conversion Mod - Rotoscoping saves me so much time, I can actually get a product out the goddamn door!
