triple a game's only redeeming feature is that they add better and better graphics each edition of their games
thats literally it
indie studios and small startups have more to prove so they provide solid gameplay at the cost of less graphics due to budget costs
and then there are free games that are amazing and merely have cosmetics you can pay for to show your love and support, or just so you can look like a fucking penguin (looking at you, fortnite)
and then you have MASTERPIECES that are totally FREE, like Dwarf Fortress, that beat any AAA game anyday, yet have the worst graphics in the industry; literally ASCII that you can find on your keyboard if modded correctly
hence the worse the graphics the better the game half the time