..like terraria, and minecraft, and angry birds, and world of goo get big. they're just original and fun, and look great...
minecraft and world of goo - maybe, terraria and angry birds not so much original, but as you said fun and looks great. I'm saying that because i was playing angry birds on my brothers phone and then on my fathers phone earlier one day, and after few minutes i asked myself what's so great about that game? I've played many "same ideas" games before on kongregate or armor games and to be honest I have more fun with them. Is it marketing or big sponsors doing all that?
Same was with "amazing" Braid - called innovative, epic and ...
again not true. There was nothing innovative and specially nothing epic about that game, but had awesome marketing. After few day Braid ads was everywhere (same with angry birds) - internet, tv, magazines and You always have seen that whether wanted or not. And for the first time with Braid i have heard "Indie games" ;)
but apart from that i totaly afree with you lucid :)