That's one example. There are plenty of indie games that are judged less harshly because they don't have the same funds/resources as a AAA studio. The Binding of Isaac is a good indie game but there's plenty to criticize, which I won't go into. Terraria, Minecraft, Space Engineers, Don't Starve, etc, etc, etc. Good games but they could easily be heavily critiqued. DA2 is judged as a AAA game based on the amount of developers, resources, and the price tag, so judged as a AAA game it barely, if that, feels like a "good" game. Again if it were viewed as an indie game with an indie game price tag my opinion of the game would be a lot higher.
I think it's common sense that most (keyword "most") indie games are not judged as harshly as AAA games.