Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Exercise: Talk about "Indie Game: The Movie" (2012)

The Business of Games

Indie Game: The Movie (2012) - 1h 43min (a short intermission at 50:38)

After watching the documentary you might find yourself inspired to seek out and play some of the most influential indie and commercial computer games of the last decades referenced in the film: ICO, Limbo, Zelda (all platforms, all versions), World of Goo, Portal, Slender, etc.


Indie Game: The Movie by Merge Games, shares the background stories of three video games and their developers:

Braid: a level building platform puzzle game designed by Jonathan Blow.

Super Meat Boy: a fast fire platform game designed by Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes. The game is notoriously difficult with an edgy thematic and stark graphic mood with a strong emotional dynamic and atmospheric feel.

Fez​​​​​​​: a collecting/puzzle game focused level exploration designed by Phil Fish. The game employs a distinctive 2D/3D spatial twist mechanic that reveals novel possibilities for traversing the game world.