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Indie Game: The Movie

Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 6:36 pm
by phantasmagoria
Any of you see this advertised on steam? it looks most wonderful.

It's a documentary following the development of FEZ, Super Meat Boy and Braid (all incredibly awesome games) by their creators. I think if it had had the LIMBO guy I wouldn't have been to contain myself. Check it out:

http://www.indiegamethemovie.com/
With the twenty-first century comes a new breed of struggling independent artist: the indie game designer. Refusing to toil for major developers, these innovators independently conceive, design, and program their distinctly personal games in the hope that they, too, may find success.

After two years of painstaking work, designer Edmund McMillen and programmer Tommy Refenes await the release of their first major game for Xbox, Super Meat Boy—the adventures of a skinless boy in search of his girlfriend, who is made of bandages. At PAX, a major video-game expo, developer Phil Fish unveils his highly anticipated, four-years-in-the-making FEZ. Jonathan Blow considers beginning a new game after creating Braid, one of the highest-rated games of all time.

First-time filmmaking duo Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky capture the emotional journey of these meticulously obsessive artists who devote their lives to their interactive art. Four developers, three games, and one ultimate goal— to express oneself through a video game.

-Sundance Film Festival

Feature Documentary, 96 mins

Re: Indie Game: The Movie

Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 7:06 pm
by seremtan
looks nerdalicious

Re: Indie Game: The Movie

Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 7:21 pm
by Captain
A collection of ghastly facial hair.

Re: Indie Game: The Movie

Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 7:22 pm
by Plan B
Destroyed indie shit.
Don´t need indie shit.
Take a rest indie shit.
Got quality shit going.

Re: Indie Game: The Movie

Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 7:23 pm
by Plan B
Plan B wrote:Destroyed indie shit.
Don´t need indie shit.
Take a rest indie shit.
Got quality shit going.

Re: Indie Game: The Movie

Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 7:24 pm
by Plan B
Who not

Re: Indie Game: The Movie

Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 7:25 pm
by Tsakali
medication time's up?

Re: Indie Game: The Movie

Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 7:25 pm
by Plan B
Make it a mantra

Re: Indie Game: The Movie

Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 7:44 pm
by phantasmagoria
what is this shit?

stop ruining my thread

Re: Indie Game: The Movie

Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 8:05 pm
by Tsakali
here, have a soothing tasty dessert.

Image

there ,there.... doesn't it all feel better?

Re: Indie Game: The Movie

Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 9:00 pm
by phantasmagoria
needs more bats for me to feel better

Re: Indie Game: The Movie

Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 9:07 pm
by Tsakali
oh, btw thx for the heads up, will def. watch this, even though I find that "Braid" game extremely homosexual in design.

Re: Indie Game: The Movie

Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 9:19 pm
by GONNAFISTYA
Well for once phatcockonmyforeheadia actually posted something interesting. :up:

I have to say though...some of those guys need to pull back a bit or they'll have a breakdown. I've seen way too many people in this industry who take it all way too seriously and it can ruin their lives.

"If this fails, I don't think that I'll work in games again." :dork:

Yeah...because if you're in the games industry you only get to ever work on one game in your entire life. :rolleyes:
Seriously....some of those guys need a 3 month vacation or they'll step off a bridge.

Re: Indie Game: The Movie

Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 10:09 am
by seremtan
also

Image

Re: Indie Game: The Movie

Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 2:26 pm
by Plan B
Sorry for spazzing earlier in thread.

Hipster glassage/beardage aside, nice link.
I love "behind the scenes" shit :up:

Re: Indie Game: The Movie

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 5:35 pm
by obsidian
That Fez guy seems obnoxiously egotistical. I'd probably quit if I were his partner as well. Super Meat Boy developers seem pretty cool, though.

Good documentary.