Indie Game: The Movie

i'm in this movie in the scene where people are playing Fez at Pax East

This is a challenging film to watch. I am glad I finally saw it though. Indie Game: The Movie is a piece that speaks to the creative. If you are person who makes things, has made things, or at least understand the creative process, this is probably going to be difficult to sit through, just because you'll probably identify parts of yourself in this film. Before I get too real on that though, I should elaborate on what this is. This documentary looks at the past of indie games (Braid, with Jon Blow), the present of indie games (Super Meat Boy with Team Meat) and the then future of indie games, with Fez and Phil Fish. It gives us some brief dialogue from Jon Blow, before following closely the nightmarish struggles of Team Meat (Edmund McMillan & Tommy Refenes) trying to finish their first big, real video game, Super Meat Boy, as well as Phil Fish's struggles in bringing Fez to PAX and showcasing, exposing this game that isn't quite ready yet, that has bugs, game-breaking crashes and glitches in it, at one of the biggest industry events in the world. These individuals discuss in some detail, what indie games are, how they are made, what they are working on, where their creative en…

Great and inspiring documentary, showing both the good and the bad of being a game developer. I also liked the bonus content, especially the commentary from the creators of the documentary, which goes over a lot of the behind the scenes stuff. The minigame was a neat addition too.

That Mega64 trailer is so funny

the good old days

Good movie. Never played any of the games in the movie but I have heard of them