Indie Game: The Movie

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

An unintentionally fascinating documentary. It's so interesting to look back at a time where the idea of indie games was seen as something new and exciting. The unintentional part is that they managed to pick 4 devs and 3 out of the 4 end up making themselves look terrible in the doc. It's one of those funny cases where they kind of just pointed the camera at them and let them talk and that showed their true character in a very unflattering way. It does make some parts of this kind of hard to watch as it is pretentious artists complaining about how misunderstood they are, but at the same time it's a very interesting look into the minds and lives of some troubled artists, it's not surprising that only a single one of them is still making games today. However, the sections with Edmund McMillen are the most genuinely great parts of the doc. He is the only one who really comes off as genuine and hearing him talk about his passion for game making and the emotion he puts into his work is the best part. If you go into this expecting a real look into what being an indie dev is like then you probably will come away disappointed, but if you come into it expecting a strange look into the minds of strange artists at a pivotal time in gaming then you can find a lot of interesting stuff here.

Just as good as it was when it released.

A masterpiece. I watch this once a year for inspiration. Beautifully shot with a fantastic OST. Invaluable insights into the development of some of the best indie games ever made.

Não conheço um documentário sobre games melhor do que esse. O único ponto negativo é a falta de legendas em português no conteúdo da edição especial.

One of the few movies left on Steam that's still viewable. It was alright and an interesting dive into indie dev mindsets from this age.

This movie has somehow made white people less likable.

Don't bother.