Indie Game: The Movie (2012)

Directors

James Swirsky, Lisanne Pajot

Cast

Edmund McMillen, Jonathan Blow, Phil Fish, Tommy Refenes

The story

The film shows the high level of personal expression that typically goes into independent games, through the story of three games: Braid was released in 2008, Super Meat Boy was preparing for its 2011 release (which would actually occur in 2010), while Fez was struggling with development hell for several years. Braid developer Jonathan Blow recounts his thought process for the game: how he wished to put his "deepest flaws and vulnerabilities" into it and how his initial design experience quickly turned from experimentation to discovery. He also talks about the aftermath of the game: When Braid comes out, it receives widespread critical…

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