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Main => Everything Else => Topic started by: Maximus on May 09, 2013, 05:47:57 pm
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I enjoyed it a lot, a very well produced, shot and edited documentary following the developers of indy games Braid, Fez & Super Meatboy. I found myself getting really wrapped up in their fears and anxieties of being small developers, I was pretty amazed how much of their personal life stories factored into their games.
It's on Netflix for those of you that are interested in watching it.
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Thanks. Good to know. I've seen it listed in the menus but I passed it up.
Maybe I'll check it out.
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Agreed, really is worth a watch.
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Definitely one of the better documentaries I watched last year.
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Hadn't heard of it before, but it sounds awesome. Thanks for the heads up.
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It was an interesting watch. However, I wish they would have had one that "failed" as well to see that putting a billion hours into sumthing doesn't always work out.
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Watched this awhile back, so it's vague at this point but I remember recommending it. May watch it again soon.
I have played most of the games except for Fez which was just released to Steam. Apparently a lot of people hate the developer though and are saying don't buy it.
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I hope it's actually about what goes into making the game rather than just about the people because I find a lot of the docs on games are more about the people.
King of Kong, Chasing Ghost and Special when Lit a seem to go more into the lives of the players.
I like the nuts and bolts that go into it and how games came to be.
I can watch docs on the start of vide games and all that, over and over.
I've watched every Play Value and in a few months or so, I'll watch them all again.
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Not sure if this is spoiler, but I'll tag it anyways.
You may be disappointed then....of what I remember it's more about the people and their struggles with indie development and possible failure than the game making process.
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I would say good documentaries are only about people, surely that's the whole point of the genre no?
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Not necessarily. A great documentary tells a compelling story. One of my favorites is 'Coney Island' by Ric Burns. The visuals and still images make the story.
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Good point. I wonder if Baraka could be called a documentary, I guess so, one of my faves. I stand corrected.
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I'm kind of a documentary buff. :cheers
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I'm kind of a documentary buff. :cheers
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