Just Watched 'Indie Game' Doc

[Maximus]

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.

[mgb]

Thanks. Good to know. I've seen it listed in the menus but I passed it up.
Maybe I'll check it out.

[Well Fed Games]

Agreed, really is worth a watch.

[Ginsu Victim]

Definitely one of the better documentaries I watched last year.

[shponglefan]

Hadn't heard of it before, but it sounds awesome.  Thanks for the heads up.

[spoot]

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.

[lordnacho]

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. 

[mgb]

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.

[lordnacho]

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.

[Maximus]

I would say good documentaries are only about people, surely that's the whole point of the genre no?

[yotsuya]

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.

[Maximus]

Good point. I wonder if Baraka could be called a documentary, I guess so, one of my faves. I stand corrected.

[yotsuya]

I'm kind of a documentary buff. :cheers

[Maximus]

I'm kind of a documentary buff. :cheers

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