Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

This is a documentary film about some famous indie game developers. In this film, their thoughts, conflict, and enthusiasm are told. I think all indie games players should watch this film.I often play games on Steam so I've played many indie games, but before watching this movie, I've never think about developers. Players often complain about quality of games, bug, price and so on without thinking about developers. Even if the developing team in a big company releases a terrible game and players criticize that bitterly, they don't think we won't create game anymore because they can make with a lot of mates and use much money. In contrast, indie game developers can't use so much money and some of them create games solo, so if their games are criticized, they may stop creating games. Of course some criticisms are useful for create new one, but I think most are meaningless.Nowadays, by changing market, the number of indie games is increasing tremendously. So now, to understand their distress and protect their creativity, all players should watch this. This is the best movie about game.

It's not that I can't imagine how making new video games for major platforms would be stressful, but what seems life-threatening and intensely personal to the subjects of this documentary can often come off as a bit myopic/borderline-narcissistic. Ultimately, this movie illustrates not so much the sometimes-heroic, often frustrating creative process (and life in general), but good old-fashioned growing pains.And that's just it. Essentially, these guys are still kids; they obsess about reviews, social media interaction, their futures in an industry they've only begun to participate in. I can understand that. But I could also tell they hadn't yet seen the other side -- that we can fail utterly, and yet come back in one piece to do something even better.Still, there are certainly moments I rooted for the developers (except for that dude from Braid -- never complain publicly that people don't appreciate your work for the same reasons you do, *sheesh* NAGL). In particular, the bearded guy from Super Meat Boy comes off as humble, quirky, genuinely happy and surprised that people liked his game. Even the Fez developer, who at the beginning seemed practically a poster- boy for First World Problems, learns a lesson about life and perspective by the end. And maybe that's how best to enjoy this movie: as a snapshot of super-creative, ambitious young people dealing with adult problems, while wielding the emotional skill-sets of adolescence.

How do game developers work? What torments them? What are the pros and cons? Well, the best part about this documentary is when the developers talk about their pains. Personally, I love when you see somebody's pains and the real grit they have to go through in order to get something done. I also liked to see the differences explained between working on a major game where 1000 people are involved and the indies, where you have 1-10 people involved. The bad bit about this is having to sift through tediousness; the filmmakers should have made the film quicker with more pep in its step. After a third into the film, I almost lost consciousness. In the end, it's only interesting to gamers due to how slow it is, which is bad. Better editing could maybe have changed that.

Solid amounts of time spent navigating Super Mario in the '90s did not make me a huge fan of video games. This mustachioed plumber was both - a great entertainer and timewaster. Co-directors of documentary Indie Game: The Movie (2012) Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky do not try to advocate possible benefits of video games either. They let us witness final stages of few independent games development, giving thorough insight of what it feels like to be on the outskirts of the ever growing 10-digit revenue industry. Indie Game: The Movie was not made for game professionals, it was made for average person who tried to play at least once. Where you hooked? Where you excited? Well, you were expected to, as apparently, it might take up to several years of daily overtimes to create even a simple game. Now, compare large production company with unlimited budget and army of developers versus team of two or even one working on an indie game. It's hit or miss and either way – very personal. "Meat Boy is a boy made of meat. He is a boy without a skin, so he is exposed to the elements. Maybe he is always in pain, but he just deals with it..." tells developer of Super Meat Boy, calling this game the best form of communication. As a book for the writer, as a painting for the painter, this film proves – a game is someone's whole life.Co-directors did a brilliant job editing this picture. Indie Game: The Movie, unlikely for descriptive documentary, is stunningly picturesque. Long, almost landscape and urban photo-like frames changing extreme close-ups, which makes spectators go through full scope of emotions. Clever editing (awarded at Sundance) and soundtrack made same scenes very symbolic and engaging, so that I've found myself almost jumpy about the success of these games. "If you don't see a vulnerability in somebody, you're probably not relating with them on a very personal level." says another successful indie game developer.Strong parallels can be made between indie games and indie films. High level of freedom and control on one side of the scales, immeasurable amounts of efforts and emotional attachment, preventing from critical view on the other. Peace, Popcornwww.popcornbanned.com