Indie Game: The Movie
Any film about makers, particularly one that depicts the highs and lows of crafting projects out of nothing more than pixels and imagination, is likely to be an endeavour close to my heart.
But while Indie Game can be applauded for bringing an artist’s eye to what might otherwise have been pedestrian material, its odd quartet of interview subjects (selected by the film’s directors following several hundred hours of filming in and around GDC) provides somewhat of a mixed bag in the results department.
<PERSON>, co-creator of Super Meat Boy, is the most candid and likeable of the four, funny and self-effacing while explaining his approach to teaching game mechanics by staggering the introduction of additional elements, while his obsessive development partner <PERSON> comes off as a petulant, anti-social creep.
Outside of the personalities there is much to enjoy, including a terrific score by <PERSON> and plenty of behind-the-scenes conference drama and gameplay to complement the interview segments. More Kickstarters in this vein, please. 698