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Indie Game: The Movie

I first heard of Indie Game: The Movie while I was watching CBC News at work.  I was gobsmacked.  A documentary about video games, made by Canadians that was critically acclaimed at the Sundance Film Festival.  What!? Indie Game follows four different independent game developers: Jonathan Blow (developer of Braid ), Ed McMillen and Tommy Refenes (developers of Super Meat Boy ) and Phil Fish (developer of Fez ).  With Ed, Tommy and Phil, we follow their lives as they attempt to get their games developed and launched.  We see their struggles with the industry, and their David and Goliath attitudes as they try to get their games out.  They each provide their reasons for why they’ve given up everything they have to develop games.  With Jonathan Blow, since his game was already released, we get a more reflective perspective.   Overall, Indie Game: The Movie was enjoyable.  Technically, it was a very sharp, clean looking documentary.  I’m quite sure much of my enjoym