I think that this movie is truly great. While I did find Johnathan Blow a little, for lack of a []
I think that this movie is truly great. While I did find Johnathan Blow a little, for lack of a better word, pushy with his opinions with his game, he had created a game in which he wanted players to ponder the story's meaning and realize the symbolism of the time shifting and such, and look deeper into the game, as he intended it as a work of art. Also, many people are calling these developers, and even this movie pretentious, I think that these are people who have always dreamed of designing their own video games, and designing video games is far from an easy task, and sacrifice their free time, money, social life, and a whole lot more just to make something the we, as gamers, are able to play and enjoy. Think about that for a moment. They are sacrificing so much so that we can enjoy it, and they can express their feelings into it. They weave a story, that, if followed, can be better than even some books! Indie games are personalized, and a created by a very small team of creative people. These people express their personal views on many issues, and code and design for many hours on end trying to please not only themselves, but the gamers too. I do realize the opinion of the game itself should not be affected by the developers personal sacrifices, but if one just breezes through the story, only focusing on the tiniest glitches and mere graphical problems, and automatically labels the game as "shit", that is truly sickening. I am not calling all indie games a work of art, as some are poorly made and are not very good, I say that we should give them a chance, and that this movie really represents these views.
