August 2007

A recent post over at Mentisworks that reviews a great collection of indie titles got me thinking about just how auteurs (a word borrowed from film-making, where a film is characterized by a film-maker’s particular authoring style) also exist in the game industry. Michal’s review of a collection of 27 indie games demonstrates the kind of personal styles that go into each creation, and how each author (or two, or three sometimes) develop a game that suits their particular interests and artistic/game influences. While I find that most of these games definitely show some amount of artistic (in the broad sense) skill, there is one game that always comes to mind as a truly impressive example of independent game artistry: Another World/Out of this World. I highly encourage you to play the game (a new Windows XP-compatible remake is available. Play the demo or buy it here). Afterwards, read on for my review/critique…

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