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An Overview of the IGF Finalists

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the good-games-small-companies dept.

Gamespy has a great piece looking at this year's finalists for the Independent Games Festival. Awards for the festival will be given out next week at the Game Developer's Conference. From the article: "From the title, you'd guess that Dad 'N Me was a charming interactive tale about a father's love for his child. That's exactly the kind of wholesome headline-grabber that this industry needs. Right? Sure. Except this is not that game. No, Dad 'N Me is all about beating up children on a playground. I'm not kidding you. You're a purple wrecking machine, and your job is to smack the crap out of little weeble-wobble-shaped children using your head, hands, feet ... garbage cans, lawn mowers, propane tanks ... even other children."

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  1. spellcheck by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Oh come on, the link text isn't even spelled correctly. That's a little ridiculous....

  2. Credibility, here we COME! by thatoneguy_jm · · Score: 5, Funny
    Oh yeah, this is just going to bring *miles* of credibility to indie games...

    Also, one of my friends showed a disturbing amount of glee when I told him about this game. He's a 3rd grade teacher. Go figure.

    1. Re:Credibility, here we COME! by operagost · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yes. Especially their spelling.

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  3. Too bad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hearing about Dad'n'Me is the first time I've ever regretted that Macs lag behind PCs, gaming-wise.

  4. How long... by maverickbna · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... before Jack Thompson files some frivolous lawsuit? "Think of the children!" :P

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  5. Didn't they call that... by Sir+Pallas · · Score: 2, Funny
    From TFA:
    This game started out as an experiment in creating games for disabled people. The idea was, "Could you create a fun title that required only one button to play?" Sometimes, creativity thrives when it's constrained.

    I played that game when it was called Diablo II. Not that I didn't like Diablo II, I just had to buy a new mouse afterwards.