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Midnight Girl by indie studio Italic is a cool cat – Cat burglar that is

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Midnight Girl , from indie studio Italic , oozes French cool. Our last game was a kids puzzle game, our current game is a point-and-click adventure and our next game might be something completely different.” The post Midnight Girl by indie studio Italic is a cool cat – Cat burglar that is appeared first on PreMortem Games.

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Mini compendium of indie games

Played with Fire

As game fans, we can choose from both big AAA productions and less known (but not always) indie productions. A few words about indie games. Indie , which is short for independent , means independent of the creator – financially, conceptually, or in terms of time. What are indie games and why are they popular?

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Midnight Girl by Italic “It takes immense effort to make it look effortless”

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Midnight Girl , from indie studio Italic , oozes French cool. Our last game was a kids puzzle game, our current game is a point-and-click adventure and our next game might be something completely different.” We meet Monique, a perky little heroine and cat burglar, who teams up for a spectacular heist involving a precious diamond.

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Out Now • Solo dev Pat Naoum of the handpainted The Master’s Pupil: “Creativity is a tool”

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Every man and his dog has made an indie game but no one has painted a game yet. A point of interest in the indie game sea.” These were small versions of the AAA games I had played a lot of, but they were just as enjoyable.” I still love to see how things work, and if they are broken I love the puzzle of how to fix it.

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Solo dev Pat Naoum of the handpainted The Master’s Pupil: “Creativity is a tool”

PreMortem.Games

Every man and his dog has made an indie game but no one has painted a game yet. A point of interest in the indie game sea.” These were small versions of the AAA games I had played a lot of, but they were just as enjoyable.” I still love to see how things work, and if they are broken I love the puzzle of how to fix it.

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On the topic of cutscenes, do you think we will get to the point where fully pre-rendered cutscenes will be phased out entirely? Are there any other advantages to having a cutscene be pre-rendered rather than in engine besides the cutscene being “prettier” than the base graphics?

Ask a Game Dev

As in-engine rendering improves, AAA games will likely move away from pre-rendered cutscenes but AAA games are far from the only games that use cutscenes and have engines that can render high quality cinematic visuals (e.g. mobile, consoles with weaker hardware specs, indie games) for important parts.

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Know How Much It Costs to Make a Game Before Investing!

Big Games

Keep reading this blog to understand how mobile game development costs differ from AAA games. Will it be a 2D puzzle or an AAA game like Grand Theft Auto V? While a project like CoD must spare thousands of dollars for this, others, like indie games, may be promoted for free. Let’s Begin With A Quick Round of Questions!

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