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The Heart of Gaming Is the Power Fantasy

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If you like weird, retro indie games or RPGs, it’s worth a look.) Video games function best as power fantasies. Not all games are power fantasies, and not all gamers want that. What Do We Mean By "Power Fantasy"? Power Fantasy" is usually used as a pejorative term. They are power fantasies.

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Phoenix Rising International Film Festival 2023: A new dawn for indie cinema

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The Phoenix Rising International Film Festival (PRIFF) is no exception, embodying the spirit of indie cinema in its truest form. From the gritty streets of New York City in the 70s to the vibrant French New Wave movement, indie filmmakers have always strived to present raw, unfiltered narratives.

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Wrapping up 2023 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers

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Solo dev Graham Reid: “Being part of a like-minded community is really important” Young Dutch indie developer Lente is something of a free spirit. Feryaz Beer didn’t pick the easiest of genres for his debut game Super Fantasy Kingdom. Every man and his dog has made an indie game but no one has painted a game yet.

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Finding your true love may win the game in Fabledom by Grenaa Games

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First time game developers Max Nielsen and João Martinez form Grenaa Games , a Sweden based indie game studio. “We But I was missing a really good city builder in a fantasy setting. I do all the coding, game design, day to day production stuff, basically everything else. We don’t take ourselves very seriously.

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Baladins from Seed by Seed is a narrative co-op RPG that respects your time

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French indie studio Seed by Seed appreciates the importance of players’ time. After that, everyone is the boss of their own part of work, whether it’s design, art, writing, coding etc. People who just want to live stories in a fantasy world but are turned off by violence and combat.

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Finding your true love may win the game in Fabledom by Grenaa Games

PreMortem.Games

First time game developers Max Nielsen and João Martinez form Grenaa Games , a Sweden based indie game studio. “We But I was missing a really good city builder in a fantasy setting. I do all the coding, game design, day to day production stuff, basically everything else. We don’t take ourselves very seriously.

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The magical realism of Indonesia in the 90’s captured in A Space for the Unbound

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The indie game that does this especially well is A Space for the Unbound by Mojiken Studio. We made a pilot trailer and concept art that served as a main aesthetic code for the art style. We love how that movie blends a coming of age story with magical realism elements so that it blurs between fantasy and reality.

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