Fantasy Indy Open World 
Radiator Blog
JUNE 2, 2023
I completed the main campaign in Redfall ( official site, Steam , also on Game Pass), a 4 player co-op open world shooter by Arkane Austin, who's mostly known for detailed single player story-filled action games. There are two open world regions, Redfall Commons and Burial Point. OK you get the idea. Let's zoom out.
PreMortem.Games
APRIL 10, 2024
The creator of the ‘open world lovecraftian spacefighter RPG’ Underspace calls it a ‘vast freaky universe,’ and even that might be an understatement. This sci-fi world is not only rooted in science but goes full-on supernatural. There really aren’t a lot of fantasy-oriented space games out there”, he says.
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Game Designing
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Both are open-world action-adventure games with fantasy elements and similar mechanics. All of this creates a more lighthearted fantasy world. It’s also important to consider that the bar for video games is being set ever higher, even for indies.
The Bottom Feeder
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Avernum 4: Greed and Glory will be an epic, indie, turn-based fantasy role-playing adventure for Windows, Mac, and iPad. It continues the saga of Avernum, a nation in caverns far under the world, full of misfits, adventures, treasures to be found, and monsters to hunt (and that hunt you). The problem was that parts felt crowded.
PreMortem.Games
JULY 26, 2024
I’ve done some indie filmmaking which I then thought was the most ridiculous amount of work any one person could ever do. I have a small group of indie dev contacts over discord, or in very rare cases I’ll post on public forums to get some insight or feedback, but that’s usually for technical issues.
Radiator Blog
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Final Fantasys end with god-killing because that's what changing your life requires! Still, overall this was a very impressive achievement for just 3 indie developers. Planescape Torment's final boss fight conversation works because the god stuff is a metaphor for the protagonist's personal arc -- the final boss isn't god!
iHobo
JULY 12, 2023
In many respects, Final Fantasy VII and Bioshock that were mentioned in the context of the narrative motive highlight this very split: the Japanese took Wizardry and choose a form that prioritised the narrative motive for its storytelling (hence the 'animated movie cut with a game' that followed in the 1990s).
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