vidya gams

hey so since today's topic is up to me i guess i'll write about some independent game makers i like.

first off, i gotta say that i love video games. I love every way people have found to tell their stories, and i think the possibilities that video games offer are endless, because they are in a realm where everything is virtual, and therefore, doable. There's nothing fixed in video games because they are completely fabricated, and to me thats incredible. I think most people believe video games to be either silly and childish or violent and graphic, and actually i couldn't deny that it actually is the case of many games in the industry, where the need for profit dictates what kind of games get made and their contents. But, while this is true of commercial games, it doesn't apply to the games being made outside the industry, which usually get produced by very small teams of people, if not by a single person, and which can delve into more personal topics, or experiment with their narratives and art styles in ways that games shaped by money don't really explore. 

so, with that in mind, some game makers whose works i admire are:

Toby fox. he's actually the reason why i chose video games for this entry, because he recently debuted with his game Undertale, which made a huge impression on me. it's an RPG (role playing game) that offers and encourages the option of resolving all conflicts with mercy instead of violence, drastically changing the story according to your method of choice. I love the fact that the game dissuades the player from killing every NPC (non-playable character), and chooses to promote befriending them instead.

Mason Lindroth. Mason has an aesthetic thats pretty entrancing to me, because his mix of stop motion animation and pixelated filters with small color palettes appeals to a lot of my tastes. His games usually have a slow rhythm, forcing the player to explore and discover rather than to fight.

Anatola Howard.  Her works are amazing. Right now she's working on her third game and it looks great. She has a narrative flow that's very pleasing, and touches deep themes in simple ways within her games, making them all about feeling and empathy.