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6 comments by lodle on Jan 12th, 2012

The Independent Games Festival (known on the web as IGF) is in full swing once again in 2012, with this years judges having just posted their picks for the honourable mentions and final placings.


With our end of year events having just wrapped up it is nice to see that our personal selections mirror some of the judges selections Dear Esther, Frozen Synapse, To the Moon and Atom Zombie Smasher making the final cut.

We will keep you notified once the winners have been announced but for now check out all the finalists below.

Excellence In Visual Art

Botanicula (Amanita Design)
Dear Esther (thechineseroom)
Lume (State Of Play Games)
Mirage (Mario von Rickenbach)
Wonderputt (Damp Gnat)

Honorable mentions: Beat Sneak Bandit (Simogo); Dustforce (Hitbox Team); Fader(Chris Makris); Proun (Joost van Dongen); Toren (Swordtales)

Technical Excellence

Antichamber (Demruth)
Fez (Polytron)
Prom Week (Expressive Intelligence Studio, UC Santa Cruz)
Realm of the Mad God (Wild Shadow Studios & Spry Fox)
Spelunky (Mossmouth)

Honorable mentions: Frozen Synapse (Mode 7 Games); Nitronic Rush (DigiPen Institute of Technology); Reflow (Xymatic); Super T.I.M.E Force (Capy); Tiny and Big - Grandpa's Leftovers (Black Pants)

Excellence In Design

Atom Zombie Smasher (Blendo Games)
English Country Tune (Stephen Lavelle)
Frozen Synapse (Mode 7 Games)
Gunpoint (Tom Francis, John Roberts and Fabian van Dommelen)
Spelunky (Mossmouth)

Honorable mentions: Faraway (Steph Thirion); FTL (Justin Ma & Matthew Davis);Johann Sebastian Joust (Die Gute Fabrik); SpaceChem (Zachtronics Industries); Where Is My Heart (Die Gute Fabrik)

Excellence In Audio

Botanicula (Amanita Design)
Dear Esther (thechineseroom)
Pugs Luv Beats (Lucky Frame)
To The Moon (Freebird Games)
Waking Mars (Tiger Style)

Honorable mentions: Beatbuddy (THREAKS); Beat Sneak Bandit (Simogo); Fez (Polytron); Proteus (Ed Key and David Kanaga); Where Is My Heart (Die Gute Fabrik)

Best Mobile Game

ASYNC Corp (Powerhead Games)
Beat Sneak Bandit (Simogo)
Faraway (Steph Thirion)
Ridiculous Fishing (Vlambeer)
Waking Mars (Tiger Style)

Honorable mentions: Fingle (Game Oven Studios); Hundreds (SemiSecret and aeiowu); iBlast Moki 2 (Godzilab); Temple Run (Imangi Studios); Tentacles (Press Play ApS)

Nuovo Award

[Designed 'to honor abstract, shortform, and unconventional game development'.]

At a Distance
 (Terry Cavanagh)
Dear Esther (thechineseroom)
Fingle (Game Oven Studios)
GIRP (Bennett Foddy)
Proteus (Ed Key and David Kanaga)
Johann Sebastian Joust (Die Gute Fabrik)
Storyteller (Daniel Benmergui)
Way (CoCo & Co.)

Honorable mentions: Deep Sea (WRAUGHK); Four Letter Word (Terry Cavanagh);GlitchHiker (Aardbever); Hundreds (SemiSecret and aeiowu); POP (Rob Lach)

Seumas McNally Grand Prize

Dear Esther (thechineseroom)
Fez (Polytron)
Frozen Synapse (Mode 7 Games)
Johann Sebastian Joust (Die Gute Fabrik)
Spelunky (Mossmouth)

Honorable mentions: Antichamber (Demruth); FTL (Justin Ma & Matthew Davis);Proteus (Ed Key and David Kanaga); SpaceChem (Zachtronics Industries); Where Is My Heart (Die Gute Fabrik)

Source: Igf.com

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TurretGunZ
TurretGunZ Nov 21 2012, 3:22am says:

Jeez I wish I could play FEZ on PC, The game already screams PC and it Being On Steam would be better for your Company then for how Microsoft is screwing you guys, You said you want create a fun relaxing nice experience, but How can you do that when your Alienating gamers that must pay for XBOX Live and not give them better options.

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SinineSiil
SinineSiil Mar 2 2012, 5:58pm says:

I want to play this game when it's released. I can't play it when it isn't avaiable on PC.

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ShrikeGFX
ShrikeGFX Jan 13 2012, 2:51am says:

looks really nice

But the "new" ? FEZ logo looks really awkward, its way too difficult to tell what it is or that it even is a font. I think you showed it way better in your early videos, but that simple black - white is just wrong, the perspective of the F is even wrong - if thats intended or not, It looks like a design error not like an decision

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wolfbrother9393
wolfbrother9393 Jan 31 2011, 6:45am says:

This looks awesome! I love the 2d/3d blend and the visuals are crisp and beautiful. Might I request a Steam release?? Please??

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Jashin
Jashin Dec 22 2010, 5:17am says:

This art reminds me so much of Cave Story.

How come it looks so much like it?

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Yronno
Yronno Oct 29 2010, 8:28pm says:

This is only for the 360? Would it be possible on the PC? Sorry, I'm dreaming.

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Sheap1440
Sheap1440 Oct 29 2010, 2:31pm says:

So awesome dude!

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Armageddon104
Armageddon104 Oct 19 2010, 10:36pm says:

Fez's are cool.

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PhyOS
PhyOS Dec 22 2010, 6:22pm replied:

Dr. Who references are cool.

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MirzaGhalib
MirzaGhalib Oct 4 2010, 4:50pm says:

Somebody should write a manifesto for this reappropriation of retro gaming and its aims. Seriously. This needs to be done in order for gaming to move into the literary realm where it needs to be.

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