Dec 20 2024 78 mins 3
This week, the lads celebrate the inaugural Indie Game Awards! Discussions include reactions to the award recipients, impressions from playing the nominees and some behind the scenes fun from being judges on an awards show. Find the full list of award recipients, nominees, presenters, and judges on the official IGA website. You can also check out the IGA Steam Sale, which showcases titles from this year’s nominees and presenters!
Find timestamps for this episode below:
0:00 - Intro
2:10 - Icebreaker Question: How did it feel to judge an award show?
7:05 - Debut
14:55 - Notable Achievement in Accessibility
16:57 - Music
21:17 - Visual Design
26:43 - Bite-Sized Game
33:46 - Innovation
44:03 - Emotional Impact
49:38 - Gameplay Design
57:34 - Narrative
1:06:12 - Women-Led Game
1:06:56 - Solo Development
1:11:23 - Game of the Year
1:13:29 - Industry Impact
1:15:10 - Mohammad Fahmi Storyteller Award
1:16:57 - Final Thoughts and Outro
Check Other IGA Nominee Episodes + Written Reviews:
- Mouthwashing, Crow Country and Grunn Review: https://plnk.to/crossplayconvos/e/1000673149935
- Pacific Drive and Ultros Review Impressions: https://plnk.to/crossplayconvos/e/1000646013266
- Thanks Goodness You're Here Review: https://plnk.to/crossplayconvos/e/1000664484618
Animal Well Review:
https://plnk.to/crossplayconvos/e/1000657033170
Crypt Custodian Review Impressions: https://plnk.to/crossplayconvos/e/1000674886208
- Thirsty Suitors (LukeWarmGames): https://lukewarmgamespodcast.buzzsprout.com/1187351/episodes/14047071-episode-137-thirsty-suitors-review-impressions
- Balatro (LukeWarmGames): https://lukewarmgamespodcast.buzzsprout.com/1187351/episodes/14575044-episode-141-balatro-review-impressions
- Little Kitty, Big City (LukeWarmGames): https://lukewarmgamespodcast.buzzsprout.com/1187351/episodes/15098086-episode-147-little-kitty-big-city-review
- Clickholding (LukeWarmGames): https://lukewarmgamespodcast.buzzsprout.com/1187351/episodes/15567513-episode-153-paper-trail-review-indie-game-tastemaking-corner
- Fear the Spotlight (The Gaming Brief): https://thegamingbrief.ca/2024/11/28/fear-the-spotlight-review/
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