We’d love these indie games to get their own movie adaptations.
Lynch is well-known for his style.
It’s an infectious feel, relying on you to intuit your own meaning.
It’s enamored many people, and games are no exception.
These games took those lessons to heart and echo his ethos in every part of them.
Yet by that very merit, his appeal is international, and it was felt quite distinctly in Japan.
Mary and Maria are also the names of two characters in Lynch’s Lost Highway.
It’s unabashedly following through on an idea that only makes sense to yourself that truly defines his work.
However, it is completely character-led, and the ties between them is the binding thread of the game.
Connections are what make us, and we are nothing without them.
The game judges you for everything you do, yet gives you the freedom to do it.
Disco Elysium’s story is a whole constructed by the pieces of the people.
It stands not on its own merits, but by the sheer quality of those telling it.
There is also a skill called Inland Empire, named directly after the self-same Lynch film.
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Like all good Twin Peaks-inspired works, it focuses on a small, urban American town and its citizens.
The game has a dynamic weather and day-night cycle too, with every citizen having their own schedule.
It’s all centered around you discovering the mystery behind your disappearing classmates.
6Virginia
Virginia is a very different kind of Twin Peaks-inspired game.
The game has no dialogue, instead letting the scenes and character performances speak for themselves.
That’s similar enough so far.
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It’s also an open world, focusing on character interactions throughout the day.
It’s honestly close to fan-fiction at stages, and an undeniably unique experience to boot.
Twin Mirror deviates from here, choosing to forgo any supernatural elements in place of a true mystery.
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Control is a game drenched in surrealism and aesthetic wonders.
It all revolves around Jesse’s hope of finding her brother, though of course, it dives deeper.
