Everyone seemed to dig last week’s rant, which means you’re all in for a good round of comparative disappointment today.

My rant this week concerns indie games, but it’s probably not what you’d expect — it is not the usual ten to fifteen minutes of Jason Rohrer ball-licking that I so frequently indulge in onPodtoid.

John and Molly sitting on the park bench

In fact, it’s kind of the opposite. Hit the jump to watch it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr0CCkH49g0

Close up shot of Marissa Marcel starring in Ambrosio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A_JfkzPwww

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E9yRAA3rQQ

Kukrushka sitting in a meadow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br3Oo1g9nZQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r98rpiQx-O4

Lightkeeper pointing his firearm overlapped against the lighthouse background

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdt-lboxt7Q

http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/daduk

Overseer looking over the balcony in opening cutscene of Funeralopolis

Edited image of Super Imposter looking through window in No I’m not a Human demo cutscene with thin man and FEMA inside the house

Indie game collage of Blue Prince, KARMA, and The Midnight Walk

Close up shot of Jackie in the Box

Silhouette of a man getting shot as Mick Carter stands behind cover

The ghost at the end of the hallway