Games aren’t something we feature on Directors Notes very often, in fact I can only think of the Neil LaBute Heavy Rain/How Far Would you Go…? special we featured earlier this year.
However, Playdead’s Limbo just looked so cinematic and atmospheric I definitely thought it would be of interest to all the film-lovers and animators who visit our site.
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New on DN: Limbo http://j.mp/dBc7Vh
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