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A bit of context without even watching the video:

This dude nearly single-handedly made Braid, and is now working on a really cool 3D title that's well into its development.

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It's fair to say Braid is his game but it wasn't done single-handedly. David Hellman did the great artwork and Blow licensed the music. Edmund McMillen (Super Meat Boy, The Binding of Isaac) did some of the original character designs which David Hellman remade to fit the the art style that developed.

Fair. He did all of the programming involved, as well as all of the story and gameplay design.

For anyone interested in a bit of background about him and some other indie gaming greats, I highly recommend checking out "Indie Game the Movie" - it's a documentary about the development process of Braid (Jonathan Blow), Fez (Phil Fish), and Super Meat Boy (Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes).

At about 10 USD it's a bit steeply priced, but I found it well worthwhile: http://buy.indiegamethemovie.com/

I'll also join in recommending this.

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