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That's because most devs have ceased any engagement with the world outside the industry, though it's not entirely their fault

Itoi is my biggest inspiration for my personal project and for so many other people's too.

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Satoshi Kon and Tatsuki Fujimoto were/are both obsessed with cinema, and it made their work a million times better

Itoi aurafarming

I hate how true this is ugh 😩

bro is spitting

Bro was mogging at the camera

Damn I just got read for filth.

cold ass photo

bsky.app/profile/tcrf... John Lennon made Itoi cry and then...

feels like something musta happened when Im seeing similar sentiments across multiple sites tbh

On comment of "Hideaki Anno, through Evangalion, told his audience to "living a fulfilling life, rather than just consuming fantasies", kure362 hits you with a wisdom nuke you can only get on JPN Twitter.

This is the truth behind the "anime was a mistake" meme from Miyazaki. People whose only or even primary engagement with joy in the world is anime will make lousy anime.

I think it's less about consuming *other* kind of media, and more about going out and living a rich life IRL

Also photography deff' helps with learning about composition and how to take interesting shots. I'm an amature photographer; I just like taking photos around me for refs and for insperation.

I am now endlessly worried once more about doing this

I agree, but I think the point of this is also to go outside and do things. Like meeting people and seeing things.

Reminds me of the fact on how original Star Wars movies were inspired by war footage, western movies and etc, while new Star Wars was inspired by old Star Wars movies

The more time I spend away from the world, the more time I spend gaming, but the more I don't game, the more I engage with the world. It's just balance.

Yeah engaging with stuff that isn't videogames has made me love videogames more

Then I feel like your engagement with media is going to end up just as shallow as someone who didn't care to look outside their comfort zone in the first place. I think nowadays it's more important to follow what inspires you, instead of trying to accommodate some invisible "balanced media diet."

I do agree with what Itoi is saying to an extent, but I hate how people apply this quote and use it to further media consumption discourse

This is also true of cinema, music, art, etc, though. It's not about how limited games are or what they've become, it's that if you only draw inspiration and appreciation from one medium or realm of art, you're only seeing the discourses/trends within it, and missing out on a wider perspective.

Tezuka said it about making comics, and I think Mamoru Oshii said it about making cartoons

This is more or less why I keep tabs with sports as a whole. I like the narratives that surround a particular team or game and it's super easy to get invested in just cause it's something different and fresh. Also sports memes are esoteric, mean, and funny as hell.

Itoi looks tuff

having been in a slump of not being able to play most games this lightens my heart full of discontent i may not be enjoying sitting with these activities but i can see it as a show of my soul seeking fulfillment elsewhere

this is y i fw itoi even if his games never rly landed for me, he was treating games as art pieces before any of us, even the staunchest defenders of "games as art", understood what he was up to

True shit

Man, Itoi put what I've been feeling lately into words before I knew it.