That's it. We need to take a trip to Funky Tropical Deathworld. It's all right there in the name.

yes. when it's good and firing on all cylinders its among the best, and predates a lot of similar videogame-y and battle royale inspired premises by years. he did not stick the landing but much of the run has the crazy anything goes vitality that i feel like i can only really find in manga. or could

yeah maybe so. honestly, is it crazy that it reminds me of the tv show Lost? starting out with just delirious possibility space and energy and mystery but that doomed sense they have no idea where they're headed proving all too correct.

i remember reading the scans in college and losing my mind

gantz might be one of the most legendary series ending whiffs of all time

yeah no kidding. no easy answers but one of my favorite sayings is “begin as you mean to go on.” take that as you will. all these posting platforms lure you in as a “valuable tool for promotion” when you need to ply your craft more instead of posting. easier said than done i know.

the huge turning point for me was pope benedict stepping down. i thought it took humility, honesty, and also cmon on man if the pope can call it long before the deathbed there are many government roles that should stick a fork in it too

i think that’s how social media captures savvy, talented people. seldom does their real goal seem to be, get big on yt or “posting a lot”, and yet on the road to getting to do the thing they want to do, they’re captured by the attention amoeba. “this is what you do, now, and don’t ever stop”

which reminds me of Eno lamenting the lack of working class voices in music now. i think that’s true of games in a similar way. i want to hear from many more perspectives and cultures and experiences. better representation of artists enriches us all. but americans tend to pretend class doesnt factor

and while i think in game dev now there’s a lot better advice out there for beginners (and way more tutorial content) i think that social class element is sometimes overlooked. i’m speaking about myself of course. those without opportunity i’m sure feel it all too keenly.

my friend skateboarded, loved punk, that was the spirit that animates him. he’s one of the most expert artists i know. and he taught himself most of it.
you learn by doing. don’t be afraid (or wait to ask permission) to learn by doing, by making.

but then (after time with punk music, a few punk docs, and watching repo man) i realized that in the world i grew up in, DIY wasn’t something you did. in a good upper middle class family you went to school, you apprenticed, you trained. then you “did the thing.” you waited for permission.

a good friend and mentor would hear me talk big talk about what kind of project i wanted to do when i was in my early 20s and he would say, “do it, man.” and it would just sort of short circuit me. couldn’t understand what he meant, somehow? you can’t just go around doing stuff!

keep us posted if its good, foreign language (and bbc production) shows and films have usually been where the good stuff hides on netflix