Favorite Quotes

[LostInTranslation]

"Don't just sit there and waste your precious time.
When you want to do something, do it right away.
Do it when you can. It's the only way to live a life without regrets."
- Sonic

 

[Another Iori]

Every day, my daddy told me the same thing. 'Once a task is just begun, never leave it till it's done. Be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all'.

Thank God, 50 years ago I learned that our entire business is all based on two things; a great song and a great story. Film, television, if you don't have that story, nothing else matters. You don't call anybody else or direct anybody. The same with a song. A great song can make the worst singer in the world a star.

A bad song, the three best singers in the world cannot save it, and that's the bottom line.

"Quincy Jones Recalls 'Freaking Out' at Michael Jackson's Death and His Private Nickname for the Star (Q&A)". Interview with Stephen Galloway, www.hollywoodreporter.com. April 11, 2015.

 

[Strategist's iconStrategist]

Thank God, 50 years ago I learned that our entire business is all based on two things; a great song and a great story. Film, television, if you don't have that story, nothing else matters. You don't call anybody else or direct anybody.

Seems like a lesson the modern game industry could use. They spend far too much time on trying to engineer the best graphics and most addictive mechanics and/or monetization strategies, when it is the story and characters that make a game truly memorable.

 

[Another Iori]

Seems like a lesson the modern game industry could use. They spend far too much time on trying to engineer the best graphics and most addictive mechanics and/or monetization strategies, when it is the story and characters that make a game truly memorable.

Yes, it can be applied to anything you want, besides what you've already said about video games, I would also add the main point, in other words the gameplay.

Today these political activists who have infected the industry, the respect, and the freedom of expression, they don't understand that it doesn't matter how loud or bad their shout may be, because if the game doesn't work and doesn't entertain the consumer, it will be considered trash and will fail, even if you've spent half a billion dollars on it, on the other hand, even the smallest Nintendo game will find its way, because even though I really hate their attitude towards emulation and amateur preservation, as a company they truly know how video games work.

 

[LostInTranslation]

"it's a me! mario!"

"YAHOO!"

 

[Clippy]

'Every triangle is a love triangle when you love triangles' Pythagoras, probably

 

[Strategist's iconStrategist]

Yes, it can be applied to anything you want, besides what you've already said about video games, I would add also the main point, in other words the gameplay.

Today these political activists who have infected the industry, the respect, and the freedom of expression, they don't understand that it doesn't matter how loud or bad their shout may be, because if the game doesn't work and doesn't entertain the consumer, it will be considered trash and will fail, even if you've spent half a billion dollars on it, whereas even the smallest Nintendo game will find its way, because even though I really hate their attitude towards emulation and amateur preservation, as a company they truly know how video games work.

Even Nintendo understands that a game isn't worth much without captivating characters. Even when they were making fun games they didn't quite hit it as large without Mario, Zelda or Pikachu.

And yeah, well a good story is universal and transcends races, cultures and political preferences. Many of the criticisms for these pollical activists can be narrowed down to them being lousy storytellers.