>>723381946
>>Whats worrying is that there is not a new generation of eccentric creator personalities.
They exist in the form of indie devs. Your Cave Storys, Undertales, Balatros, and Pizza Towers. The list goes on and on and on. You can even read the interview quote posted earlier. He believed older games from the 8-16 bit era made from small teams had "soul". The modern version of that is indie games.
>b-but they're not rock stararinos!
Not everyone can be as cool as Itagaki. MOST indie devs keep to themselves and don't make too much noise and just focus on their work. All that matters is that there are people out there making games with uncompromising visions. Hollow Knight and Team Cherry is another example of a small team that completely shook up the industry. They're not reinventing the wheel, and maybe not on Itagaki's level. But there are a lot of eccentric creators out there. Many of their games get overlooked, but that's alright. Indies carry the industry now while big companies drop the ball chasing focus-tested garbage.
