00 · The pack · always
Wolves.
“For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.”Rudyard Kipling · 1894
Chapter V — Inspirations
Everything I love leaves a mark.
One line I took from each. Small nods are hidden all over this site.
01
Games
Game · 2018
Red Dead Redemption 2
“A world that doesn’t need you — so you care about it.”
Game · 2022
Stray
“Tell the story from knee height.”
Game · 2017
Hollow Knight
“A tiny palette. A huge sense of place.”
Games · 2013–18
Tomb Raider trilogy
“Origin stories are about surviving, not winning.”
Game · 2023
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
“Movement should feel good before it means anything.”
Game · 2017
NieR: Automata
“The interface can be part of the story.”
Games · 2001–
Devil May Cry
“Style is a score. Earn the S rank.”
Game · 2024
Stellar Blade
“Polish is respect for the player.”
02
Films
Film · 1994
The Shawshank Redemption
“Patience is a plan. So is hope.”
Film · 1957
12 Angry Men
“One room. No wasted frame.”
Film · 2019
The Lighthouse
“Black, white and grain can be enough.”
Film · 2007
Atonement
“One long take can carry a war.”
Film · 1999
Fight Club
“Make people look twice.”
Film · 1979
Alien — Ripley
“Competence is the most heroic trait.”
Film · 2025
Mickey 17
“Each version of you gets a little better.”
Film · 2025
Thunderbolts*
“Broken people can still make a team.”
Film · 2025
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
“The future as people once imagined it.”
Film · 2026
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
“Starting over isn’t starting from zero.”
Film · 2022
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
“Painted, and moves like a comic.”
Film · Disney
Aladdin
“Wonder first, logic later.”
03
Anime & animation
Animated film · 2019
Ne Zha
“Fight the fate people write for you.”
Animated film · 2020
Jiang Ziya
“Ink, myth and big empty skies.”
Anime · 1999–
One Piece
“Find your crew and keep sailing.”
Anime · 2011
Hunter × Hunter
“Rules make power interesting.”
Anime · 2019
Dororo
“Take back what was taken, piece by piece.”
Anime · 2020
Dorohedoro
“Grime and warmth can share a frame.”
Anime · 2014
Parasyte -the maxim-
“Change from the inside is still change.”
04
People
Book & film · Charlie Mackesy
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox & the Horse
“A few lines of ink can carry more than a blockbuster.”
Actor · watch my edit
Timothée Chalamet
“More noise, more meaning.”
Design studio
Pentagram
“Hierarchy is kindness.”
Feel the silence.
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