HarryElefante

miserable sports fan + video game aficionado

[HarryElefante @HarryElefa8884]

Another day as an FSU alum/fan
#fsubaseball #fsusports #GoNoles

[Josh Hart @joshhart]

US lost but Knicks still Champs. Goodnight!

[HarryElefante @HarryElefa8884]

the Dtrump curse strikes the US Mens Soccer team

[HarryElefante @HarryElefa8884]

every goddamn year

GET RID OF HIM AND HALF THIS ROSTER

[SleeperYankees @SleeperYankees]

June 24: 48-31

July 5: 49-40

[HarryElefante @HarryElefa8884]

Get this dude off of the yankees - literally losing games because of his constant ineptitude at the plate

[Talkin' Yanks @TalkinYanks]

Austin Wells has now surpassed 200 plate appearances this season

His .483 OPS is the worst among players with 200+ PAs. Next closest is Luis Rengifo's .534 OPS. He was released by Milwaukee June 23rd

Wells' .153 batting average is also the worst. Cal Raleigh is closest at .161

[HarryElefante @HarryElefa8884]

I love how earnest this is - legends 🫡

[Katsuhiro Harada @Harada_TEKKEN]

From my perspective, Miyazaki is a rather unique, yet extremely serious game developer.

His career did not begin in the game industry. In fact, he didn’t become a game developer until he was almost thirty years old.

Even among developers of my generation (those of us born in the 1970s), I think it’s remarkable that someone who wasn’t even a game developer during the dawn of the polygon era eventually became one of Japan’s most representative game creators. (In other words, compared to the rest of us from the same generation—including myself—his career path is exceptionally unusual. Most notably, unlike many of us, he was not working at one of the major development studios that held a significant technological advantage during the early polygon era. That, more than anything else, is what makes his path so unique.)

Next, regarding my impression of Dark Souls.

People often focus on its difficulty as a game, but I believe Miyazaki’s true creativity shines through in the world he created. (By the way, I personally think Dark Souls has fairly simple action mechanics, and I don’t actually consider it to be an especially difficult game.)

If you look into my own career, you’ll see that I was personally involved with the Dark Souls series and Elden Ring as the General Manager overseeing both production and marketing (Just to clarify, I wasn't part of the development team itself. My involvement was simply as the General Manager of the publisher-side department overseeing production and marketing). From that perspective, I can say that Dark Souls didn’t suddenly become a massive success overnight. It was the result of everything Miyazaki and his team had built up through their previous titles.

Today, he receives offers from all over the world, but when I think back to the days when he and his team were struggling the most, many of those offers seem like they’re coming from people who only know who they are today. Some of them almost feel like complete reversals in attitude. Well, that’s just my personal perspective.

Personally, I had grown tired of people who would simply compare games by saying things like, “That title cost X billion yen to make and sold Y million copies,” and then use nothing but those numbers to judge them against other games. There were so many people who couldn’t appreciate the journey or the growth of the developers themselves. Anyone can look at the current numbers—they’re available to everyone. Whenever I heard those kinds of opinions, I always thought, “That’s exactly what you’d expect from someone who’s never actually developed games.”
What surprised me even more was that, even if people couldn’t properly evaluate that journey, almost nobody even seemed interested in trying to understand the process of how those developers gradually reached where they are today.
(I'm NOT talking about the fan community).

Now, going back to Miyazaki, there are two things about him that have always stayed with me.

The first was back when I was developing Summer Lesson for VR, around the time it was generating a lot of buzz.

One day, he came to try an early build of Summer Lesson along with people from several other game companies.

While everyone else was laughing, chatting, and having fun with it, Miyazaki alone played it with incredible seriousness. Then, after everyone had finished and started discussing their impressions, he remained completely silent, staring intently at the preview monitor, deep in thought.

Everyone became curious and finally asked him, “Miyazaki, what are you thinking about?”

He suddenly smiled and said,

“Oh… I got completely absorbed in thinking about what I would do if I were making this, and what kind of game I’d create.”

What he talked about after that was, in the best possible sense, completely insane.

It was one of those rare moments when I caught a glimpse of what I’d call his “mad scientist” side—his deeply serious, obsessive approach to creativity.

The other thing that left a strong impression on me was that he generally dislikes video interviews (including live streaming).

I once asked him about it by email, and he replied with quite a long explanation. After reading it, I completely understood where he was coming from.

Simply put, he doesn’t like watching himself moving around on video. (Psychologically speaking, it’s actually a bit more complicated than that.)

But there was another reason.

According to him, there are naturally many people in this industry who know games far better than he does. Whenever he listens to those people speak, he realizes that his own understanding is still shallow, and it makes him feel that he’s not yet in a position to be the one talking about games.

I mean… it’s common for well-known developers to say, “I still have a long way to go.”

But whenever someone like him says that, my reaction is always,

“Come on… if you say you’re still not there yet, then the rest of us won’t feel qualified to talk about games at all.” (laugh)

Anyway, that’s one of the reasons why video interviews with Miyazaki are extremely rare. And conversations with him on camera—especially long-form discussions with another developer—are even rarer. They almost don’t exist at all.

By the way, the other game developer in that photo is Masahiro Sakurai.

If you ask me, he’s basically:

“A Saiyan who genuinely believes he’s just another ordinary human.”

Every now and then, when the rest of us are struggling with some problem, he’ll say something that sounds exactly like Goku saying,

“Well… why don’t you just fly?”

And I’ll reply,

“Because we humans can’t use Flight Technique.”

Then he just stares at me with a completely puzzled look.

To put it in terms of Demon Slayer, I’d describe him as:

"Like Muzan Kibutsuji casually showing up at a drinking party where all the Hashira have gathered, genuinely believing he's just another ordinary guest".

That’s the kind of person he is.

[HarryElefante @HarryElefa8884]

It's the same thing every year man lol it's like they don't know summer is coming EVERY YEAR

Why is there no preparation to withstand the same conditions each year JFC

[Con Edison @ConEdison]

Con Edison is asking customers in parts of Westchester County and the northeast Bronx to conserve energy while crews make repairs to equipment. As a precaution, the company has reduced voltage by 8% in affected areas—including communities such as White Plains, Scarsdale, Rye, Harrison, New Rochelle, Pelham, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, and City Island—to help protect equipment and maintain reliable service. For more info: https://t.co/5A1kKQNDmr

[HarryElefante @HarryElefa8884]

PlayStation use to be cool

[PlayStation @PlayStation]

"PS4 SUPPORTS USED GAMES" ***huuuuge applause*** "“PS4 won’t impose any new restrictions on your use of PS4 game discs."

[HarryElefante @HarryElefa8884]

wtf??! For what!!?

[Underdog @Underdog]

BREAKING: Folarin Balogun could face an extended suspension, per @MarkOgden_

FIFA's disciplinary panel will review if the challenge warrants more than the automatic one-match ban originally issued.

[HarryElefante @HarryElefa8884]

Amazing show - legendary

But only for S1 lol sighhhh

[Netflix @netflix]

Save the cheerleader, save the world.

HEROES IS NOW ON NETFLIX IN THE US

[HarryElefante @HarryElefa8884]

USA USA USA USA!!!!

[HarryElefante @HarryElefa8884]

Why tf would Boston do this???
🤣🤣

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

BLOCKBUSTER: The Boston Celtics have agreed to trade Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George, two first-round picks and two second-round picks, sources tell ESPN.

[HarryElefante @HarryElefa8884]

lmao this #yankees team is just awful man

The core of this roster needs a complete over haul - it's the same nucleus + Boone for YEARS and it's the same patterns over and over....

[HarryElefante @HarryElefa8884]

THE CELTICS!!!!?? wtf Mitch!!! lol

Ughhhh

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Free agent center Mitchell Robinson has agreed to a three-year, $47.4 million deal to sign with the Boston Celtics, with a player option in third season, sources tell ESPN. Robinson departs the Knicks after serving a key role on the historic championship team.

[HarryElefante @HarryElefa8884]

everything is just getting worse and worse - this is so anti-consumer and greedy it's incredible.

These companies are near the end of their utility to the average consumer.

[PlayStation @PlayStation]

Important updates:

News on physical discs for new games - https://t.co/BzZODXdWGY

News on PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita - https://t.co/ev3mN6wj14

[HarryElefante @HarryElefa8884]

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[HarryElefante @HarryElefa8884]

The Jalen Brunson effect

[Ian Begley @IanBegley]

Landry Shamet turned down the opportunity for bigger offers from other contenders to re-sign with the Knicks and defend the title, per sources. Those offers were coming if Shamet hit free agency. Instead, he and Knicks agree on 4-year, $24 million deal to bring him back to New York, as ESPN first reported. Bringing back Shamet was a priority for the club. If Knicks stay under second apron, it will be very difficult for them to now retain Mitchell Robinson.

[HarryElefante @HarryElefa8884]

SHOCKERRRR

[VGC @VGC_News]

The three largest RAM manufacturers in the world are being sued for allegedly working together to fix the supply and price of memory, leading to the recent surge in price for consumers.

https://t.co/C66OWNd083

[HarryElefante @HarryElefa8884]

the most obvious yankees choke job

This team is just horrendous man

[HarryElefante @HarryElefa8884]

This Yankees team plays exactly like the team from the last 10 years

Just soft and zero urgency in their DNA - they just don’t have it.

[HarryElefante @HarryElefa8884]

Shoot him into the moon - he just looks so weak and timid at the plate.

Embarassing

[Talkin' Yanks @TalkinYanks]

Austin Wells' .510 OPS is the worst by a Yankee in a season since Jim Mason's .445 OPS in 1976 (minimum 175 plate appearances)