So the alsoran arrives home after an extended holiday following E3 with a lot to think about regarding the direction of the games industry. Though there is much to write about in the immediate future, we’ll begin with what was undoubtedly the highlight of the show - the alsoran finally speaking to one of his biggest inspirations, creator of Space Channel 5, Rez, Lumines and the upcoming Ninety Nine Nights, Tetsuya Mizuguchi.

The alsoran had alwasy wanted to discuss his own findings surrounding the life of 19th century German artist Wassily Kandisky, in particular his alleged condition of the cross-sensory neuropsychological phenomenon Synaesthesia, (Rez’s devlopment code-name was “K-Project”, taking its audio/visual-crossover direction from the writings of Kandisnky). During his heavy research, the alsoran found that Kandinsky had, contradictory to documented history, not actually suffered from the condition himself but was in fact a pioneer concerned with finding true connections between the senses with his art and writing.

However, the encounter didn’t go quite as planned. After a brief introduction in Japanese, he broke down into just another fanboy and espoused the greatness of Rez, embarassingly dropping in that the experience was akin to a journey to the moon, due in no small part to the accompanying use of marijuana. Fortunately, Mizuguchi laughed, having only the previous week read an article rating the top videogames of all time to play stoned, in which Rez came out on top. Hopefully the next time they meet will be more fruitful.