I’m always on the lookout for flawed genius. Rather than solid perfection, I prefer the crazy, quirky, and niche every time. I stole this term from Paul Barnett of Mythic Entertainment, who was discussing his (late) game Warhammer Online, and its rival World of Warcraft: “I believe WoW is a work of flawed genius. When you dismantle [these works] you can never be sure whether you get genius or flaw.” I once evoked this in the finale post of Sakurasou na Pet no Kanojo, and though my prose is awfully unpolished,...
October 21, 2014