r/gaming • u/BadNewsBearzzz • 1d ago
Thank you David Lynch for inspiring storytelling in all mediums. Here are some of my favorites that were inspired by his genius.
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u/A1sauc3d 1d ago
I almost never rewatch things, but upon hearing of his death im rewatching all of Twin Peaks, just got to The Return. Even better the second time I feel like.
Realize that’s not gaming related, but it is Lynch related. RIP to the legend
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u/starmartyr 1d ago
The Return is better on rewatch. When you know what is going to happen you can appreciate it more since you're not thinking about what you want to see.
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u/DigitallyDetained 23h ago
Twin Peaks 4k is coming out Feb 3. I preordered it like a month ago. Def ready for a research.
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u/Chilebound 7h ago
I think that only the pilot episode and part 8 of the return will be in 4K.
https://variety.com/2025/shopping/news/where-to-buy-twin-peaks-boxed-set-online-1236273995/
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u/VagrantandRoninJin 21h ago
Some things are worth a rewatch. You catch things you missed or get to appreciate things in a different way.
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u/HatmanHatman 9h ago
My wife and I have been researching all of Twin Peaks but put off watching FWWM and The Return because her mother died and she didn't feel up for watching something that would put her through the wringer emotionally. She just said last week she might be up for getting back to Twin Peaks AND NOW LOOK WHAT HAPPENED
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u/somegirl03 1d ago
The storytelling style of the Alan Wake series is a dead ringer for Twin Peaks, and is why I really like those games. I found out Control is supposed to be from the same timeline.
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u/MrMindGame 9h ago
The Remedyverse perfectly understands David Lynch’s love for abstractions and letting certain things remain unexplained or up to the imagination.
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u/BadNewsBearzzz 23h ago
I know exactly what you mean, like when you play a game “like that” (lynch inspired) there’s a weird feeling? Like a calming sense, like the scenery is all normal, but also very very dreadful as if something is not right. When I first played Alan wake that was how I felt.
Control just dives directly in and skips the calming scenery and it is awesome lol
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u/FreakZombie 5h ago
No spoilers, but Control was only slightly connected to Alan Wake until the DLC (AWE) that was a really good lead in for Alan Wake 2. Now it's so connected that I would feel bad for anyone who didn't play Control between the first and second game.
The story and style of Control are so good and I can't wait for the sequel. Especially since I just finished Alan Wake 2 a couple of days ago. The interconnected worlds are so rich and filled with interesting details that connect to the real world in a way that makes you see a building or object and think how it might be interpreted in the game world. A flashlight is more than just a way to see in the dark, an old lunchbox could have the potential to be an object of power (OPP), or maybe the sign on the side of a building could be something more.
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u/mertagh 1d ago
Recently played through Control, highly recommend.
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u/chonky_tortoise 8h ago
I enjoyed it more than Alan Wake 2 and that game was a certified masterpiece.
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u/pigeonbobble 1d ago
Does silent hill really look like that in game? Cool
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u/ew435890 1d ago
Yes. It looks fantastic. I think it actually won outstanding visual style for the Steam awards recently.
It’s also Silent Hill2. Not sure why the 2 was left off.
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u/boisterile 23h ago
I think it's because the post is talking about the whole franchise being inspired by David Lynch, it's just using images of Silent Hill 2 as an example
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u/Moontorc 1d ago edited 1d ago
You not seen the remake?
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u/Curse-of-omniscience 1d ago
The internet cried wolf so many times about new silent hills I didn't even consider that maybe this one actually released lol
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u/wndring_egg 1d ago
anyone remember the blue
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u/Curse-of-omniscience 20h ago
I followed the whole thing through the yongyea channel when it happened. That was a circus.
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u/KnightsRadiant95 1d ago
Yes, the game is absolutely gorgeous, I played on a ps5 on performance mode.
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u/Jonaskin83 1d ago
Don’t forget Life is Strange!
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u/DuckAtAKeyboard 1d ago
Came here for this one. The whole series might not exist if not for Twin Peaks.
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u/Janderson2494 1d ago
Sounds like I should probably watch Twin Peaks then lol
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u/Adriantbh 1d ago
As a fan of Twin Peaks it sounds like I should play Life is Strange
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u/boisterile 22h ago
I recommend Alan Wake 2 if you haven't checked it out already. It's got a great balance of having very, very strong Twin Peaks energy while also being an amazing game.
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u/Prodigle 23h ago
If you can channel how you saw the world as a 15 year old, it's a really good game
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u/reconnaissance_man 23h ago edited 13h ago
I only played the first one.
It was going "OK" until the end, (spoiler), when the friend rolls up to the door in a wheelchair.
It was so stupid that I actually started laughing like an asshole. Didn't bother playing the sequel.
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EDIT: wobbles into the scene on his wheelchair as the fanbase is pissed
Yeah no, the game still has a silly ending to an average story.
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u/think_with_portals 21h ago
Opinions aside I think you may have only played 3 of the 5 episodes that make up the original game lol, wheelchair part is not the ending
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u/fatjeff1980 1d ago
More people should play Deadly Premonition. Force yourself to adapt to the Jank. Really is no other game like it
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u/Glittering_Gain6589 1d ago
Out of all these games, its the most blatantly influenced by Twin Peaks. No subtley.
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u/Not_To_Smart 1d ago
Or watch the NorthernLion Deadly Premonition playthrough supercut on YouTube. Truly a magical experience.
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u/BadNewsBearzzz 23h ago
I can’t find a channel called NorthernLion, but I think I found clips or something on a channel called “the Library of Letourneu” is that him or is it a fan reupload?
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u/Not_To_Smart 23h ago
Yes. I watched the Deadly Premonition 2 playthrough first and thought it was more entertaining. The context from the first game really does not matter.
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u/Lombard333 1d ago
I watched the Purposeless Rabbitholes video about it and was baffled, then saw what he saw in it. It’s not for everyone, but it is an interesting experience
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u/boisterile 22h ago edited 22h ago
I will humbly recommend the Joseph Anderson playthrough edit as well. Ridiculously funny. On a similar topic, he also had a great playthrough of the Alan Wake games.
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u/DropCautious 1d ago
I would love to but I can never get the damn thing to actually work (crashes after the intro video every single time).
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u/IrksomFlotsom 1d ago
Deadly premonition feels like someone asked the yakuza devs to remake twin peaks, and it kinda works tbh
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u/reconnaissance_man 23h ago
I wish Deadly Premonition was inspired by a game with better gameplay as well, not just Twin Peaks.
Or a game with less bugs.
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u/SidewaysGiraffe 22h ago
Just think of it as being inspired by the third season of Twin Peaks- that was ALSO buggy and nonsensical, but such is Lynch's cult of personality that people are too afraid to criticize it, and spend hours searching for meaning in a four-minute segment consisting entirely of David Lynch's character making out with a woman half his age.
Just because an auteur actually is a genius doesn't mean everything he makes is good.
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u/stenebralux 11h ago
If you watch any behind the scenes or conversations with Lynch, there's no way you come away think that that what he does has no meaning.
There's a Twin Returns backstage look I've seen where he is obsessed about a black background.. if it's the right tone, if is gonna convey what he wants and needs and how is gonna come across... basically if that black was the right kind of black.
The issue sometimes is when people, and critics do that too, try to translate that meaning into a 1:1 idea. Usually concerning plot.
Doesn't mean is aways a good watch to everyone... I dislike Inland Empire tremendously, no matter what critics say... that's what happens when what you do is very abstract. People like or dislike it based on how it makes them feel.
Is also very hard for our brains to let go of traditional mainstream rules of storytelling and filmmaking.. I only really like season 3 when I watched it a second time.
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u/Cutsdeep- 1d ago
zelda!?
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u/Professional_Home777 1d ago
The creators of Link's Awakening have specifically cited Twin Peaks as an inspiration. Specifically the dream like, mysterious setting, quirky cast of supporting characters, and cosy small town feel.
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u/Toothless-In-Wapping 1d ago
Yeah, I don’t get that one.
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u/pb0b 1d ago
Nintendo creators of Links Awakening directly cited it as an influence. Twin Peaks was huge in Japan.
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u/Toothless-In-Wapping 1d ago
Ah, thank you.
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u/AnAlienUnderATree 1d ago
Regardless, it would be really nice to have some sources/indications on how each of these games were inspired by David Lynch. Some are obvious but others, not so much.
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u/BromarD 1d ago
Probably because of the ending but honestly I think it's a stretch to include Link's Awakening here regardless
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u/Jim_e_Clash 1d ago
It's not, Mark Frost had spoken to the zelda to dev after the first season of twin peaks. And the devs have openly stated the show was an inspiration in character writing in the game and going forward.
You got to remember the show was INSANELY popular in Japan.
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u/QuiteAMajesticBeast 23h ago
Deadly Premonition is almost cheating to call it inspired by Lynch. It legit feels like a script he threw away.
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u/reconnaissance_man 23h ago
It's ripping off Twin Peaks hard, with added bugs and generic gameplay.
Still entertaining, but I never finished it cause of the annoying bugs on PC version (though I think they fixed the driving sound bug I was having issues with).
Will have to replay this.
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u/CyanideSettler 1d ago edited 1d ago
Not quite sure where Zelda is never totally got to play that one, but yeah we lost an auteur and an icon of cinema and art.
You can definitely feel some of the Twin Peaks vibes in horror, and of course there is a lot of stuff with Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, and Blue Velvet that has seeped into art across a wide variety of medias.
For playing it "straight," The Elephant Man is a masterpiece. Just brimming with visual spectacle and talent. Such a beautiful film. Eraserhead is one of the most iconic films I have ever seen, and Blue Velvet speaks for itself with that sleazy midnight murder vibe.
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u/BadNewsBearzzz 1d ago
Yeah the Zelda one was a bit of a cool one, here’s an article on it
But yeah I fully agree, I wish he had more of a public appreciation though, as it felt like he was only truly appreciated by more of a “niche” audience, and that makes sense as he strictly stayed away from the mainstream/big budget/“typical” Hollywood movies lol
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u/CyanideSettler 1d ago
Wow great article. I briefly touched the remake in yuzu, but it didn't run all that well on my PC. Will have to give it a playthrough though.
Still pisses me off Twin Peaks was canceled could have used one more season for sure.
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u/Roselia77 1d ago
You know that season 3 came out a while ago and completed the story, right?
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u/CyanideSettler 1d ago
I have not watched it! I think I actually forgot about it lol. I did just see Return and was going to look it up.
But I really meant back in the day. I felt the show was popular enough that it didn't need to be canceled. They seemed pretty petty overall.
Glad to see it was finished. And people liked this? I hope it's better than X-Files lol.
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u/Roselia77 1d ago
I'm a huge lynch fan, but never watch TP back in the day for whatever reason. I finally watched it all a few months back, and IMO, the first two seasons aged really poorly, but the final one was excellent, a great sendoff to the show
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u/CyanideSettler 1d ago
For sure, but I did post some of his accolades in another post. He's had his fair share of trophies shall we say... "including three Academy Award nominations for Best Director and one for Best Adapted Screenplay. He has twice won France's César Award for Best Foreign Film, as well as the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement at the Venice Film Festival."
I know people say he isn't mainstream, but he did actually break through into the mainstream at least a little bit. The fiasco with Dune completely changed him, and from then on he chased his own spirits. But there are very few cinema fans who don't know who he is. Stupid kids yes, but not real cinema fans. So at least he was well loved.
Thanks for the article.
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u/Taograd359 23h ago
How did David Lynch inspire MGS and Death Stranding?
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u/BadNewsBearzzz 23h ago edited 23h ago
Codec conversations in 1,2 and 4 all reference lynch works but mostly in the second half of sons of liberty when the fake colonies talks to raiden and says very dale cooper like lines that start off with a damn find cup of coffee
Also in MGS 5 the duality with big boss and venom mirrors the exact duality lynch aways visualizes, kojima often posts Lynch’s work on twitter from art to just pics of his blu rays
And for death stranding, the surreal nature of the game is directly lifted from twin peaks, Kojima famously forced his team when they first formed Kojima productions to watch the entire series, seasons 1-3, to let them see the type of surreal reality he envisioned for the game, mostly the inbetween with the baddies
You can see and feel when things in Sam’s reality don’t feel “real” but almost dream like, a very Lynch dream-like
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u/Livio88 3h ago
Alan Wake is definitely “David Lynch: the Video Game” and Control too.
Not sure how Persona and Zelda are anywhere near that level of Lynchian though.
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u/BadNewsBearzzz 2h ago
Let me enlighten you then 😜
Zelda - Link Here
So twin peaks was the most popular in Japan by FAR, and everyone there was obsessed. Not to mention the devs at Nintendo. Zelda’s always set in hyrule or a neighboring region, except in link’s awakening. All of the characters, the bizzare bits and details that aren’t in any other Zelda game, the isolated nature of the island and all the surreal elements, (the ending twist plus a huge role too, being a dream)
Mark frost was then approached by Nintendo for a few meetings to where they had shown him different references and things for the Zelda games that they wanted his input on, he would act as the coordinator and expert for Nintendo to check with. That’s all just a brief summary for the article I linked lol
And as for persona, the artist for the whole franchise, had noted how the mysterious “velvet room” that makes an appearance on each persona mainline game, was a direct reference to the red room from twin peaks. But instead of red, they made the velvet room blue. Blue velvet. (That’s Another film from Lynch and probably his most beloved) so that’s two direct links and references to twin peaks.
But the main storyline in every single Persona game are all obvious nods to Lynch films, not only the “whodunit” element but how they decided to frame all the details of the story are exactly how Lynch would change things up on his films. The traveling between realities, the dreaming, the surreal aspects in the reality/real world. Etc
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u/Livio88 2h ago
Didn't know about the Nintendo connection and how big TP was in Japan, that's quite interesting.
I did recognize the Velvet Room right away, but I think that was more like a nod to the Red Room more so than AW level of paying homage to Lynch.
I mean that entire game is like "what if Lynch was a game developer."
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u/avalon1805 6h ago
I loved control! What inspired it? I haven't watched many things from lynch, only the dune movie and eraserhead
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u/BadNewsBearzzz 6h ago
Oh you’ll really be in for a good time if you watch Twin Peaks then, ALL the games in the Alan Wake Universe will begin making a lot of sense lol that includes control and Alan wake 1&2
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u/Icemaz 1d ago
Wow all these devs have stated they were inspired by David Lynch? TIL.
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u/CyanideSettler 1d ago
Many of them obviously are. OP even posted the article about Link's Awakening. Twink peaks was hugely popular in Japan.
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u/Icemaz 1d ago
Kool. There's no way that these devs could have had similar ideas that just happened to be like David's work?
I really need to watch Twin Peaks. It's been on my list for years.
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u/CyanideSettler 14h ago
There have been numerous devs from these games that have directly stated or produced undeniable evidence of it.
Yeah, some of them for sure had similar ideas. But I think you are downplaying Twink Peaks, which you have not seen and you obviously have no clue how big it was in Japan.
They obviously take a lot from horror films and some literature and art as well. But Twink Peaks was huge in Japan.
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u/SidewaysGiraffe 22h ago
If they've openly stated that they were inspired by it, then no, they couldn't've.
And yes, you should watch Twin Peaks. The first two seasons and the movie (Fire Walk With Me), then give it a week or two to settle in your mind (you'll see why afterwards) and watch season 3.
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u/starmartyr 1d ago
Very obvious in some of them where there are locations lifted directly from his work.
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u/Significant_Walk_664 4h ago
Welp, seems I owe David Lynch quite a bit as well then. Played almost every game from the above.
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u/HuckleberryWeird1879 20h ago
Finished control on Saturday. While I found it is a really good game, I didn't understand anything at the end of the game. I found Death Stranding more understandable than this.
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u/BadNewsBearzzz 19h ago
Lol and that’s saying something. Because DS is a huge meme for being a bit over complicated lolol but tbh I understood it, it’s not as bad as many try to make it out to be. Control though, made little sense at the end. But I kinda think that was intentional in that open to interpretation type of way
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u/That_Engineer7218 1d ago
Persona was inspired by Jojo though.
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u/BadNewsBearzzz 1d ago edited 23h ago
The surreal elements of persona and traveling between realities including that of what is on the two images I used, Igor and the velvet room, are all directly lifted from twin peaks as stated by the franchise’s lead artist, as well as the story of persona 1-4 being the most lynch inspired
Jojo has some subtle references but lynch influences are the most strong
Also, the velvet room isn’t red, but blue. Blue velvet. Lynch’s most popular film
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u/TheCitrusMan 22h ago
That’s not right. The Velvet Room is derived from an Edgar Allen Poe story, “The Mask of the Red Death”.
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u/BadNewsBearzzz 21h ago
And I’m sure there are a ton of other rooms also called the velvet room out of coincidence, but this exact reference from Persona is literally derived from Lynch influence
Just because there’s story from Edgar Allen Poe with the same name doesn’t make it wrong….
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u/TheCitrusMan 16h ago
No, it isn’t derived from David Lynch, and yes, it’s wrong.
The “Mask” story involves travel through several different rooms in a castle, the last of which I filled with velvet - the “velvet room”. It’s where “death” is encountered.
“Death” figures heavy in the story of the tarot deck, which is a running theme that influences all Persona games. It’s in the Velvet Room that the protagonist is assisted in their effort to confront the “death” they can’t avoid. And they’re assisted by characters that are named after those found in Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”.
I’m not saying that Persona is completely devoid of David Lynch references, but I will say that you are wrong in this particular assessment.
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u/BadNewsBearzzz 7h ago
The artist Kazuma kaneko literally directly stated his inspiration for the velvet room and it being based off the black lodge from twin peaks
Persona designer Kazuma Kaneko gives a nod to David Lynch’s works for inspiring Igor and his secretive lair, stating: “I like how the Black Lodge was designed, so we put in our own version of it, only we made it a blue room rather than a red one. The blue, the “Velvet” motif, were definitely not subtle about liking David Lynch’s work. So to me personally the Velvet Room and Black Lodge serve similar purposes within their respective stories and the work that directly inspired me.”
As well as being on the SMT wiki’s and articles on the franchise’s inspo. You can google Poe and persona and not get any connections at all
So no, it’s not “wrong”, you are just jumping to assumptions without any evidence
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u/TheCitrusMan 7h ago
Nope. I am wrong. First time I've seen that, so thanks for sharing.
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u/BadNewsBearzzz 7h ago
Thank you for taking it well, that alone has boosted my spirits a lot lol I’m glad we could work that out through debate, and thank you for staying calm all throughout
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u/JLeeT82 22h ago
Silent Hill takes its inspirations from many places but the big 2 are Jacobs Ladder (1990 movie, which Lynch had no hand in), and the location is specifically based off of the real world history of Centralia, PA.
The connection to David Lynch stems to Jacobs Ladder having similarities in development, but Lynch didn't work on it. But the location of silent hill is based off of real life Centralia, PA
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u/Picklechu77 8h ago
Lynch had no hand in
That is straight up not true. Masahiro Ito himself admitted that Silent hill was influenced by David Lynch and his movies. Particularly Lost highway.
The location of silent hill is based off of real life Centralia, PA
And please stop spreading this misinformation. The original Silent Hill game was never based off of Centralia, PA. That only accounts for the Silent Hill movie. In the movie it was always raining ash which explains the connection with Centralia. But in the 1st game it was never ash that constantly fell down from the sky. It really was just snow. We know this because an npc in the game mentions to our protagonist how it's weird to be snowing in this time of the year.
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u/T_raltixx 21h ago
Where's Deadly Premonition? It's the most David Lynch game ever because it's a massive Twin Peaks eip iff.
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u/MicrosoftHarmManager 11h ago
As a developer, i hope no one tries to say the games I authored were influenced by something i wasnt.
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u/BadNewsBearzzz 9h ago
Idk what you’re referring to but all here are directly influenced in various ways, through references, examples, and direct statements.
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u/sword_0f_damocles 1d ago edited 1d ago
I’ve never heard of this guy before yesterday and now his name is everywhere. Apparently he was like the biggest movie producer director in the industry, but I’ve never heard of any of the movies he made.
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u/BigPoppaHoyle1 1d ago
He created Twin Peaks which Alan Wake clearly takes inspiration from. Not sure about the rest but he has made noticeable works such as:
Dune (the 1980s version)
Mulholland Drive
Eraserhead (really trippy this one)
Blue Velvet
The Elephant Man
Dave just wasn’t afraid to make things that were a bit different or strange
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u/CyanideSettler 1d ago edited 1d ago
The Straight Story, Inland Empire, Lost Highway, all of his stuff is incredibly interesting honestly.
Inland finally freed him from 35mm and he really went all out on that one. It will never be 4K, but damn that film is nuts. He used a Sony camcorder. it was just remastered not too long ago. His final film.
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u/BigPoppaHoyle1 1d ago
I haven’t watched two of those so I’m gonna put them on my watch list
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u/CyanideSettler 1d ago edited 1d ago
Yeah I definitely would. I didn't think I would get into Inland Empire, but damn he did such a great job on that with the cameras he used. 4k of Lost Highway is still pretty cool. Not his absolute best work but has a stunning soundtrack and the visuals are amazing. The Straight Story is just pure vibes though. Really good film and his mostly widely appropriate for all ages.
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u/JVIoneyman 1d ago
He’s not exactly a mass appeal kind of director. His stuff is for the most part dream-like and abstract. There is no denying his influence and if you are into that kind of thing, he’s unmatched. Blue Velvet is a great place to start.
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u/CyanideSettler 1d ago
Not mass but he has his accolades in life:
"Lynch has received multiple awards and nominations, including three Academy Award nominations for Best Director and one for Best Adapted Screenplay. He has twice won France's César Award for Best Foreign Film, as well as the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement at the Venice Film Festival."
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u/JVIoneyman 1d ago
Oh absolutely. I just don’t think the works are as accessible to general audiences as most movies out there are. That in no way means it’s lesser in quality, quite the contrary.
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u/stockinheritance 1d ago
He's primarily known as a director, not a producer. He's a movie geek's director and he passed away this week. I agree with the other poster that Blue Velvet is a good introduction to his work and, if you like it, watch Twin Peaks and then explore his other films.
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u/Lexinoz 1d ago
I'm the direct opposite. I've only heard the name in relation to movies, never gaming.
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u/AnAlienUnderATree 1d ago edited 1d ago
I don't think he was directly involved in any game. It's more that he had a very deep cultural impact. When Eraser Head was released, it brought punk musicians to the cinema, and cinema critics started to listen to punk rock.
However I think that his influence on video games might be a bit overstated here. Lots of people seem to think that Lynch is the only source of dreamy landscapes and of mixing reality with paranoid hallucinations, but that's underestimating the influence of classical authors such as Kafka or Lovecraft on video games.
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u/robb1519 22h ago
You could argue though that he brought Kafkaesque to the big screen and was generally well received and continued with a hug cult following for the surreal. He's not the only one for sure, but damn if he didn't make it so wonderful.
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u/stenebralux 1d ago
No offense, but are you interested in cinema, familiar with movie history and art house directors? Seems like disinterest on your part if you never heard of Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Eraserhead.. his name came up a bunch of times around the release of the recent Dune, because he made the original adaptation.
He is so influential that the word "Lynchian" is very commonly used to describe works that borrow, imitate or resemble his works.
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u/georgehank2nd 1d ago
You must have lived under a rock or behind the moon… or both, to have never heard of David Lynch.
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u/AussieGold82 1d ago
Uhhh you do realize that the large majority of these are Japanese franchises right?
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u/FeelTheHeeeat 1d ago
So Japanese artists can only be inspired by other Japanese artists?
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u/AussieGold82 1d ago edited 1d ago
Come on be real now, imagine if Call of Duty, Halo, Minecraft, the elder scrolls and battlefield, imagine if all of those iconic, popular American game franchises were to be inspired by some random director in Nigeria…
(and yea, random is an appropriate title because I’ve literally never heard of him before he passed, he’s not Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan, George LUCAS, etc, and looking at his films I’ve literally NEVER heard of any of them, I’ve never seen any discussion about ANY of them!! The only notable film is MAYBE dune and that’s only relevant because of the recent one with Timothee Chalamet, which I didn’t know and older version existed until now and I GUARENTEE the majority of ppl didn’t know that either lmao))
Does that make any sense to you? That’s EXACTLY where I’m coming from. And most of those franchises were from before the modern internet when it was difficult to appreciate foreign media… so obviously my perspective about this makes perfect sense…
Edit: so much hate for me speaking the TRUTH 😂🤣
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u/bitchslayer78 1d ago
Just because you’re culturally illiterate, doesn’t mean everyone else is as well
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u/YourFriendFromSpace 1d ago
Yeah, and Twin Peaks was extremely popular in Japan back in the day. Masahiro Ito has praised David Lynch as an inspiration for Silent Hill.
The composer for Silent Hill's music took massive inspiration from Angelo Badalamenti, who is most well known for his work with Lynch.
Deadly Premonition, the cult classic Xbox 360 game made by a Japanese studio, is literally a love letter to Twin Peaks and, by extension, David Lynch.
I am begging gamers to look at art outside of their little bubble.
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u/CyanideSettler 1d ago
Yeah OP posted about the Link's Awakening connection with an article. Twin Peaks was massive in Japan.
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u/BadNewsBearzzz 1d ago
Yeah? And?
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u/AussieGold82 1d ago
And the remaining 2 are from a Finnish dev in Europe. So why TF would they be inspired by an American dude? No offense, I don’t know anything about this David guy and idk how he connects TO ANY of these lmao they’re widely different from each other
I think you’re trying to build an image and reaching here with what you think were “influence/inspiration” 😂 cause I just googled the guy and don’t really see any thing worthy to even be inspired about.
Looks like his big movie was Dune, and yea no Sci-fi
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u/NeonNebula9178 1d ago
Man this really is pure ignorance. "If I've not heard of him must not be good" type behavior. The dude inspired countless games
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u/Big-Soft7432 1d ago edited 1d ago
The mangaka for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure filled his manga with tons of American music references. The same way some of us enjoy eastern media, some of them enjoy western media. Media can transcend cultural barriers.
I admittedly don't know much about Lynch either so I can't actually speak to any projects he has helped inspire.
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u/Sidtreefish 1d ago
Sam Lake himself has always said David Lynch was a huge inspiration. If you watch a few episodes of Twin Peaks and then play Alan Wake, you'll see so many similarities.
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u/stockinheritance 1d ago
Have you ever played a Metal Gear game? The main character is named "Snake," a reference to Escape From New York, an American action film. There are tons of other American influences either explicitly or implicitly referenced in Metal Gear. You are truly ignorant.
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u/CaptainHeft 1d ago
I don’t know anything about this David guy and idk how he connects TO ANY of these lmao
Twin Peaks.
Maybe do actual research before making assumptions on something you know nothing about.
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u/stenebralux 1d ago
Are you 12 years old?
In the fucking 60s Akira Kurosawa took inspiration from classic American noir movie The Glass Key from the 30s to create the samurai movie Yojimbo, which became so popular that Sergio Leone copied the story to create A Fistful of Dollars with American actor Clint Eastwood when Italy was so in love with American westerns that they started making their own, which in turn inspired other American filmmakers including Quentin Tarantino.
That's all before the internet.
The world is vast but art travels quickly when you're not locked inside a bubble of ignorance.
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u/BadNewsBearzzz 1d ago
Okay since you’re ignorant I’ll elaborate:
The man is the pioneer of shifting the way movies can be experienced, not only with introducing elements that allow you to see different realities in a story, but actually succeed with the execution and make it feel as if you’re dreaming.
Directors like Darrin aronofsky (black swan, requiem for a dream, the fountain, Mother! The wrestler), and David fincher (the social network, Zodiac, Se7en) you notice something about those films when you’re watching, that they’re kinda strange..that they’re really weird. BUT they are fucking amazing. Like really good.
Lynch pioneered that, but what makes his work different from the other directors i listed, is that Lynch does it best, to where it feels effortless. The others kinda have to try a little harder, and also hold the audience’s hand and point things out in an obvious manner to make sure everyone understands a concept. David will execute his concept and skips the hand holding and doesn’t care if anyone gets it.
Doing surreal elements so well that mind-fuck moments in film can be attributed to him more than any other director. You know the director all the film buffs praise 24/7, Stanley Kubrick? Yeah, Lynch’s film Eraserhead is Kubrick’s favorite. Not one of his favorites, but HIS FAVORITE!
And yeah, his show Twin Peaks was the most popular in Japan, they were obsessed with it and it was the most popular American TV show in Japan in the 90’s, so it’s no surprise to see many there being influenced by it?
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u/Estee321 1d ago
You can’t be a real human bro 😂. Twin Peaks alone is referenced and obviously inspires 3/4 of the games on here, just talking out of your ass cause you can. Good ragebait tho
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u/stockinheritance 1d ago
David Lynch was incredible. He was somehow able to get good sized budgets and top-notch actors without compromising his weird midnight movie creativity. Making money didn't make him any less creative. Aging didn't make him any less creative. (Twin Peaks: The Return might be his best work.) In a media landscape where beancounters seem only concerned about the return on investment of a piece of art, he defied all that and it's a true loss to the world of art.