# Questioning A Box Garden Galaxy Essay – Memory Card #3 I haven't played any more *Jungle Beat*. I've been focused on the *Echoes of the Eye* DLC for *Outer Wilds*. Spooky stuff and I feel like I am close to the end? It will feel good to have the game fully complete, fully known, in a way. All this space travel doesn't mean I am not thinking about the essay though. Javed Sterritt of Good Blood, The Hyrule Journals, and Second Wind put out a new "journal entry" this very morning about the [The Question No One Asks Shigeru Miyamoto](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3dFAK3Owtg). It is [superb](https://maxfrequency.net/2024/09/25/hakoniwa-zelda). I always take a lot away from Javed's videos. Besides the usual studying of his technique, I came away with a question for this "Spirit of a *Galaxy* Game" essay. Actually, I came away with a few and they all stem from [Javed leaning heavily on interviews](https://goodblood.games/thequestionnooneasksmiyamoto). > The more I discovered during my research phase however, the bigger the project grew. Coming across the term “Hakoniwa” blew the walls down and opened up a whole new aspect to the research. Suddenly things weren’t only Zelda-related anymore but Japanese culture related. This made things tricky due to the fact that I’m not Japanese. I always err on the side of caution when it comes to recounting history and events that belong to a culture other than my own, and so I doubled down on my sources, cross-checking every sentence and phrase. > > The end result of this dense research is a video packed with quotes and research papers. I figured the more I can get others talking for me, the more confident I can be about my thesis. You’ll find that this video contains no opinions, but is a mass delivery on what is pretty close to every mention and discussion on the subject. This big lean on interviews got me asking the following... - What can interviews reveal about the spirit of a *Galaxy* game? - Where and when does opinion and source blend together? - Is "spirit" definable? Being a student of journalism, interviews are our most valuable possession. I planned on using them, but initially, I felt this was more a *opinion* style essay, given the inspiration for it was from my pal's review of *Splatoon 3*. I don't think it has to lean one way or another. I think it will require finding that balance in the middle. Basically, turning my own essay into its own hakoniwa and being intentionally about the spacing, sourcing, and design to convey a story. Ultimately, I am figuring out how to give the video its spirit... > [!email]+ Memory Card Newsletter > This letter is one block from the newsletter **[Memory Card](https://buttondown.com/MaxFrequency)** by [Max Roberts](https://www.maxfrequency.net/about). Thoughts? Send *me* an email at [email protected]. > > Max is the writer and producer behind [Max Frequency](https://www.maxfrequency.net), a place where he cultivates and curates curiosity—both for himself and for others—by delighting in the details and growing greatness from small beginnings. > > He's written a [[Chasing the Stick - The History of Naughty Dog during the PS4 Era|rich history and dive on the making of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Part II]], celebrated the [[MFP23 - “A Passion for Smash” – Celebrating 15 Years of Super Smash Bros. Brawl with Peter Spezia|15th anniversary of Super Smash Bros. Brawl with the voice behind its hype]], and examined how [Zelda "stole" Fortnite's best mechanic](https://youtu.be/kc2l_9Fdpek). > > **Memory Card** is a real-ish time, raw, drip feed newsletter of his creative process for telling these stories. It’s *how* The Thing™ gets made. You can sign up below. (Look down) > > It's all powered by [Max Frequency](https://www.maxfrequency.net) and [patrons](https://www.patreon.com/maxfrequency). > > Wanna see The Thing™? [Check it out on YouTube](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxCxW3Sbhy5ZzVOkvmfo4Rme41g6KzJOk). Read it on [The Blog](https://www.maxfrequency.net). > <iframe scrolling="no" style="width:100%!important;height:220px;border:1px #ccc solid !important" src="https://buttondown.com/MaxFrequency?as_embed=true"></iframe>