Mixed all together, this is the essence I want.

• The Legend of Zelda series - depth of story & history, its hauntology, strong character relationships, wholeness of world
• Haruki Murakami books - honesty of character interaction and surrealism, ambiguous vague nature of story and meaning of results while at the same time giving closure to story
• Junji Ito stories - supernatural nature of the world
• Silent Hill 2 - psychological hauntology
• Cowboy Bebop - character relationships and past’s influence
• Pokemon - originality and wholeness of world
• Favorite films, esp. French New Wave & film noir - reality of the world, its essence