Lex Fridman

How do you know when something's funny?

I know what I think is funny.

Yeah.

And there's a backstory too.

I mean, Londoner and not.

Yeah.

So about the strange man, AKA the man in black, is there some element with Michael and the therapist in Grand Theft Auto 5?

Like who is the strange man?

There is a connection between the main character and the... Is it like a Jungian shadow type of situation?

I mean, narrative-wise, there's techniques to...

reveal a kind of self-reflection analysis of the main character's thoughts.

I mean, that's why I brought up the therapist with Michael.

That was a really powerful, interesting thing to do in a video game.

I don't think I've seen, that's such a cool, I mean, there's a Sopranos element there with the therapist.

I really love an opportunity for a character to just self-reflect through that technique.

Yes.

I think to me, one of the most surprising things about Red Dead Redemption, about video games, that Red Dead Redemption showed is how much value for storytelling is insanely specific, intricate details.

In the story, but also visually.

It just added to the feeling that the world is real.

So I have to ask, what are some of your...