Metal Gear and Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima lately echoed Tom Cruise when speaking about his future plans, declaring: "I want to keep creating things until I die."
Since beginning out in the industry at Konami in 1986, Kojima has created a selection of video games, together with Snatcher, the revolutionary sunlight-based GBA title Boktai, and the notorious P.T. demo. In a latest interview centering round Kojima’s latest game Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Game*Spark requested Kojima about his motivations and ideas on why he continues to make video games.
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In likening himself to Cruise, Kojima might be referring to the latest feedback made by the actor at the premiere of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. On the purple carpet, Cruise informed The Hollywood Reporter that he won’t ever stop making films, even quipping that intends to maintain making them into his 100s.
Talking of films, in Kojima’s remark to Game*Spark, he didn't specify creating video games, simply creating. This means that Kojima is open to making one thing that isn’t a game in the future. In a latest video interview with French media outlet Brut, Kojima revealed that, relying on how Kojima Productions is doing after it has accomplished Microsoft game OD and Sony game Physint, he would really like to make a film.
With their long cutscenes and cinematic presentation, some have argued that many of Kojima’s video games are already movie-like (we’ve even worked out exactly how much of each Kojima game is cutscenes). However, in the interview with Game*Spark, Kojima addresses this, explaining that regardless that his video games are influenced by films, he’s at all times centered on making a game at the start.
"I grew up watching movies, so they influence the lighting, character modeling, direction and so on (when I make a game), but I am conscious of the fact that I am not making a movie, and my fundamental approach is to consider what can only be done in a game, including an odd sense of playfulness," he mentioned.
Kojima’s playfulness is clear in some of the surprising cameos and weird Easter eggs you could find in his video games, particularly when you mess about. Check out our list of the Death Stranding 2 Easter Eggs, cheats and secrets we’ve discovered to date, or discover out about the strange things you can make Sam do in the hotsprings.
Of course, Kojima is related to a film: an adaptation of Death Stranding itself, which Norman Reedus has said he'd love to star in.
Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Kojima Productions.
Verity Townsend is a Japan-based freelance author who beforehand served as editor, contributor and translator for the game information website Automaton West. She has additionally written about Japanese tradition and films for varied publications.