Stumbled upon one of my heroes on digg.com
The king of stealth based games. The creator of Metal Gear Solid, the only PlayStation game I immerse myself into. It is a RPG that can form a deep emotional link with the gamer. Mr Kojima understands brand building very well or he just simply has the honest to goodness streak to design one of the best damn video games around that is enjoyed by many and has since created a cult following among hard core gamers.
Most geniuses are also natural brand builders.
Wikipedia puts justification to my point;
"His trademark style is to address and approach a multitude of important, large issues and aspects of human life in a philosophical, verbose fashion. He also is sometimes interpreted as one of the few postmodern game designers; the Metal Gear series contains magical realism and often breaks the fourth wall. His love of movies is also noticeable in his games, where he pays homage through his stories and characters, often to the point of pastiche. He is also well known for a quirky and somewhat irreverent sense of humor, and his frequently disarming and powerful plot twists".
The large issues he addresses are mainly; nuclear proliferation and genetic engineering.
He talks about his latest MGS4 in this interview here
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wahh, it struck me when i spot this name. hideo kojima. yes, i am one of his fan. i played one of his creation, Metal Gear Solid -2 days straight. the game he created is really engaging for me n everygamers. and according to game magz that i read, his game inventions has been awarded to be the best in it's category. for lots of technical reason but the simplest reason is, by gamers' votes.
ReplyDeletei salute you for even knowing this game. hahhahhaha