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Hideo Kojima: 'I am grateful to Konami'
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No, I said name the bad Kojima games.
You named Peace Walker (Metacric, 89), Metal Gear Solid 4 (Metacritc, 94), Metal Gear Solid V (Metacritc, 93). All three among my favorite games of the last 11 years. Amazing games, all. Please, however, name the bad Kojima games.
I am probably so selfish for saying this, but the world of gaming suffers from never having proper MGS game again.
Don't apply your kindergarten logic to me.
I "took issue" with you assuming it had no similarities to his previous work, in the same breath of trying to call me out for assuming its good.
Only after I hoisted you on your own petard are you making the "what I meant to say" statements.
I read the interview and I don't understand how anything he said came off as arrogant?
Professionalism 101 you say? Maybe that's why some people here don't understand the logic ^^
It reads to me as if he has enough money to retire and be comfortable the rest of his life. But that doesnt mean he has enough to pay for a game studio that has AAA aspirations.
Well I think it's no money in the sense of the amount of money needed to build a new AAA studio. It's even said in next line in the article, somehow not quoted in the OP lol
Anyway he was the director of the MGS franchise but depending on how his contract was with Konami he may or may not have got more money from the success of MGS, we don't really know.
Me neither lol he sounds pretty humbled there actually
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There is so much discussion and hype around this game. Even if the game sucks there's no way it'll bomb at this point. Game is gonna sell gangbusters.
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Obviously he needed capital before he could start hiring people and renting space. He also needed some kind of concept before Sony would give him money, right? So obviously there had to be a business phase before the part where Sony gave him a bunch of money.
Pretty sure some would be vocally happy about that if it happened. Luckily DS is gonna be GOTY 2019 and will be praised worldwide. No I haven't played it, that's just my belief ^^
You can tell some in this thread have limited business acumen or experience. When Kojima says he had no money, he's not speaking literally, eg that he didn't have a single yen to his name. Rather that he didn't have near the kinds of funds required to set up a new business and/or studio, hence needing a bank loan. That sort of capital requirement is a different kettle of fish.
I agree with you spot on.
I think Sony could definitely help him and his team going forward. Just saying they would be excellent business partners. In rooting for his game, already preordered my copy.
I would guess he means he didn't have nearly enough money to start a studio from the ground up. He definitely had money, but not the millions required to found a studio.
It's always the translation
There was even an article/thread about it.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/ko...sial-tweets-are-different-in-japanese.142676/
Reading this makes me think he will agree to an acquisition at some point if Sony wants it. If he isn't wealthy it makes since to cash in. Also 80 people is small for an AAA studio.
Sony again. He said DS isn't meant to be a one-off.
Sony again. He said DS isn't meant to be a one-off.
I swear some people on era has zero ability to think at least a tad deeper about anything they read. When Kojima mentions he didn't have the money he doesn't mean he had ZERO yen or some dumb shit. he didn't have enough to start a new studio from scratch. Sony didn't start this studio even if they are partnered up for the upcoming game. Hence the need to get some financing via a bank
Until I now thought Sony had bankrolled his entire studio and I was wondering why they would do that for an independent partner. This interview about the situation really clears some things up.
I assume the no money part is "no money to start a 50+ people studio which need to work on a game for three years before any returns" kinda money.
Well, probably not hate. But, based on MGS4 documentary, he probably pissed off several of his co-worker since he demand change and adding critical feature when the deadline is near.
I'm pretty disturbed that you have to point this out for people here. lmao
this is...good
I wonder if we will ever understand what happened between Konami and Kojima. I know Konami shifted their focus on gambling machines, but it's definitely more then that considering what happened to MGS5 development.
I'm not surprised to read that it wasn't that easy to build up an ambitious studio even for mister Kojima. Of course, the man surely had enough Ks on the side for himself, but it is surely a whole different range of money one has to spend when you add on the expenses needed to set up a developement studio from scratch (staff, rent, hardwares, furnitures, ect.). That was surely a daring move and it didn't work all too well for a lot of veterans, especially in Japan.
I wish the team the best success. I just geared up to experience the game myself (just purchased a PS4, mostly for this game), waiting on the 8th of November!
I wish the team the best success. I just geared up to experience the game myself (just purchased a PS4, mostly for this game), waiting on the 8th of November!
It will be like a national holiday on Era if it gets bad reviews. :P
Well, you usually don't start big projects with your own money if you are a peer in the field. I also don't think that Kojima could maintain 80+ Japanese salaries with his own money.
How did you even get that? This man just said everyone rejected me. I only lucked out because Konami enabled me to build my Rep. Im thankful to them no matter what.
What exactly did you infer from that?
This forum turning on Kojima has been interesting to watch.
There also seems to be a new narrative of him as some sort of self-obsessed, egomaniacal creator- I'm not sure any of his colleagues or former employees or anyone has ever accused him of that outside of this and some other Internet forums?
I'm not sure he's exactly wrong about someone with a huge reputation as an offbeat auteur striking out on his own, building a studio from scratch, and creating a rather ambitious and somewhat confusing to market large scale game project. He's essentially saying here that he got lucky with having great fans in places that could help him along on his solo venture, and that the reason he was able to do it was because of his long work and reputation with Konami's opportunities.
Truly the most arrogant of designers.
There also seems to be a new narrative of him as some sort of self-obsessed, egomaniacal creator- I'm not sure any of his colleagues or former employees or anyone has ever accused him of that outside of this and some other Internet forums?
I'm not sure he's exactly wrong about someone with a huge reputation as an offbeat auteur striking out on his own, building a studio from scratch, and creating a rather ambitious and somewhat confusing to market large scale game project. He's essentially saying here that he got lucky with having great fans in places that could help him along on his solo venture, and that the reason he was able to do it was because of his long work and reputation with Konami's opportunities.
Truly the most arrogant of designers.
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You can say that again... Every. Fucking. Thread!
Of course he has money! But enough to buy a fancy new building for his crew and support them for 3 years? Like... Come the fuck on! And after everything Konami did to the guy and his staff, he's still thankful!
What a arogant piece of s*it, right?! /s
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