Wed, Sep 10, 2008 | 10:32 BST
Kojima: “Creativity of video games is now on the verge of crisis”
Speaking on Konami’s Japanese site, Hideo Kojima has said that big business is knocking this shit out of creative games development. Which is probably a bit of a shame.
“The creativity of video games is now on the verge of crisis,” he said.
“Massive advertising campaigns are executed for games before their entertainment values are put into consideration all too often, resulting in sell-off tactics happening without hesitation.”
You go, Hideo. Um. Didn’t MGS4 have a giant ad campaign?
Thanks to Kotaku for the translation.
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Posted in: Action, Development, Hot, Japan, Konami, PS3
Tags: creativity, hideo kojima, metal gear solid 4, mgs4
5 comments
#1
Psychotext
10/09/08, 10:36 am
What’s he squinting at?
#2
Tonka
10/09/08, 10:36 am
He’s trying to decide wether to make MGS5 or SoE3.
(His brand new ideas you know)
#3
Tiger Walts
10/09/08, 10:40 am
I guess interactivity stifles creativity too so let’s just have hours of creative cut-scenes.
#4
wz
10/09/08, 10:43 am
He takes creativity over playability every day of the week.
#5
No_PUDding
10/09/08, 12:14 pm
I was gonna say, it’s hardly as if his games are very creative. Film makers have done what he’s done for 50 years.
I guess atleast he’s kind of breaking the norms, and the game was awesome.
But less cutscenes mang!