![]() ![]() We do get occasional glimpses into how these works directly influenced Kojima's art, and those moments are some of the highlights of the book. ![]() The book is really a series of previously published essays, most of which focus on a specific novel or movie that influenced Kojima and contributed to his creative DNA. I mostly blame myself for these erroneous expectations, hobbled by the misleading marketing of the English version, which is subtitled "How books, movies, and music inspired the creator of Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid." I think it's a stretch to say this book is about how these things inspired Kojima's work. ![]() (This was probably my first pre-order of any sort of media since the PlayStation 2 era.)ĭespite my excitement, this book didn't quite meet my expectations. So, when I saw that he was releasing a book titled The Creative Gene, I had no choice but to instantly pre-order it. Hideo Kojima is, in my opinion, one of the great auteurs of our time. From 2017 to 2018, he also edited a column for Rolling Stone dedicated to cinema, video games and analysis of the differences and similarities between the two mediums. Kojima announced a collaboration with Sony Interactive Entertainment for a new action game, Death Stranding, which is currently in development for PlayStation 4. In 2015, Kojima Productions split from Konami, becoming an independent software company. In 2005, Kojima founded Kojima Productions, a software house controlled by Konami, and by 2011 he rose as vice president of Konami Digital Entertainment. Other notable video games he directed are visual novels Snatcher, released in 1988, and Policenauts, released in 1994. The title that consecrated him as one of the most acclaimed video game designers is Metal Gear Solid, released in 1998 for PlayStation. He was hired by Konami in 1986 for which he designed and wrote, in 1987, Metal Gear for MSX platform, a title that laid the foundations for stealth games and his best known and most appreciated series. Regarded as an auteur of video games, during his childhood and adolescence he developed a strong passion for action/adventure cinema and literature. Hideo Kojima (小島 秀夫 Kojima Hideo, born August 24, 1963) is a Japanese video game designer, screenwriter, director and game producer. ![]()
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