Now Viewing: hideo_kojimaTag type: General (小島 秀夫) Covers images that feature Kojima in the image. He is a bespectacled dark haired man. He is a video game director/writer/producer born on August 24, 1963 and the founder of his own game development studio, Kojima Productions. He was a Konami employee from 1986-2015. He is most famous for creating the stealth game franchise Metal Gear. While he was not the original director for the game, being asked to take over when the production ran into difficulties, he made the franchise his own and was the one who decided to Metal Gear a stealth series. He originally wanted to be an artist but he was dissuaded from this by societal norms which favored finding safe and financially secure jobs and his artist uncle who struggled financially. He then switched to writing short stories, but they were never published. He then planned on becoming a film director as he is a major film buff, but playing the games Super Mario Bros, and Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken changed his mind about his choice of career. While many of his friends and colleagues tried to dissuade him from going into the video game industry, he felt making video games would be more satisfying and he has not regretted his decision. Nevertheless, movies are a big influence on his games and his games are often intensely story driven and populated with characters inspired by movies he likes. His interest in movies is often shared by his characters who often drop film references. His games, even the early 8-bit ones, often begin with opening credits much like most movies do whereas many video games only show the credits once the game is completed. He is fond of breaking the fourth wall, putting numerous easter eggs in his games, and often intentionally messing around with players' expectations. He often makes references to his past games and foreshadows future projects. His references extend to taking characters, with their designs intact and keeping the same voice actors, and placing them in a different continuity from their origins. Random Hajile, Meryl Silverburgh, Metal Gear MK. II, and Napoleon have all received this treatment. He has an interest in the cyberpunk genre with Snatcher being the most clear cut example of cyberpunk in his portfolio but many of his other games have cyberpunk themes. He is also a big fan of the historical stealth game series Assassin's_Creed and has incorporated references to it in the Metal Gear games. Outside of gaming, he is known for keeping up to date with pop culture and will often openly endorse or praise any recent works that impressed him on his Twitter. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2009 Game Developers Conference. Seiyuu Inoue_Kikuko has also voice acted in almost every game with voice acting that he has directed. He is also a recruitable character in Metal_Gear_Solid_Peace_Walker and even gets a special short intro cutscene where Big Boss encounters him and exclaims Kojima's name. He also makes a cameo in side mission of Metal Gear Solid V Ground Zeroes where he motion captures and voices himself in both Japanese and English. His work: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideo_Kojima en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideo_Kojima#Works metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/Hideo_Kojima Twitter: twitter.com/HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN Other Wiki Information Last updated: 09/28/22 10:53 PM by jojosstand This entry is not locked and you can edit it as you see fit. |
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