Lol, previously I commented Hideo Kojima's lack of talent in another thread, and I was shown a picture of MGS4 with "you fail" written underneath. Other replies as well seemed to imply that the game's good graphics should be assosiated with Kojima.
Now I would like to ask that how exactly is Hideo Kojima to be credited for the stunning visual look of the series (even though as a director he does influence some things)? Shouldn't the honor fall on the graphical designers and programmers?
The thing Hideo Kojima can be credited for is the devolution of the series from "greatest game of all time" to "overly stylized anime loaded with inane drivel".
Playing the 1st game I never could have guessed that Kojima suffered from the syndrome so many Japanese artists suffer from. This syndrome makes them fill their books, animations or games with endless talk about spiritualism, simulated reality and pseudofilosophy.
The decision to replace the 1st installment's dark and emotional bad guys with some lame, generic anime characters was one of his worst, and in fact ridiculed the series. Yes, the 1st game had a shaman and a psychic, but they were discreetly placed in the game and the world. Suddenly there are undead and mutants, and a parasitic spirit living in a severed hand possessing people.
Attempts to recapture the mood of the cutscenes and excellence of music and voice-acting seen in the 1st game have failed as well.
The realism, emotion and dark atmosphere of the series has been forever lost.
If MGS1 is Terminator 2, then the rest are like Terminator 3. There's no comparison between the titles.
Guys, it doesn't look too good. I'm afraid that the 4th installment is going to suck. I hope that it just sucks like the 3rd installment and not uber-sucks like the 2nd installment.
Heinous-Uranus
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