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[cormack12]

As part of SGF yesterday, Kojima said:

“But since the era is catching up so quickly, it's not really just fiction anymore,” Kojima said. “So I've been re-thinking my creative process. I guess all creators are thinking the same way. It's almost similar to what happened after 9/11, considering which direction we should go as entertainment. I think that this is a big assignment for us."

When asked about his next project, Kojima declined to offer details, but said “it won’t be like the past, it won’t be one step at a time.”

 

[Shmunter]

His creation will cure COVID just by looking at it

 

[hyperbertha]

Instead of 1 game per 4 years multiple gamepass gaas nindie games. Era is catching up. All because Jim said NO.

 

[Yoboman]

Hopefully it means a return to more linear narratives, super high end cutscenes.

Kojima should be taking on Naughty Dog and Santa Monica and get away from the open world bog

 

[Team Andromeda]

It means he just going for a long walks, like in his game

 

[SJRB]

Who knows, the guy lives on a completely different plane of existence.

 

[MadPanda]

He talked about entertainment in the games and to be it sounded like he's heard the criticism of death stranding and taken it to the heart. So I expect something more of an actual game for his next project and not some experimental passion project where he hides gameplay until release because it's almost non existential.

Disclaimer: I've enjoyed death stranding a lot and I like it a lot, but it flopped and most of the people didn't like it.

 

[Maxwell Jacob Friedman]

Maybe he finally became self aware that he needs Tomokazu Fukushima.....

 

[Bojanglez]

Probably laying the turf to explain why creating episodic / anthological content for Gamepass is so appealing to his creativity.

 

[Dick Jones]

His creation will cure COVID just by looking at it

Quick someone trademark Cure Covidman as a name.

 

[longdi]

Probably laying the turf to explain why creating episodic / anthological content for Gamepass is so appealing to his creativity.

Thats what i think so too.

Ties in with the rumored jimbo turning down Kojipro for another big budget title.

 

[Bartski]

he doesn't want to predict the future anymore, look how it turned out last time

 

[Soodanim]

he doesn't want to predict the future anymore, look how it turned out last time

The prophet’s burden.

I bet he wishes he told us world peace was coming instead now

 

[Killer8]

Hiring an editor.

 

[nush]

Translation: I've been told I need to reign in the budget and development timeline to remain profitable.

 

[Bartski]

Expect blood, tits and big explosions. And less crying.

 

[Bojanglez]

Thats what i think so too.

Ties in with the rumored jimbo turning down Kojipro for another big budget title.

He also talked about real life events catching up with his games. If the creative process and building a game takes 3-4 years, his 'message' may be out of date by the time it hits.

Personally I'd like to see him given the budget by one of these services to produce something once a quarter for the next couple of years, and give him complete creative freedom.

If Sony had anything about them, they would do it for PS Now, they need to start getting some day 1 content on there, even if it is not their AAA bangers. I think that might be a good strategy, but I expect it will be with MS and Gamepass.

 

[Mato]

I am worrying it means that he took some unfortunate advice from Hironobu Sakaguchi.

 

[SaturnSaturn]

Probably writing even shittier and cringier stories than he currently does, dude is a massive westaboo.

As long as he keeps delivering on gameplay i will play it i guess.

 

[ZywyPL]

The 9/11 event did impact MGS2 ending a bit, so wonder what he meant by this.

 

[Skifi28]

He's finally ditching games for movies.

 

[The Cartographer]

I think he might be having problems finding patrons to fund the big projects in his head.

 

[Kerotan]

He talked about entertainment in the games and to be it sounded like he's heard the criticism of death stranding and taken it to the heart. So I expect something more of an actual game for his next project and not some experimental passion project where he hides gameplay until release because it's almost non existential.

Disclaimer: I've enjoyed death stranding a lot and I like it a lot, but it flopped and most of the people didn't like it.

I loved it too but his next game needs more action.

 

[assurdum]

Whatever is not like Death Stranding in terms of gameplay, I'm plaude him.

 

[Orta]

It means I'm still an utterly pretentious twat with delusions of grandeur far above my station and hope people don't realise I've only made two decent games in the past 25 years

 

[Clear]

Multiple projects, remote working, and likely a more positivist outlook because the dark stuff in his games has been often oddly prescient.

I suspect someone looking back in 50 years time will be stunned by the fact that Death Stranding's worldview of a siloed, isolated population hiding from disease, actually predated Covid.

 

[Mister Wolf]

It means Death Stranding didn't meet sales expectations.

 

[Zeroing]

No More over complicated stories?
No more melodrama?
No More famous actors on video games?

who knows?! I bet he doesn’t know it yet.

 

[Tschumi]

He's finally letting go of Escape from LA

 

[Lukaku's First Touch]

No more walking simulator or 4 hour cutscenes?

 

[ZywyPL]

It means Death Stranding didn't meet sales expectations.

So his next game is an FPS then, to aim for that American market

 

[GymWolf]

I think he just need someone who keeps him on a leash to avoid money wasting and some heavy editing for the story.

 

[Mister Wolf]

So his next game is an FPS then, to aim for that American market

Something more easy to digest with traditional gameplay like Zone Of Enders.

 

[longdi]

It means Death Stranding didn't meet sales expectations.

Yes. You read words well.
Just a face saving or political reply from Kojima, when his next game is a bit lesser budget, a bit episodic on Gamepass.

 

[Dibils2k]

he is doing a battle royale game

 

[Hendrick's]

 

[rofif]

He knows he is responsible for whole covid sitation caused by death stranding.
He mercifully don't want to cause ww3 by making a game about it next

 

[Animagic]

As part of SGF yesterday, Kojima said:

“But since the era is catching up so quickly, it's not really just fiction anymore,” Kojima said. “So I've been re-thinking my creative process. I guess all creators are thinking the same way. It's almost similar to what happened after 9/11, considering which direction we should go as entertainment. I think that this is a big assignment for us."

When asked about his next project, Kojima declined to offer details, but said “it won’t be like the past, it won’t be one step at a time.”

it means he’s coming after naughty dog for most immersive tranny scenes.
Be ashamed of your thoughts and deeds.

 

[Majukun]

probably waste less resources and be more efficient

 

[VolticArchangel]

Quick someone trademark Cure Covidman as a name.

I'm trademarking Wu-Hanman before that.

 

[Dick Jones]

I'm trademarking Wu-Hanman before that.

Dealing with Kojima Productions on character names

 

[Dr. Suchong]

But even "Nothing" is "Something"

 

[Dr. Suchong]

Unskippable cutscenes that last days.

 

[MonarchJT]

basically nothing...

 

[ZywyPL]

Something more easy to digest with traditional gameplay like Zone Of Enders.

I still think the main DS' issue was the marketing, or rather the lack of - the whole campaign surrounded Kojima himself, rather than the actual game that was a completely new IP after decades of making MGS titles, so people needed to see/know what the game is about, we got an absolutely amazing TGS 2016 trailer, very mysterious one that left a lot of questions and interest into the game, and... yeah, 5 years later still no one know what the fuck was any of that about, who's who, what is the main story theme, and so on, except for the people who actually did play the game. Very little gameplay was show as well, just some walking around on empty wasteland and some very clunky "combat", if you can even call it like that. That's not how you launch a completely new IP, relying solely on the person who's behind it, if it was yet another MGS people would know what to expect, but Kojima expected millions of people to blindly go all-in, especially after such underwhelming gameplay reveal. And then Kojima blamed the Americans for the game being too complex for them. Like I said, that's not how you start a new IP.

 

[Mister Wolf]

I still think the main DS' issue was the marketing, or rather the lack of - the whole campaign surrounded Kojima himself, rather than the actual game that was a completely new IP after decades of making MGS titles, so people needed to see/know what the game is about, we got an absolutely amazing TGS 2016 trailer, very mysterious one that left a lot of questions and interest into the game, and... yeah, 5 years later still no one know what the fuck was any of that about, who's who, what is the main story theme, and so on, except for the people who actually did play the game. Very little gameplay was show as well, just some walking around on empty wasteland and some very clunky "combat", if you can even call it like that. That's not how you launch a completely new IP, relying solely on the person who's behind it, if it was yet another MGS people would know what to expect, but Kojima expected millions of people to blindly go all-in, especially after such underwhelming gameplay reveal. And then Kojima blamed the Americans for the game being too complex for them. Like I said, that's not how you start a new IP.

I still remember people's disappointment when he finally debut the gameplay. Was watching live.

 

[Craig of War]

 

[Zannegan]

Moving into a Miyamoto-like production phase where he oversees a lot of projects that are directed by others? Best guess based on that vague snippet of talk. =P

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Hopefully it means a return to more linear narratives, super high end cutscenes.

Kojima should be taking on Naughty Dog and Santa Monica and get away from the open world bog

Hopefully not. The MGS series has clearly been the template for corridor games riddled with neverending cutscenes and subpar writing.

He also likes his women pretty and not fully clothed, so he should know better than take on ND and Santa Monica if he wants to keep selling his games on the American side of the Pacific.

 

[Paasei]

This can only mean more overhyped nonsense.