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Random question for the Kojima-heads out there: what are the best books/articles/video essays/reviews/talks/anything you've encountered about his work and career?

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jon.porter

@jonporter.uk

29 June

Personally I loved the series of articles Rich Stanton wrote for Eurogamer in the run-up to the release of MGS5 www.eurogamer.net/metal-gear-s... www.eurogamer.net/metal-gear-s... www.eurogamer.net/metal-gear-s... www.eurogamer.net/metal-gear-s...

eurogamer.netMetal Gear Solid: The first modern video gameOn September 3, 1998, Metal Gear Solid was released for the Sony Playstation, and games changed forever. Though an earl…

jon.porter

@jonporter.uk

29 June

Then there was this amazing series of retrospectives on the MGS series that GameTrailers put out www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb6T...

youtube.comMetal Gear Retrospective - Part 1YouTube video by GameTrailers

jon.porter

@jonporter.uk

29 June

Another great video essay, from... oh jesus christ... 14 years ago youtu.be/Zx2dgVKYWWU?...

youtu.beThe Reality of Metal Gear Solid 2YouTube video by The Snake Soup

jon.porter

@jonporter.uk

29 June

And a final shoutout to Anthony and Ashley Burch's book on MGS for Boss Fight Books www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Metal-...

simonandschuster.co.ukMetal Gear SolidBefore they co-created the hit web series Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'?, Ashly and Anthony Burch were just a brother and sister who shared a weird obse...

Samuel Roberts

@samuelwroberts.bsky.social

29 June

Some good picks! Also ancient, but the Super Bunny Hop video specifically on MGS2 is worth a watch: youtu.be/T-2YuPGYabw?...

jon.porter

@jonporter.uk

29 June

Oooo thanks so much for this! (and I really appreciate the RT, cheers!)

Alex Avard

@playvard.bsky.social

29 June

I found this vector into his mindset for DS2 fascinating, and also introduced me to a brilliant short novel that I gulped up in a week - www.eurogamer.net/death-strand...

eurogamer.netDeath Stranding 2's most important reference isn't a movie, it's a really depressing novelLewis Gordon looks into the origins of Death Stranding 2 and explores an old Nevil Shute novel.

jon.porter

@jonporter.uk

29 June

Love it, thanks so much!

Lewis Gordon

@lewisgordon.bsky.social

29 June

Ah thanks for the rec, Alex! So pleased you found it interesting.

Lewis Gordon

@lewisgordon.bsky.social

29 June

His collection of essays/reflections, The Creative Gene, is full of biographic detail/insight into his cultural touchstones. Certainly more so than any profile I've ever read of him which tend to be pretty surface level. Awful title, though

jon.porter

@jonporter.uk

29 June

Interesting, I was on the fence about that one because I've sometimes found his own writing a little... dense? But on the list it goes, cheers!