Il gene del talento e i miei adorabili meme

Hideo Kojima talks to you about his favorite works of art and goes surprisingly deep into his personal life and perception of reality in the process. This book is everything to me now. It reads so clearly as Hideo's voice—the way his bizarre extended metaphors and cheesy references can transition int Leggi tutto

Hideo Kojima is, in my opinion, one of the great auteurs of our time. So, when I saw that he was releasing a book titled The Creative Gene , I had no choice but to instantly pre-order it. (This was probably my first pre-order of any sort of media since the PlayStation 2 era.) Despite my excitement, th Leggi tutto

An important piece of advice that I’ve begun to really follow more and more as I’ve grown older is that one should never meet their idols. At the very best case scenario, you’ll find they’re a great person, they’ve shared their time with you, and they will really honor your value as a person who has Leggi tutto

Era l’anno 1986. Avevo tre anni. Mi venne regalato un Atari, una scatola nera dal design semplice, che aveva il potere di collegarsi ad una tv e di permetterti di giocare a casa ai videogames. Fu una folgorazione, quei pochi pixel su schermo in movimento sollecitavano la mia fantasia. Ero un avventu Leggi tutto

A must read for anyone who played Death Stranding and spent the entire time thinking about the overlapping themes and role of women in comparison to the metal gear solid series but was still part of the venn diagram who was charmed by the extreme un-subtlety of names like “Die-Hardman” and screamed Leggi tutto

Found out that me and the man himself have so much in common when it comes to experiencing art that is literally insane.

Unfortunately found this book to be quite disappointing… I was recommended and lent this by my game dev colleagues. Admittedly, I’ve never played MGS or Death Stranding, but as a Level Designer in the industry, it’s impossible to not have heard of Kojima and his works that have earned him his world- Leggi tutto

3.5* Interesting way to compile a semi-autobiography by connecting the media you were exposed to to the shifts of thinking or milestone moments of one’s life. Very relatable as one who can categorize periods of their life by the movies, music or books I obsessed over

Эта книга - сборник размышлений Кодзимы о различных фильмах, книгах, аниме, музыке, которые в свое время повлияли на него, оставили след в душе - и теперь он делится впечатлениями и объясняет, почему эти мемы стоят внимания. Мемы - это термин, который постоянно упоминается в книге тут и там. Имеется Leggi tutto