I agree. Although since MGS2, there has always been a vocal minority yelling “overrated” on anything Kojima related. So to me it’s basically the same people that didn’t like him then are still around now.

lol yeah while I wish Kojima would just...hire a writer, I appreciate how he can tell a story using the language of games.

I, too, read his comment more in your vein than a direct thought—though he is given to speaking in pronouncements to court controversy as well. That said, the fact that his cutscenes have compared to films for ages has never been without criticism, and what’s ahistorical is that his work has been only lauded. Is it…

Bless you. I wish I had more stars to give.

I’m 1000% sure there’s a combination of lost in translation and culture differences here that make this statement seem worse that it is (something that’s plagued Kojima throughout his career).

MGS3 was widely - and I do mean widely - appreciate in gaming as his best, most…

Let me be absolutely clear: I use the word ahistoric, here, because the complaints going on in the comment section have moved beyond the normal things we’ve criticized Kojima for in the past—too much film in his games, and often being unable to write female characters, for example—into this bizzaro world where people…

You mean to tell me most star-crossed lover romances are just Romeo and Juliet fanfic without the icky age-related stuff—and that Romeo and Juliet itself was just a bite-off job of older Saxon tales, sort’ve like Hamlet was just Amleth with the letters rearranged, and that Simba is just a furry’s idea of the Prince of…

Jsfc this comment section. Gamers will turn on anyone, for anything, the moment their vision of that person is challenged.

Oh, absolutely. Most modern fiction writers got their start with fan-fic, and some still write it today.

I may or may not be eyeing a project of my own, just to keep my chops in flex while I’m grading term papers.

It’s just an easy snipe, and one I haven’t the maturity to pass up. ;)

I think the phrase more means if someone can work to improve themselves and study enough to do something really well, they have the capacity to do that with anything.

I got no problem with this. It’s plainly where his enthusiasm is now, and that’s fine.

You use the term “politics” very broadly.

Also, I’ll point out Blitzchung’s statement doesn’t mean jack. When your employer smacks you with a giant financial stick and a 6 month suspension, even if you have a fair amount of public support (and justice) at your back, most people can be easily pressured to publicly apologize by their boss.

“These people are stating that they have a right...”

People like yourself are part of the reason we’re in the stupidest timeline. You can ditch your apathy and still enjoy time to relax. They aren’t mutually exclusive.

It’s insane that murder, oppression, racism, fascism, human rights violations, a laundry list of objectively vile inhumanity, is now just “personal politics ... injected into (everything)“. Insane, but where a lot of people lacking human empathy feel comfortable and relaxed.

Democracy, freedom of speech, and fundamental human rights are above politics. Blitzchung wasn’t’ promoting a certain candidate for President or mayor, he was speaking out in support of millions of people wanting fair democratic representation and the right not to be shot and beaten by police when demonstrating…

I’m from the UK but I’ve protested in London in support of Hong Kong so maybe shut up yourself? This is a forum for discussion and you’re here literally telling people not to discuss shit cause it makes you feel what? Guilty? Or just annoyed that other people are trying? Your motivation is utterly indecipherable to…

I have neither shouted nor shown any political stance. Just pointing out that you are being needlessly defensive about something no one is forcing your hand about.

Ooohhh, poor baby is tired of hearing about politics in his fuunn ttiimmeesss?!

Unless your only hobby in the entire world is Blizzard games I simply can’t respect this “Stop standing up for people and let me play mah video games” attitude you seem to have. You come across as devoid of empathy and utterly seflish. The fact that rather than just going on playing their games and supporting them you…