Quotes by Hideo Kojima

About Hideo Kojima:

Hideo Kojima is a Japanese video game designer, screenwriter, director and producer. He was the director of Kojima Productions, which he founded in 2005, and a former vice president of Konami Digital Entertainment.
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There are many museums dedicated to technology, artistic endeavors, music, and that sort of thing. From that perspective, I think games really do have a place as a kind of collaborative art or a synthesis of all these various aspects into a whole, an...

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Looking back, I am thankful that I didn't go into the film industry.

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My biggest failure is 'Metal Gear.' It's my biggest failure and my biggest success.

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I believe the game should really feel what the players are feeling and change according to that.

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The last remaining thing that must be communicated to the next generation is an aging figure that still continues to change.

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When I was a child, there really weren't very many video games, but I do have memories of 'Pong.' Maybe it was 'Pong.' It was a home system in Japan, so maybe it wasn't the real 'Pong.' It was just sort of a Japanese game that was similar to 'Pong.'

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One of my first dreams when I was a child was becoming a painter.

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I am tremendously excited to introduce a unique 'Metal Gear Solid' experience to a new audience of gamers as well as collaborate with my mentor in game design, Mr. Miyamoto, on 'Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes' for Nintendo GameCube.

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Hollywood continues to present the U.S. Army as being the good guys, always defeating the aliens or foreigners.

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I want to show people how there are variations and different interpretations of good and evil.

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I believe that even today we can only tell a simple story without really interfering with gameplay. But in the future, I think it will almost be a requirement of all storytellers when they create games, how they can tell a more complex story without ...

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I don't like necessarily that people think 'Metal Gear' defines me. I love 'Metal Gear,' don't get me wrong. But as a creator, I really want to work on other projects, including new games.

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'Metal Gear Solid' is, for the most part, an infiltration game. You go somewhere, you execute your mission, then you go back. Those are your actions as the player.

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I have always had a fascination about what's inside a human being.

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I don't really want to be a celebrity.

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My goal is to make a player think, 'I want to reenter this world of lies tomorrow.'

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Even when people abroad see me, I'm often asked about a 'Zone of the Enders' sequel.

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I always say, 'This will be my last 'Metal Gear.'

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As a creator, I always want to betray fans' expectations.

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As a game creator, I'm not 100% satisfied when looking back at the previous game that I released.

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Author Bio

  • NameHideo Kojima
  • DescriptionJapanese video game designer
  • BornAugust 24, 1963
  • CountryJapan
  • ProfessionDesigner