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Post by Kojima Pro on Nov 21, 2007 19:06:36 GMT -5
Hideo Kojima, born August 24, 1963) is a Japanese video game designer originally employed at Konami. Formerly the vice president of Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, he is currently the head of Kojima Productions, a new team devoted to creative game development leaving behind all the business and administrative decision making. He is the creator and director of a number of successful games, including the Metal Gear series, Snatcher, and Policenauts. He has also produced both the Zone of the Enders and Boktai series.
Idiosyncrasies of Kojima's game design include intricate plots that grapple with philosophical and social issues in a dense and verbose fashion, from cloning and meme theory to the state of the military-industrial complex, as well as equally unique and often wacky approaches to game mechanics. [citation needed] In this regard, he has been deemed by some as a maker of so-called postmodern games[citation needed]; the Metal Gear series contains elements of magical realism and often breaks the fourth wall. His love of film is also noticeable in his games, where he pays homage through his stories and characters. He is also well known for a quirky and somewhat irreverent sense of humor, and his frequently disarming and powerful plot twists.
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