Spring is Here – Kojima Gets Poetic

Kojima-san posts some interesting, quirky, and insightful things on his twitter. Just thought I’d share the imagery and poetry he posted inspired by the start of the Cherry Blossom Festival.

If I were to compare myself to a cherry blossom… if I were a cherry blossom, I would fully bloom, and readily…gracefully fall from the tree. I should be more resplendent near spring, and be more sublime when I blossom. But, I can’t fall from the tree when I’m so tired and atrophied. So I am still OK. I am still not ready to be finished. I am not sad even if Spring doesn’t come.

MGS: Peace Walker Gets J-Popped

Last week, amongst the recent rash of Peace Walker gameplay trailer releases, Kojima Productions let loose with a peppy promotional video featuring Paz (voiced by Nana Mizuki) singing “Love Deterence.”

The choice of music and style of the video caught many fans off guard, and some even flamed up about it, complaining about its inconsistency with the game and series. I for one can’t see why anyone would a) take it so seriously or b) get up in arms about it. If you’re a fan of MGS and Kojima, you should be able to lighten up and understand the humor involved.

While watching the PV, I could not help but wonder when Snake and his CQC-ing soldiers would join in and get their dance on. It’s totally something I could see them doing, and apparently that was part of the original concept: having Snake and his crew dance, squat, and do pushups to the music. Alas, they wimped out and decided to forgo taking it that far. Even so, I found the PV oh so amusing.

Although the video was produced by the Kojima Productions demo staff, Kojima himself did admit to being behind the “peek-a-boo” aspect of Paz’ wardrobe (see above pic). He also took it upon himself to reiterate via twitter that the PV was a playful exercise to explore Paz as a character and not a detriment to the seriousness of the actual game.

Check out the PV after the jump, and look out for the HEAVENS DIVIDE maxi single due out April 7th.

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E3 2009 Impressions: Kojima Productions

This was a pretty big year for E3, and there is certainly a lot to respond to. However, I’m going to start out by granting my impressions on one of my favorite developers, and one that kinda stole the show for me personally.

As a major follower and fan of the Metal Gear franchise and Hideo Kojima, I must admit I was lending a keen eye as to what would be announced from Kojima Productions this E3. In traditional Kojima style, there was a somewhat quirky teaser build up prior to E3’s launch, which left many watching, waiting, counting down, and attempting to unscramble flashing images, numbers, and letters. Read more »