Hideo Kojima admits that he ignores the feedback in history: “I’m not here to please everyone”

When it comes to Hideo KojimaThe subtlety has never been his thing. The man who gave us invisible missions in cardboard box, psychic bosses who read your memory card and a delivery game with a fetus in a jar does not matter if his stories confuse, alien or frustrate you definitively.

It is part of the magic and madness of Kojima’s work. He is not trying to do something for everyone. In fact, it is quite adamant on the contrary.

In a recent interview with Edge, Kojima made it perfectly clear:

“I’m not interested in doing something that appeals to everyone.”

It may seem an polite way of saying it, but if you have followed his career Solid metal, SnatcherAND Stranding of deathYou know that this is a deeply rooted creative philosophy.

Of course, Kojima says he listens to feedback … up to a certain point.

“Listen to the criticisms, if the controls must be modified or if a pan is too slow or too fast.

But when it comes to history, the themes, the unficked Kojima of everything? Untouchable:

“They do not alter themes or history based on feedback. Of course, I want people to play my game, so I have to listen to them to a certain extent.”

Kojima revealed that during the first Playtest of Stranding of death“About 60% [were] Calling it a terrible game. “His response to this was that it is” a good balance “. It is sure to say that it is doubled in making games that cannot be reduced to a traditional field.

Also Norman ReedusWhich reads in the death that stops, he could not wrap his head around Kojima’s creative process: “I don’t think anyone can understand what’s going on in that boy’s brain”.

With the AAA space that becomes more and more homogeneous with infinite sequels, remakes and safe bets, Kojima’s refusal to smooth the edges is a rare type of rebellion. You may not “get” his games, and that’s exactly how he wants it.

Away: Gamesradar+