Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima, Shooters, and the Value Of The Auteur (VL EXTRA)
When asked about reviews for his brand new whale watching, package delivery, existential philosophy simulator Death Stranding, creator Hideo Kojima pulled no punches. His statements in response could be interpreted as slights on America, first person shooters (FPS), US reviewers, and more, and all while talking up the quality of taste found in Italy, France, Japan, and the rest of Europe. Statements that you might very well disagree with wholeheartedly. But we're very glad he made them all the same. Today we say nice things about Rian Johnson...in Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/R1OJ5TV9ln0 #Kojima #DeathStranding #Messaging *** Discussed in this episode: "Kojima Blames 'Tougher Critiques' of 'Death Stranding' on American Love of Shooters" VICE - November 11, 2019 - Matthew Gault https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/a35p7k/kojima-blames-tougher-critiques-of-death-stranding-on-american-love-of-shooters "A Blizzard of Backlash (Pt. 8): Doing the Con Con (VL127)" YouTube - November 2, 2019 - Hoeg Law https://youtu.be/QdgA4aZH8Qc "Massaging the Message: Rian Johnson, Star Wars, and Spider-Man (VL99)" YouTube - September 7, 2019 - Hoeg Law https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEzjqTBBgIM "Tactical Empathy Action: Assuming Good Faith (w/ Hideo Kojima!) (VL106)" YouTube - September 24, 2019 - Hoeg Law https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOjyEHWuwU0 "Kojima: Death Stranding Had Stronger Criticism in the US, Possibly Because It’s Not a Shooter" WCCFTech - November 10, 2019 - Alessio Palumbo https://wccftech.com/kojima-death-stranding-had-stronger-criticism-in-the-us-possibly-because-it-flies-above-shooters/ *** FOR MORE CHECK US OUT: On Twitter @hoeglaw At our website: https://hoeglaw.com/ On our Blog, "Rules of the Game", at https://hoeglaw.wordpress.com/ On "Help Us Out Hoeg!" a regular segment on the Easy Allies Podcast (formerly GameTrailers) (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZrxXp1reP8E353rZsB3j)