Writing on Games | Kojima, Metal Gear Solid and Auteurship @WritingOnGames | Uploaded July 2015 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
There are no good and bad games, only good and bad directors.

Welcome to the fourth episode of Writing On Games! In this episode I discuss the concept of auteurism within the world of videogames, with specific reference to Hideo Kojima and his successes and failures with one of the most successful franchises of all time, Metal Gear Solid (focusing mainly on Ground Zeroes and The Phantom Pain). Also makes mention of recent release The Magic Circle.

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