Here’s Our Confirmation That the Metal Gear Solid Director Is a Fan of Video Games
As he was talking to Glixel on the subject of the Metal Gear Solid Movie, Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts declared his undying passion for video games. As a matter of fact, he felt that video game aesthetics poured into his film, Kong: Skull Island.
Roberts mentioned several titles that he felt innovated gaming; among them were games from Team ICO. He also talked about Zelda and Metroid and the influence those titles have had on him. Additionally, he praised current indie games; today, Firewatch, Inside, Journey and Gone Home are more than just video games. Because of how innovative he believes them to be, Roberts had a lot to say about video games and video game naysayers.
“I just want to see things that do something new. It’s really hard for me to just pick up a Call of Duty or something like that and just play it. I love Arkham Asylum, but it’s hard for me to pick up a sequel to something unless I feel like it’s really doing something new. Granted, I will always pick up a new Zelda and a new Metroid. I haven’t played Breath of the Wild yet because I am still getting my bearings and I need to get a Switch, but there are certain things that are so seminal in my life, and a lot of that old Nintendo stuff falls in that category – Zelda and Metroid in particular. I will always pick those up, but it’s hard for me to really give that much time to something if I don’t feel like it’s evolving the art form in some way.
“From Ico to Shadow of the Colossus to The Last Guardian, the fact that games like that are able to be event games now, it’s amazing to me. I hope those games are able to make a profit and I’d like to think that those companies see the value in flagship entertainment that is pushing their artform forward, but for every success story, you hear a bunch of horror stories about an indie company that got shuttered before their game was released. The fact that it’s even a question anymore, when people even raise the idea of whether games are art, I just want to look at them and be like, “Fuck you. Fuck yourself for even questioning.”
It goes without saying, Roberts is also a big fan of Hideo Kojima’s games. And right now, they’re working on the Metal Gear Solid movie together. We’re not exactly sure how much input Kojima has in the production, but we do know he’s keeping a close watch.
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