De aller fleste lot seg imponere av den fem minutter lange traileren for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, som Konami og spillskaper Hideo Kojima offentliggjorde i forkant av årets E3-messe. Nå viser det seg dessuten at ikke bare spillere nøt videoen, men også en rekke profilerte personligheter fra filmindustrien i Hollywood:
Selveste Guillermo del Toro (Pacific Rim, Pan's Labyrinth) beskriver for eksempel traileren på følgende vis:
- Kojima-San remains a massive inspiration for me and METAL GEAR continues to deliver the edgy, vital, jaw-dropping world and feel that we have come to expect but it pushes the envelope every single time. It is a window into the future of the medium and its breathless narrative and artistic expansion. Amazing!
Han får støtte av Old Boy-regissør Park Chan-Wook:
- I have always been thinking that I want to see a film directed by Mr. Kojima, but after seeing the latest trailers for Metal Gear Solid V, I realised I was wrong. He has actually been making films in his own way already. Metal Gear Solid games are already films, the films of the future.
Videre skriver Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, Only God Forgives) følgende:
- Watching the trailers for MGSV makes you wonder if the spirits of Dostoyevsky, Stanley Kubrick, and Caravaggio entered Hideo Kojima's body because, using the art of gaming as his canvas, he boldly goes where no one has gone before. The trailers for Metal Gear Solid V, prove once again that Hideo Kojima is a master at portraying a wider and more complex view of human nature combined with breathtaking action sequences. A daring and bold move from one of the founders of the future of technology. With Metal Gear Solid V, Hideo Kojima has created the perfect marriage of cinematic storytelling and cutting edge gaming technology. For me, it all culminates into one word: Genius.
Til slutt har vi regissøren bak Spider-Man og X-Men, Avi Arad, som nærmest skriver en kjærlighetserklæring til Kojima:
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is a stunning presentation. The trailer is full of symbolism and philosophy that we come to expect from Mr. Kojima. Although cleverly disguising the story and therefore making the trailer enticing, Mr. Kojima makes sure to include enough visuals to make us comfortable that we are in for a new Metal Gear experience. For me, the sight of the Diamond Dogs and Snake putting the ashes on his face with multiple urns make me believe that a lot of history is going to be dealt with. If one listens carefully to the amazing song, Nuclear by Mike Oldfield, it is fantastic story telling that gives us enough of a window to know we are about to embark on another emotional masterpiece by Mr. Kojima. Kiefer Sutherland as the voice of Snake is just fantastic while raising the drama, and makes us long to play the game.
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