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Even when people abroad see me, I'm often asked about a 'Zone of the Enders' sequel.

I always say, 'This will be my last 'Metal Gear.'

My biggest failure is 'Metal Gear.' It's my biggest failure and my biggest success.

I don't like necessarily that people think 'Metal Gear' defines me. I love 'Metal Gear,' don't get me wrong. But as a creator, I really want to work on other projects, including new games.

From Hideo Kojima

Every time I make a new game, I put all of my effort completely into that game. It's like putting all your effort into a new child that's being born. Once the project is done, I can step back and look at it objectively, which is when I can see a lot of flaws. That's when I start to make a new game that tries to fix some of those flaws.

From Hideo Kojima

In the past, the U.S. was the centre of the world, where everything was happening. I think my stories have always sought to question this, maybe even criticise it.

From Hideo Kojima

Hollywood continues to present the U.S. Army as being the good guys, always defeating the aliens or foreigners.

From Hideo Kojima

With a movie, it's probably easier to sustain intensity and seriousness over the 90-minute duration. But in an open-world game it becomes exhausting, demotivating and even uninteresting for the player.

From Hideo Kojima

Stories in which the player doesn't inhabit the main character are difficult for games to handle.

From Hideo Kojima

As far as how I create games, I'm just reflecting what I feel, the things I have in my mind. I put those out there. Some of the things that I'm going through, the things that surround me, might be reflected there. But for me, it's a natural process. I just reflect what I feel into the game.

From Hideo Kojima

Hideo Kojima

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