Interviews with game developers don’t usually interest me, generally because the interviewees always come off as salesmen and rarely just want to talk openly and honestly. Even if you’re similarly jaded, I urge you not to overlook the recent Snake vs Zombie event interviews, which featured a trio of important designers: Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear Solid), Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil, Viewtiful Joe, Devil May Cry) and Suda51 (Killer 7).
Unlike typical game industry interviews, none of the designers were pushing any game in particular. While Suda51 chaired the event, there was no interviewer as such; it was more akin to a conversation than a question and answer session. In the video (embedded below), they discuss various topics, remaining only vaguely topical at times. Highlights include Kojima’s semi-serious pitch for a Resident Evil Online game, discussions about Season 2 of Lost, Mikami’s rental of “Dino Kung-fu”, good-natured teasing about Killer 7’s development, and thoughts regarding console platform politics.
If you’re interested in hearing some of the most respected names in the video game industry talk in a very relaxed and casual setting, I highly recommend you invest 26 minutes in the video below. [Update: Sadly the video has been taken down.]
