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Topic | Casuals can never understand the genius of Kojima c/d |
Bootyhole 11/08/19 9:52:47 AM #14: | Were_Wyrm posted... You have to have a very high IQ to understand the genius of Kojima. The humour is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the jokes will go over a typical gamer's head. There's also Snake's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realise that they're not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Kojima's games truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in Snake's existential catchphrase "Wubba Lubba Dub Dub," which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev's Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Kojima's genius wit unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools.. how I pity them. Kojima San is that you ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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