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Simple Themes

Interviewed 2010. Because of the high cost of videogames and the need to recoup these expenses, game developers often rely on simple themes to attract the widest audiences.
Hideo Kojima
Roles: #Game Director
Credits: #METAL GEAR SOLID #BOKTAI #CASTLEVANIA: LORDS OF SHADOW #ZONE OF ENDERS
Tags: #Convention #Commercialism

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