Books with this kind of vibe. I’ll take anything, novels, plays, short stories, non-fiction.
>>24894200The Guns of Navarone. Kojima watched the movie based on the book. I think he read the book too after that.
>>24894200The Manchurian candidate (didn't read)
>>24894200No country for old Men by CorncobIt's nothing like Blood Meridian, short, tight, violent, laser focused with metaphysical borders on the vaporous gist of true night.
>>24894200kojima is the biggest rip off hack in the business. literally any of his "inspo" lol
Hmmmmmmmm I wonder what book has something to do with this game hmmmmmmm maybe ummmmmmm something about whales and revenge hmmmm I wonder what falls into that
>>24894200The Dogs of War by Frederick Forsyth, pretty sure Shannon was a major inspiration for the character of Big Boss.
>>24894333You’ve just reminded me of the day of the jackal, thanks.
>>24894200You need to describe to us what “vibe” you’re talking about.Depending on IQ you could mean, “badass is what I’m looking for! Mechs and shit!” “secret agent stuff”, “dark, brooding, gritty, man vs world”, “excessive theatricality, Japanese absurdist humor, 4th wall breaking, intentional plot convolution, heavy exposition, hard boiled allusions, Cold War setting”
>>24894200Techno-thriller. AKA "dad-core". A typical power fantasy and the masculine counterpart to the romance novel.The commodified hero's journey. >>24894254>Britains James Bond, Hollywood's action hero.
>>24894546Yeah I thought about that when I wrote my post, but decided to leave it open.But it’s actually nothing you’ve mentioned. >>24894333 seems to come very close. I like about the game that it’s very different than the other entries in the series. The plot isn’t that good, everything is half finished, but the final product is fantastic. There is something about creeping through exotic wilderness with a highly political underbelly. The themes about deception and a war machine tearing through regions is also very interesting. That’s the most I can give you.
Pynchon
Was gonna say Pynchon but someone already said it. Kobo Abe influenced a lot of Kojima, i'd check on that too.
