Kojima’s dev-diary was originally published in the book Metal Gear Solid 2: The Making, which was released exclusively in Japan 2002 and never translated into English.

The writing in Disco Elysium really felt like it stood out? why is that? I’d like to know. Let’s start with a simple test.

Is it the writing or the execution? Let’s strip things out and compare.

Finished MGS2 again for the first time in I think 20 years. Still so much fun, I did a whole lot of a research on how it was made and I hope to share more in the future. But a couple of observations: It’s totally a toy.