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Mark Cerny joins Twitter, on 10 day tour with Kojima to explore technology options
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I dunno, I take the fact that he's "underlining" two souls as a subtle reference to his current trip with Cerny?
Anyway.
Not directly related, but I had missed that gem:
E-Cat
Member
Wow, that is subtle. Dare I say, 'incidental'.
So during the Mark Cerny & Hideo Kojima tour, they have:
-learned about the motion capture process for games like the Last of Us & the Order
-visited Sucker Punch
-visited Sony Bend & viewed a 276 slide presentation (Moriarty has to be jealous)
-had drinks with Shawn Layden
-checked out London VR
-went to Media Molecule & looked at their creation tools
-visited Guerilla Games
-and for their last stop, at Quantic Dream (a little surprising since every other visit has been 1st party)
What can we take away from this? Most of if not all of these studios use their own custom engines, for one. Would Kojima try his hand at building another engine ala Fox Engine or possibly use one of theirs? With Cerny running around with him, will Japan Studio have a heavy hand in helping with the development process? I wish I could have been the fly on the wall during these meetings.
-learned about the motion capture process for games like the Last of Us & the Order
-visited Sucker Punch
-visited Sony Bend & viewed a 276 slide presentation (Moriarty has to be jealous)
-had drinks with Shawn Layden
-checked out London VR
-went to Media Molecule & looked at their creation tools
-visited Guerilla Games
-and for their last stop, at Quantic Dream (a little surprising since every other visit has been 1st party)
What can we take away from this? Most of if not all of these studios use their own custom engines, for one. Would Kojima try his hand at building another engine ala Fox Engine or possibly use one of theirs? With Cerny running around with him, will Japan Studio have a heavy hand in helping with the development process? I wish I could have been the fly on the wall during these meetings.
LegendofDragoonLives
Member
So is this trip a nice way to get Kojima to fully sign for Sony as a first party? Or see what engines every team from Sony is using so he can use it for his game while his team currently hires more people and do the pre-production work at the moment?
Also has he been at Naughty Dog yet? He might not want to leave after he goes there. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Also has he been at Naughty Dog yet? He might not want to leave after he goes there. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I really doubt he's gonna make another engine. He just doesn't have the staff for that.
So yes, he may use one of Sony's. Or something like UE4. Who knows. Well, they know I guess.
dragonbane
Member
Maybe Kojima is interested in Quantic Dream's new virtual camera studio where they can directly record virtual camera movements for the game using a real camera prop. Which allows them to bring in experts from the film industry to help direct the cutscenes.
Also they hired the AI guy who wrote a big part of the NPC simulation engine Ubisoft used in Watch_Dogs and AssCreed titles, so maybe he is interested in huge crowd simulation as well.
Also they hired the AI guy who wrote a big part of the NPC simulation engine Ubisoft used in Watch_Dogs and AssCreed titles, so maybe he is interested in huge crowd simulation as well.
Graphics Horse
Member
scary
oh is that how they replace the dots? cool.
They definitely got after it last night.
Well, I think Cerny takes this trip every year. Kojima is starting a new studio so talking with other devs is a great idea. It's just business as usual.
DriftingSpirit
Member
I think it is both. It is more for the latter but I am sure they are doing the former as "subtly" as possible.
I believe so!
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Looks like Kojima really liked Jan Bart Van Beek (Guerrilla's art director)
Has he finally settled on an engine he'd like to use?
Michael F. Assbender
Banned
Gotta love Greg Miller's face just screaming in the background.
Ploid 3.0
Member
Nightengale
Member
Feels like Kojima takes a Yunker like every day or something. Man needs his supplements.
DriftingSpirit
Member
Awesome!
Jawbreaker
Member
Aw, they look so happy.
D'aww
I remember that, a month later or so MGS4 received the trophy/full install patch lol. Based Gods.
They seem genuinely happy to see each other. It's like seeing a guy out in the world that you made friends with in the slammer.
dragonbane
Member
Awwwww. He is Quantic Dream's lead body animator since a few years now, so he is pretty talented.
ChaosZeroX
Banned
It honestly feels like Kojima is going to be First Party eventually or more likely Second Party ala Quantic Dream.
DriftingSpirit
Member
That is probably a pretty accurate example lol.
Omnistalgic
Member
Wow...really can't wait to see what Kojima does. It's hard to imagine him making something that doesn't involve Snake. But, with his zanny style, it should be something that's a breath of fresh air and a graphical showpiece. Kojima's titlte and FF7R are probably my most anticipated gsmes.
Trying to sell that CryENGINE, eh? Hopefully they visit.
GreyOcelot
Member
rare to see kojima smiling let alone showing teeth
dragonbane
Member
They met a few times in Japan before during TGS. It seems they like and respect each other a lot. Cage did a funny skit promoting MGSV while he was over the last time.
great to see David Cage and Kojima together
Subtle how he is just covering the final "CE" of the title.
SkylineRKR
Member
Yeah they should go to Crytek. 1 hour from Amsterdam, from Paris not much either.
But their trip is over I guess.
But their trip is over I guess.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
I don't know if he wants to start his new adventure by spending 3 years trying to get his game to run smoothly.
blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
Good summary for those that have not read every page. However l did chuckle at this, not sure I'd ever want to be a fly but in this case maybe
great to see David Cage and Kojima together
WHEN AUTERES COLLIDE!
Guerrilla seems to have the most fitting engine for a Kojima game.
They should just buy it outright. Konami will let it go to waste.
SolidSnakex
Member
Before KojiPro were completely ripped apart, Konami had the engine being engineered for mobile games as well. I imagine that will be it's primary use going forward aside from PES and possible the PowerPro series.