During an interview with the Official PlayStation Magazine, God of War creative director Cory Barlog has shared his most beloved PlayStation game ever.
To your surprise, it’s Hideo Kojima and Konami’s Metal Gear Solid for the original PlayStation console, although he precised that “this is a really hard question.”
“Picking just one game above all is nearly impossible for me, but if I had to, it would be Metal Gear Solid.
I remember being completely blown away with the story, the mechanics and the overall presentation on my first playthrough.”
He also mentioned that Fumito Ueda‘s games are those which have had the biggest impact on him as a player.
“I would say that Fumito Ueda’s games (Ico, Shadow Of The Colossus, The Last Guardian) had a gut-punch of an emotional impact on me.
Storytelling in its purest form that connects to all of us as humans.”
Then, he added that as a creator he gets influenced a lot by the Uncharted franchise by the his friend Neil Druckmann’s studio, Naughty Dog.
“The Uncharted series really pushed me as a developer.
They managed to raise the bar with every single release and produce an action- packed thrill ride starring characters I wanted to hang out with, and mechanics I can easily pick up and play.”
Finally, he added that the Resident Evil series changed the industry and in particular Resident Evil 4 changed the way he makes games.
“The Resident Evil series. Not only are they great games, but the creators’ willingness to reinvent the game every so often is something I think positively affects our industry.
Resident Evil 4 truly changed the way I look at making games.”
You can find more creators’ opinions at this GamesRadar link (via ResetEra).
