To chime in on the movie discussion, Refn is at his best when his style doesn't get in the way of the storytelling, but enchances it. Drive is a fairly simple movie, and that works in it's favour. Only God Forgives is what happens when that balance is off. Valhalla Rising has an off balance as well, but it's still okay. Bronson is fantastic, but a lot of that is on the shoulders of Tom Hardy.
Similarly, I think Kojima's best game not only in terms of writing but also gameplay is the original Metal Gear Solid, it feels lean and purposeful in almost every aspect, whereas every game afterward only became more and more bloated in both mechanics and story. Sometimes simplicity is best.
Also I don't think Kojima is a Neil Breen type, I think he's closer to Zach Snyder. Confident and strong visual style with some incredibly vapid writing that tries to be deep. Both strike me as 14 year olds that certainly have raw talent, but never really grew up or refined their talent.
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