Ghost in the Shell director and Death Stranding 2's pizza guy has "deep respect" for Hideo Kojima games, but hasn't been able to pull himself off Fallout 4 for 8 years

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Mamoru Oshii can't quit Bethesda's post-apocalyptic wasteland

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Mamoru Oshii's legendary anime films, from Ghost in the Shell to Angel's Egg, sometimes subtly evoke very video gamey logic. And that's no coincidence. The iconic director is, in fact, also a gamer, and he hasn't been able to pull himself away from one of Bethesda's post-apocalyptic wastelands for eight entire years.

While talking to TheFilmStage about the theatric re-release of Angel's Egg, Oshii was asked whether or not he's been playing any games lately. The director expressed that he has a "deep respect for all of Hideo Kojima's works," which perhaps isn't too much of a surprise considering Oshii makes a bonkers cameo in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach as an eccentric pizza chef (AKA pizza guy.)

Kaan Serin
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Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that's vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he'll soon forget.

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