NDAs sure make gossip dull sometimes! Former employees, though, make it oh-so
rich. Jeremy Blaustein, translator of the first
Metal Gear Solid and
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, gets frank as hell as he discusses things like trials and tribulations of voice recording,
Snatcher's abysmal SEGA CD sales,
Silent Hill ripping off movies like
The Cell and
Barton Fink. His thoughts on series creator
Hideo Kojima?
First of all, he [Kojima] is an auteur. From the very start, he has a large ego, which is a necessary thing in order to drive a large number of people to follow a project. You've gotta have a big ego and be sure you're right about everything.
That's not all! He also goes off on Kojima's "over expository nonsense" and dishes about getting panic attacks from doing
MGS translations. Later, he talks about beating up the guy who recorded the voice acting for
Castlevania: SOTN. He even says he would've worked on
Metal Gear Solid 2, 3 and
4 if he "would've kept his stupid mouth shut." Delicious!
Listen to the Podcast [MetalGearSolid.org]