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MinnMax Interview - Metal Gear Solid, Miyazaki, And The Future Of Camouflaj
🕑 Added 2022-03-11 17:15:00 +0000 UTCIn this MinnMax Interview, Ben Hanson talks to the founder of Camouflaj Ryan Payton and director of production Matt Walker about their unique perspective on Japanese game development, the challenges of running a mid-size independent studio like Camouflaj, releasing République: Anniversary Edition and Iron Man VR, and more. Payton worked with Hideo Kojima and was a producer on Metal Gear Solid 4 before becoming the original creative director for Halo 4, in this discussion we also talk about his experiences hanging out with From Software's Hidetaka Miyazaki and Shadow of the Colossus creator Fumito Ueda.
Watch and share the video version of this podcast here - https://youtu.be/NCX9C0bsO2I
To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:44 - Ryan Payton and Matt Walker
00:02:51 - The challenges of game development podcasts
00:09:51 - Resident Evil Revelations 2 and surfacing Capcom talent
00:14:50 - Working with legendary translator Alexander O. Smith
00:16:09 - Why Matt Walker left Capcom for Camouflaj
00:19:42 - How to fund an indie studio/designing a canceled battle royale
00:24:10 - Why Camouflaj is expanding to Japan
00:29:32 - Ryan Payton's regrets on Halo 4
00:39:35 - Japan's amazing gaming comeback
00:44:46 - Hanging out with Hidetaka Miyazaki and Fumito Ueda
00:54:26 - Finding funding for Ueda's next game
00:57:10 - Dodging acquisitions as a mid-size indie
01:06:53 - Will Capcom ever sell to a major publisher?
01:12:34 - Devil May Cry 5's live-action cutscenes
01:15:45 - Working on Metal Gear Solid 4
01:23:37 - In conclusion...
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Comments
Great interview!
Kevin Korpi
If you enjoyed this conversation you should checkout Back in My Play there are several episodes with Ryan Payton on the show such as https://pca.st/episode/3a58ef6e-3064-4b71-9f4e-c2ac6e3a25c7
