Kojima says he was 'just like Bryan' from the Resident Evil movie when he played RE1 in 1996: 'I kept getting game over after game over, shouting F***!'

Zach Cregger's Resident Evil film was released to critical acclaim last month, with more than one reviewer calling it ' the best videogame movie ever.' Another review dropped today, from none other than Hideo Kojima, and it's (seemingly) a glowing one.

"I wasn’t particularly interested at first, but since it’s Zach Cregger’s latest film, I went to see Resident Evil," Kojima posted on Twitter on October 12.

"Right from the opening, it hits you with music reminiscent of "The Thing." From there, it’s a relentless barrage of classic horror techniques, terrifying situations, and jump scares that never lets up until the very end."

That bit is sorta why I said seemingly above. Do I detect a little backhanded praise? Calling it a "relentless barrage" isn't necessarily a compliment, saying a director used "classic horror techniques" could be a way of saying it's unoriginal, and pointing out that there are "jump scares" throughout might suggest it's not a particularly sophisticated film. …