Much like Andy, Hideo Kojima holds a godlike status in my mind as one of the industry's best storytellers, and the mastermind behind
the best espionage series in the business.
Not exact matches
In any case it's a
good start for the upcoming new chapter of Hideo Kojima's
series of tactical
espionage.
Here's a movie that calls to mind both
espionage thrillers (the «James Bond», «Mission: Impossible» and «Bourne»
series, notably) and the work of Charlie Kaufman («Being John Malkovich», «Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind», etc.), while also weaving a deeply affecting character study, as DiCaprio's character is haunted by his dead wife (Marion Cotillard) and...
Well, you'll see!
It's still a
good novel, but the level of intrigue almost felt like the novel should have been part of a different
series, since it was more reminiscent of
espionage thriller than a murder mystery.
More importantly, as Captain America: Civil War proves, they can balance a full - to - bursting line - up of superheroes and what is essentially three different movies — an extension of Winter Soldier's
espionage vibe, an Avengers movie in everything but name, and a PTSD psychological drama — while still delivering something coherent, character - driven and more satisfying than the a
series of things - blowed - up - real -
good set pieces.
The two became the
best partnership in
espionage circles in the classic
series The Man From U.N.C.L.E. — portrayed by Robert Vaughn and David McCallum.
As
well as continuing to deepen the worlds of Fathom and Soulfire, Aspen continually creates thrilling new properties including it's newest titles the adventure - comedy Shrugged, the action - adventure
series Executive Assistant: Iris, the supernatural - thriller Dellec, and the action -
espionage series Mindfield, and the steampunk mystery
series that debuted as a top - selling independent book, Lady Mechanika.
What once was a
series that took pride in being a purely stealth affair has now become a perfect mix of action and
espionage, bringing out the
best of both worlds.
Older gamers might remember a game back from 1984 called Spy Vs. Spy, based off of the MAD magazine mini-comic that placed Black Spy Vs. White Spy in a
series of
espionage that usually resulted in at least, being
bested by the other, or at worst, being killed by a clever and goofy booby trap.