Yeah, it’s weird to Kojima gets held up by his fans as this brilliant auteur. His writing (especially his character writing and attempts at political commentary) isn’t really that good. Though I wouldn’t say gaming is completely bereft of actual good writing. It’s there if you go looking for it. Various BioWare / Obsidian RPGs have pretty excellent writing at times. Not all the time to be sure, but any game with dozens of hours of dialogue is bound to have its ups and down.