Kojima says horror game OD is as "experimental" as Boktai, so here's a quick overview of solar powered gaming

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Hideo Kojima's new Xbox Game Studios project OD is a horror game that is "also a movie, and at the same time a new form of media" and who knows, perhaps it also runs on solar power. That's the extremely direct and literal reading of Kojima's latest social media tease, in which he compares his latest endeavour to Boktai: The Sun Is In Your Hand, an isometric vampire-hunting game for Game Boy Advance, which Kojima worked on while at Konami in the early noughties. Boktai stands apart to this day for making use of solar energy. There's a sun sensor built into the cartridge, which allows you to re-energise your weapon by using the console in sunlight, though this isn't outright necessary to prevail.

I doubt OD employs a similar peripheral, though a Steam Deck verified horror game that can only be played outdoors in pleasant weather would be an... interestingly contrary experience. But it's an opportunity, at least, to jump aboard one of my personal hobby horses and give you a scrappy rundown of older and recent games that employ similar functionality.

First though, the full Kojima quote. "It seems I have been acknowledged by creating games that go against the current of the times, such as 'hide-and-seek' games where you sneak into a building without being detected by the enemy, or "delivery games" where you enjoy moving around in an open world," he Xeeted last night.

"For me, the most experimental game was 'defeating vampires outside your house' using actual sunlight around you," Kojima went on. "It was met with fierce opposition from the staff and even within the company. In that sense, 'OD' is just as different."

While I would agree with Kojima that Boktai is a thing unto itself, videogames with a solar energy component