Talking with IGN as a part of our IGN30 Icon Sequence, Guillermo del Toro opened up about his favourite video games — and whereas he gushed about many, one undoubtedly stood out from the remainder.
It’s no secret that Guillermo del Toro is a die-hard gamer. He’s spoken at size about his favourite titles, most not too long ago retweeting a sculpture of Resident Evil 2’s Tremendous Tyrant with an excited, “Aaaaah~.”
We received the possibility to sit down down with the acclaimed filmmaker at San Diego Comedian Con 2026, the place he celebrated the twentieth anniversary of Pan’s Labyrinth. Throughout our chat, del Toro waxed poetic concerning the many video games which have impacted him over time, citing titles like Journey, Left 4 Useless, and Monument Valley.
“Loss of life Stranding made me cry,” he advised us. (It’s no shock — he starred within the sport, in any case.) “Shadow of the Colossus made me introspective about so many intangible issues. Bioshock, it’s a world I might get misplaced in for ages.”
Nevertheless, his most stunning favourite doesn’t characteristic brooding themes or a darkish, shadowy world. As an alternative, it’s one of the crucial widespread cellular video games of all time, notably that includes an iconic, upbeat theme tune and vivid, completely happy colours: Angry Birds.
“Day-after-day of my life, each second I’ve free, I’m nonetheless taking part in Angry Birds. I’m actually good at it,” he admitted.
On the extra predictable finish of what you’d count on from del Toro’s tastes, he additionally revealed that he’s an enormous fan of Useless Cells, although he jokingly requested the sport’s builders to make a model with out respawning for the older players on the market.
“Useless Cells was actually fascinating to me,” he defined. “I simply hate respawning, since you solely get about 35 ranges and then you definitely begin once more. You get sooner, however please, do a model with out respawning for the older, for the aged gamers. I’m accessible. Contact me and ship it to me, please. I urge you!”
Our full, prolonged interview with Guillermo del Toro will likely be printed later this yr as a part of the IGN30 Icons sequence. Within the meantime, you possibly can take a look at a earlier episode of the sequence, the place we chatted with Ken Levine, creator of famed video games like System Shock 2 and its religious successor, Bioshock.
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