There is no doubt that Hideo Kojima is one of the most talented video-game designers and producers. A couple of years ago, Hideo wanted to put an end to the Metal Gear Solid series, something that Konami did not accept. I mean, how can you end a franchise that has been so commercially successful to a company, right? Well, it seems that this day – at least for Hideo – has come, as Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will be his last MGS game.
Now before continuing, we have to say that Kojima-san is one hell of a troller. Anyone remember The Phantom Pain and Joakim Mogren? So yeah, this could very well be a marketing trick.
According to various reports, after the release of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Hideo Kojima and Konami will go their separates ways.
And while in a statement Konami claimed that Hideo Kojima will remain involved in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain’s development, PowerUpGaming reported that the publisher has removed Hideo’s name from the company’s back catalogue of Metal Gear titles, including Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and the Metal Gear Solid Legacy Collection.
Moreover, Konami claimed that the company will develop a new Metal Gear game after the release of MGS V: The Phantom Pain. Not only that, but Konami will be conducting auditions for main staff to lead the development.
It will be interesting to see what Hideo Kojima will do next, and whether his decision to leave Konami will affect Silent Hills’ development.
It will also be interesting to see whether this is a mere marketing trick or not.
Stay tuned for more!
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his next game triology is already leaked on reddat, Splinter Gear: Guns of the Pandora, Splinter Gear: Ground Theory and Splinter Gear: Double Pain
If he’s moving on then good for him but now I’m worried for future MGS titles on the PC now that Konami has a firm grip on it.
MGS won’t be MGS without Kojima. Yes, writing may improve but its charm will be gone at the same time. Without Kojima MGS will be like Max Payne 3.
Uh? Are you on drugs? That being said, it’s about time that Kojima went on to new things and new franchise.
May be you are on drugs who never read or experienced a well written story. And I never said he should not do anything new. I said MGS won’t be MGS without Kojima. Correct me if I’m wrong.
i only played MGR but the writing was awesome
Whaaaaaaaaat?
eh its got a lot going for it. with the baddies not being just the baddies but actually very relatable characters (theyre actually the good guys) and with the main character finally admitting that yea, he loves violence thats why he keeps killing people. the “cause” is just an excuse not to go insane.
nothing is black and white in the game, even mentioning when you find that homeless kid hows theres millions of em starving but they cant do shit about it.
then all the tech stuff its extremely detailed (you can tell the devs read some wikis) to the point where id dare you to find a game that talks more about tech than this one trying to make it as real as possible. its actually the first time i see some game (or movie or book or what have you) come up with believable reasons as to why fire arms arent as OP now and why melee weapons are the new hot thing when it comes to cyborgs
i could go on and on but lets just say if you find this games writing shitty, i wanna know which games youre playing. because outside of some VNs and adventure games the writing here has no competition
eh its got a lot going for it. with the baddies not being just the baddies but actually very relatable characters (theyre actually the good guys) and with the main character finally admitting that yea, he loves violence thats why he keeps killing people. the “cause” is just an excuse not to go insane.
nothing is black and white in the game, from the little stories to the main plot. some stuff comes to mind like when you find that homeless kid and save it, instead of making it a good news theyre like, yea theres millions more like this kid starving all around the world, but eh, we cant do anything about it
then all the tech stuff its extremely detailed (you can tell the devs read some wikis) to the point where id dare you to find a game that talks more about tech than this one trying to make it as real as possible. its actually the first time i see some game (or movie or book or what have you) come up with believable reasons as to why fire arms arent as OP now and why melee weapons are the new hot thing when it comes to cyborgs
i could go on and on but lets just say if you find this games writing bad, i wanna know which games youre playing. because outside of some VNs and adventure games the writing here has no competition with the games i know
can we please erase that game from our memory? Why the order got a bad rating but cinematic handholding payne 3 didnt is beyond me.
What are you talking about, isn’t MGS brand Kojima’s? how can Konami use the same brand and keep it going, if it’s Kojima’s ?
Kojima worked for Konami, Konami “owns”(and are free to exploit) what he did. Therefore, game industry in a nutshell(?).
this is aids
Explain like I’m five…(drunk)
ur explanation is fine, the actual thing is aids
Oh, I’m sorry then 🙂
nothing to be sorry about
and konami is working on a new MGS series, of course without it’s original creator (kojima) this could be worst than aids