I love the Metal Gear series, and MGS4 was a great send-off for Solid Snake, but I'm itching to see what else Hideo Kojima is capable of. Hopefully we will see some new flavors on Kojima's menu, as he is directing not one but two new videogames at the time of writing.
As discussed in the latest Famitsu, the first game Kojima is working on will be made in a style similar to his previous work, while the second yet-to-be-announced title is developed with a restructured Kojima Productions and has the Western market firmly in mind.
Kojima compares Western game development to Hollywood, taking note of the fact that Western games are made to appeal to the entire world. With that in mind, Kojima Productions is in the midst of a makeover "from the ground up" as the Metal Gear mastermind plans to compete on a worldwide stage and match the best that America and Europe has to offer.
Sounds terrific. Kojima has already done a masterful job with his Metal Gear games and if he is using Western advancement to drive his own team to greater heights, that can only mean grand things for the audience.
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12:30 PM on 12.24.2008
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Wii Wee
There is no doubt that whatever Kojima works on will be something worth seeing . . . but a part of me will never forget the longing.
I agree the briefings almost felt like either they were tacked on at the end, or they were the first part made. Even the ability to roam about as mini-rex got old. Especially if you contrast it to the more action packed scene like that first part with Raiden and the Cow-bots.
Count me in too :(
Maybe if they created or developed another IP, and stop riding the Metal Gear pony into the ground, he might be an inspiration to other eastern developers to do the same.
It would be nice to walk into a store and buy a game from an eastern developer that didn't make me cringe for a change.
Sure, I'd love to see more ZoE, Snatcher etc, but I'd rather see him break Konami's development straight jacket and produce something fresh. They seem to have lost their edge and not really want to take any risks Not because of the current economic climate, Konami have been this way for ages).
Konami should be digging into their back catalogue to remix some of their true classics for the 21st century, like Sunset Riders or Lucky and Wild, but after the whole Guitar Hero biz and them missing the boat (before their upcoming arcade , I won't hold my breath on them acting.
Anyone who doesn't want it is the reincarnation of Hitler and shall be burned at the stake.
Ohh and one more thing... Get Konami to FUCKING REPRINT ZOE2 while you're at it. It's 130 fucking dollars (Last time I checked).
ZOE3 better be their main focus!