Metal Gear Solid 5: Hideo Kojima’s quest for redemption

Will the next gen consoles offer enough oomph for Kojima to end things properly (again)?

[Number-Nine]

MGS4 was phenomenal.

[BlagaMan85]

As a whole, I really enjoyed it. But technically, it was a strange game (the chapter installs and all that) But it's easy to see it didn't live up to Kojima's expectations.

[Snookies12]

The only reason the installs were like that was because at that time the hard drives weren't that big... So Kojima didn't want to take up a huge chunk of your hard drive just to play the game.

[papashango]

redemption really?

ok

Hideo Kojima plays it the safest amongst all the other japanese devs. SE, Capcom all of them.

All he can do is Metal Gear. Even the d-bag compulsive liar Peter Molyneux has the balls to attempt new things.

The most comfort Kojima has felt outside of MGS is a ZOTE remake lol.

[Snookies12]

It was a masterpiece really. Especially when it first came out... Man that game looked SO good.

[2pacalypsenow]

Still is a masterpiece in my book

[Donnieboi]

Why does the writer of this article keep indicating that this game will be the final one? Kojima never once said that (not even in this interview). The author just keeps assuming that, simply because kojima once said that mgs 4 would be his last one.

But I get the feeling that Kojima is re-inspired again about mgs now that his vision of an open, free world is possible. This engine of his can give many opportunities to expand the story-line and it's past, while giving him the speed and flexibility to make other IP's and new games too. There's room for both MGS and new IP's too now that Kojima has learned to rely on quick tools that he made with fox engine.

[BlagaMan85]

Ever since MGS 2 he's been threatening to step down. And if you read some of his current interviews, he still seems to want that(he's just hesitant to say so, in case he ends up returning for whatever reason). Still, if he could work on MGS and other IP's that would be great. But I find that VERY hard and I would prefer to see him try new things. He's one of the few "auters" we have, and he is still basically only known for MGS.

[StuffofLegend]

Hell yeah! Playing it right now, it really concluded everything in the best way possible.

[BlagaMan85]

It still does! some of the textures are still top notch!

[2pacalypsenow]

Redemption for what? MGS4 was a great Ending. Also Selling out and working with Microsoft and showing up for MS e3 and not Sony's who helped him reach where he is now is not helping him reach "Redemeption". Not everyone might feel that way but thats just how i feel i lost a little respect for him when he showed up at MS e3 2 years in a row and not Sony's

[BlagaMan85]

As long as the game comes out to both platforms, I'm good. But what's in question here isn't the value of MGS 4 for us. It's for Kojima, who has stated repeatedly that it could have been better.

[Krosis]

MGS has been on PC, Xbox and Nintendo--developers go multiplatform, hardly "selling out". Why can't all gamers enjoy his games? Grow up.

[Nate-Dog]

Bu bu but he was with Sony it would have been 10000000000000000000000000x better as a Sony exclusive!

[Firan]

Seriously what difference it would have been if he went to Sony's E3 instead of MS's? If you lose respect for this you're just a fanboy. Besides, the series started on MSX2 which is a PC.

"not Sony's who helped him reach where he is now "

I would say it's the game devs who helped Sony reach where they are now. I doubt PS1/PS2/PS3 would have sold well without games.

[2pacalypsenow]

It started on the MSX but it didn't get worldwide popularity until it hit the Ps1

[talocaca]

It's very Japanese about him....fake humble.

All Japanese people hate their projects or so they say....they should hang out with Peter Molyneux for a while!

[Krosis]

MGS will not end, he has been saying it for years. It better not end with Hayter cast out either..

[FoxHound_]

Love the effort and heart Kojima is really putting into MGSV.

[TheOneWhoIsTornApart]

Kojima also just released information saying that everything we have seen in MGSV so far including everything at E3 was all current gen. He said we havent even seen the PS4 version yet. That makes me extremely happy. The current gen versions look incredible too.

[TomOfAllTrades]

I'll believe it when I see the console in front off me, with the disk of MGSV within the console.

[TheOneWhoIsTornApart]

Why are you so skeptical?

[Mr-SellJack]

redemption??what a tool...MGS4 is easily the top rated game by the consumers and critics and still the best Ps3 game in my book....MGS is the only long legendary franchise till now that hasn't been rotten and shifted to HD gfx

[Summons75]

You clearly don't know anything about creative things do you? Kojima has stated multiple times that we wasn't satisfied with the end product of MGS4 and that it could have been better. Creative people are always trying to better there products and learn form what they wanted and missed in the last entry. It's always shown in kojimas work which is really good of him to do so.

[ThyMagicSword]

Redemption? I help you to die... These are two different things, hurry up with your game and shut up, Foxtail.

[zeroskie]

This man needs no redemption.

[KillrateOmega]

Maybe in his eyes he needs redemption, but I thought that MGS4 was very good. Yes, it had its flaws, but it was great game overall and a worthy installment in the franchise.

[Krosis]

I still liked MGS3 the best. Everything blended so well in that game...not sure if it is the history buff in me (love the cold war theme), the music, the origins behind the characters...so awesome. To me that was one of the best endings to any game ever.

How cool would a WW2 themed MGS be? Cobra unit origins, play as the Boss...no snake but it'd be a great spin off...much better than that unic Raiden IMHO.

[BlagaMan85]

That, sir.... would be awesome! And MGS 3 is still the best of the franchise. It's the one where everything just fell into place. Love that game.

[fsfsxii]

What redemption?? I still think that MGS4 is the best PS3 game to date. TLOU comes close