PixlBit | "The PixlBit staff is quite diverse in their gaming passions, and it’s one of my favorite things about writing here. In addition to being “Mr. Final Fantasy” I probably also hold the title of biggest Metal Gear Solid fanatic. Well, I might tie with Patrick Kijek, but MGS is a series that I’ve followed religiously since playing the Japanese Famitsu demo disc way back in 1998. It follows, then, that I should be beyond excited at the announcement of Metal Gear Solid 5, right? While I’m always happy to hear of another main entry in the series directed by Hideo Kojima, I just can’t muster up much enthusiasm for this one. Even the shininess of new console hardware and the Fox Engine can’t get my blood pumping. Why? Chalk it up prequel fatigue, and a longing for what could have been."
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I’d have taken a few of those out. Prefer Sonic over Sonic 2. Outrun should be in there. Maybe even Pong as millions of people had fun with that even if it was repetitive. Final Fight pipped any Streets of Rage game, although Streets of Rage had the better soundtrack. Too many to list l guess. To me, retro gaming is the 1980s, maybe going into early 1990s.
Agree that the generational gap is too broad to really make a strong list. Need to tighten the years a bit. Hard to compare Pac Man with N64 games.
The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.
Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!
I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.
Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.
resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword
Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2
Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.
There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.
Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence
The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!
The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer
The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.
Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱
I get your point. BUT, this is Kojima we're talking about. If he is developing a prequel (again), it's because he's sure it can surprise us (again). I trust him and his decisions. Plus, the MGS lore is so huge there's still room for plenty of other stories.
As much as I love MetalGeat it needs to come to an end before it get's milked.
Hey, no problem. If you don't want to know more about the history of the Metal Gear universe then by my guest and not play it. Those of us that are fans of the series will get it, enjoy it, and better understand future releases because of it. You on the other hand, didn't want another prequel.
Spoilers in the thumbnail again.
I'm a huge MGS fan since it's Playstation debut, but I have to say I was a "liiiiiiittle" disappointed when they announced yet another Metal Gear Solid.
Now don't get me wrong on this, I can't wait to get my hands on GZs+TPP=MGSV(?). I was just really looking forward to a whole new game from Kojima.
I was totally anticipating Project Ogre since it was/is supposed to have real ogers in it. I was curious how Kojima would tackle something like a fantasy world with his unique way of game-design and storytelling.
Apart from that, I'd really like him to do a female protagonist at some point.
OT: I think MGSV being another prequel is the only way to continue the series without going stale and feeling stretched. I'm looking forward, to see how everything will evolve, especially Big Boss.
Knowing what's gonna happen while not entirely aware of how we get there will surely make it a bittersweet journey worthwhile and tie the "Story of Snakes" together perfectly, to round up the whole Metal Gear Saga in big fashion.
I do also believe that the whole "V-part" of the game will provide enough intriguing twists and turns to satisfy, and keep everyone on the edge of their seats.