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Konami Didn't Even Want Kojima's Name To Be Mentioned In An Interview, That's How Serious They Are

This situation is a complete mess.

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Activemessiah3651d ago

People leave companies all the time, sometimes amicably, some so bad they exchange accusations as to who was at fault etc... but this... this is different, I normally don't care much for disputes and trivial bravado but I must say, I'm intrigued as to what the hell happened... we will know someday for sure.

Bennibop3650d ago

I get the feeling that Konami did not like that Kojima become bigger than them.

zeal0us3650d ago

That or CEO is trying to make an example out of Kojima/put him in his place.

LostDjinn3650d ago

Maybe.
What they're doing now is trying to stiffle debate because they don't want people exposed to a truth they can't counter.

Sort of like some commentors on this site when they spout BS.

rainslacker3649d ago

I think no matter the circumstance, Konami would have a hard time coming out ahead in the discussion. Even if it was all Kojima who did everything wrong to cause the turmoil, people would still defend him.

Granted, Konami has gone out of their way to look like complete a**holes in this situation, so I feel that it was probably a mutual departure where they both disliked the other.

fermcr3650d ago (Edited 3650d ago )

Honestly ... I think this is one big troll event by Kojima and Konami.

loganbdh3650d ago (Edited 3650d ago )

I believe you just because he was promoting/supporting the game during E3...he was too animated during E3 if you ask me.

OhMyGandhi3650d ago (Edited 3650d ago )

Kojimas name not being on the box sort of mitigates that notion.

Ratty3650d ago

It could be but I still think they'd have come out by now. It's generating a lot of publicity and while there is technically "no such thing as bad publicity," I still think it's not healthy at all. A lot of people have canceled their preorders and it's also hurting Konami's reputation and even if it's "just a joke", it'd take a while to rebuild.

So yeah. I think they'd have come out with the truth by now. But who knows. We'll see.

remixx1163650d ago

Konami can try all they want but you can't just erase the guy that made you.......his name itself became bigger than the whole of your company.

Mulletino3650d ago

Maybe it's about to come out that Kojima is a rapist or pedophile or something? I hadn't thought of that till just now. Hope not. Hopefully it's a marketing scheme :)

Doodleburger3650d ago

Given the direction his games have taken, I wouldn't be surprised. There's something very off with him, and his mental state seems to be one that should be monitored if it isn't already. Most leaders of cults that claim themselves gods are the one that are raping children.

3-4-53650d ago

* My guess:

* Whoever is in charge at Konami has issues about image and is arrogant.

Somebody at the top is taking time out of their life, to make being involved with this game a living hell, just to spite Kojima and his image.

* The Japanese do not normally do this in their culture so for it to get to this level is = to it being about 2-3x worse here in American business.

* They are really respectful and give anybody, even somebody who messed up, time to save face and not be embarrassed so as to maintain dignity.

Konami is literally going out of there way to soil is reputation, and doing it the way they are is as bad as I've seen it in Japanese Video game culture.

* Some big shot at the top is "that guy", who is going to do whatever he wants, at the expense of everyone else....just so they can get their way.

Like a child running a company.

Kojima must have said some pretty awful things or maybe there was an almost fight behind closed doors or something.

big_boss_18873649d ago

I feel it's something as simple as good business. Konami wants the most profit quickly, Kojima loves his games and fans. Konami knows mgs is a great product, but somehow they got the idea that either A: they can do it cheaper and fast without Kojima. Or B: Kojima wanted more resources for the game to update/work on for years to come. Or C: Konami is just done with big video games. I get the feeling that they will only make app based games with micro transactions cuz as far as $ goes right now those crappy games r making grip off crappy people

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robtion3650d ago

Seems very petty.

I would say grow up but I guess they do work in the video game industry.

deadpoolio3163650d ago

OR ya know Angry Chode could figure out that they are there to promote MGSV not talk about Kojima, so rather than deal with idiots asking about Kojima in interviews all day long they just tell the press NO you cannot ask about Kojima at all

robtion3650d ago

Yeah, I mean the whole debacle, not just this interview.

TwoForce3650d ago

Well damn ! That's not good at all.

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kingdomtriggers3650d ago

Ok this is just embarrassing. Freaking Konami.

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CoPilot: Gaming Chat is an amazing revelation - A true gamer friend at your side

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Metal Gear Solid 5, Nearly After A Decade, Is Still A Timeless Classic

The Metal Gear series, led by Kojima, pioneered the stealth genre, creating a masterclass in storytelling and gameplay.

SimpleSlave390d ago (Edited 390d ago )

No. But MGS5: Ground Zeroes might actually be one of the greatest Game Demo ever, if not the best.

xHeavYx390d ago

I know a lot of people didn't, but I actually liked that story twist at the end. The game was fun and all, but I wouldn't call it a timeless classic.

Cacabunga389d ago

Metal Gear legend stopped with number 4.
MGS5 needed a year or 2 more of development to be maybe among the classics.. it was clearly rushed, especially at the end. The story teaches us absolutely nothing new.

just_looken390d ago

A demo is free that was a $40 cry for help as later we would know konami did not want to fun hideo and his team anymore that is why we got the unfinished phantom pain.

-Foxtrot390d ago (Edited 390d ago )

Meh

Great stealth gameplay but the game was just average.

Bland open world that felt lifeless, the story felt shoehorned in, unfinished story etc. The whole thing was just average to me compared to the other main titled games.

I would have rather preferred it if they kept Ground Zeroes for the main game as the opening and the rest of the game turns into a Metal Gear 1 & 2 remake to bring things full circle.

just_looken390d ago

If you dig around they had old behind trhe scenes of phantom pain vids and books wrote around the time.

Before funding was puled the main idea was to keep peace walker coop it was in the games early builds and that end game were your building your base that was suppose to be metal gear one.

You as the fake big boss was going to make your own metal gear one map aka your base (outer heaven) then me as sold snake use the mode that is in the game invade/defeat the base even fight your current version of metal gear that was in the game but not finished.

So your idea was on the table bit got canned.

CrimsonWing69390d ago (Edited 390d ago )

Like hell it is. That was the first time I became aware of being sold an unfinished game and was blown away about blind fanboys saying it was some perfect game.

Yea, the first few chapters were great until they do that thing halfway and make you replay all the missions again. Then little things like capturing animals but only seeing a JPEG unlike 3 where everything was modeled out. Areas were massive, desolate, and boring to look at.

Game was a massive let down for me and the potential was so high for it. Honestly, this was one of the most disappointing games I ever played. What’s worse is it starts off brilliant. You literally play through until you get to the point where you could tell they just stopped developing and then quickly used glue and construction paper to “finish” it and then sold it. Quite frankly, that’s insulting to consumers and fans.

Inverno390d ago

People have selective memory. This game had huge drama attached to it, what Konami did to Kojima and this game was horrible. Now they praise Konami cause they revived Silent Hill, even though SH looks half arsed too.

CrimsonWing69390d ago

I dunno if they’re getting much praise after the Silent Hill 2 debacle. Makes me scared sh*tless for the MGS 3 Remake…

Michiel1989389d ago

I don't wanna defend konami, but Kojima had 7 years to make the game, it's not that weird for a publisher to expect a game to be finished in that amount of time.

Also no one is praising konami from what I've seen, they're just excited that a Silent Hill game is releasing

CrimsonWing69388d ago (Edited 388d ago )

@Michiel1989

You’re absolutely correct. Look, the dude is a visionary and has brought us some incredible games, but he constantly would go over budget and could never stick to a deadline. I don’t know if people remember the MGS 4 trailers but it became a joke when you’d see a release date and then they crossed it out in the next trailer to give another.

What a lot of people don’t know is there’s a certain amount of money given for development and marketing. When you go over the budget and add additional marketing over the deadline it isn’t cheap. MGS GZ and V were laughable to me for the amount of time he had to develop them and he spent even more time on the engine that wasn’t anything revolutionary to me. I mean, GZ was nothing more than a demo and they released that art like $40 I think, probably to further help fund V. He then spent money for Kiefer Sutherland who did nothing for the character, which I think Kojima just wanted because he’s a fan.

Konami just had enough and said this is the deadline and you’re done after this. It’s business, but fans took it personal. I mean look at this Overdose game he’s been doing.,, like when is that ever coming out?

Michiel1989388d ago

I kind of forgot about overdose but yeah exactly my thoughts. He has made some of the best games out there and definitely deserves time to create his new masterpiece, but it's not a bottomless well.

This is pure speculation but I imagine he got around 4 years to make the game excluding pre-production. If after those 4 years the game is nowhere near being done, the relationship will be strained between them one way or another.

about the konami being praised thing, if let's say blizzard announces world of warcraft 2 today I'll be excited as hell for the game, but that doesn't mean my opinion of blizzard changes only a tiny bit cause they're still trash.

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Yui_Suzumiya388d ago

Yeah, it was the only MGS I didn't play and this is coming from someone who got back into gaming after skipping a generation due to MGS4 back in 2008. It just seems to be the complete opposite of the MGS I always knew and loved (1-4).

JEECE390d ago

Yes and no. In many ways in was a great game; there's a very strong argument that it has the best gameplay of any MGS game, and that it is one of the more interesting open world "playgrounds" we have gotten, in terms of how the world operates. But as an MGS narrative, it is pretty far down the list, for many reasons.

Storm23389d ago

I don't think there is any argument. The gameplay was incredible. But yeah...disappointed in the rest. Could have been incredible but...well...we all know what happened...

JEECE388d ago

I don't think there is much of one either but apparently some people found the world very boring compared to the more linear structures of other entries so I didn't make a definitive statement in order to acknowledge the outliers.

DarXyde389d ago

The thing about Metal Gear Solid is that the narrative is what determines which is your favorite because the gameplay had ALWAYS improved with every mainline entry. It's amazing.

If it was gameplay, we'd all say The Phantom Pain, but the story is what truly sets them apart.

For me, that's Snake Eater, which is also my favorite game of all time.

JEECE388d ago

That's my favorite too, particularly if we are talking about the subsistence version with camera control.

Fishy Fingers390d ago

For me, best gameplay, worst, everything else.

Storm23389d ago

Yeah...gameplay was so damn good.

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15 Video Games With Realistic Injury Mechanics

Whether it's showcasing damage realistically or simulating fractures and conditions, these games are worth checking out.

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