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MGSV: Cardboard box returns, exclamation mark almost did not

Alert! Kojima actually considered scrapping Metal Gear's iconic exclamation mark!

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no_more_heroes4292d ago

Not really a huge MGS fan, but I definitely know about the carboard box and the exclamation mark (with sound effect). Would've been odd for an MGS game not to have it.

Nyxus4292d ago

Agreed. Some things are just icons for the series and shouldn't be changed.

Batzi4292d ago

INB4 David Hayter comments.

Neo-Axl4292d ago

Personality, that's what it is. Resident Evil flung Herbs, safe rooms, & typewriters out of the window. Which murdered everything after the drastic game play change.

After watching the TGS game play (Daytime) I was rather impressed, personality intact, game play evolved, it should be great!

xHeavYx4292d ago

Now they need to bring back the rations

titletownrelo4292d ago

The scene in "Wreck It Ralph" where he pulled out the exclamation point and it made the sound effect was great!

http://images1.wikia.nocook...

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GrandpaSnake4292d ago

You guys dont even know, using the box on someone in metal gear online is priceless, it actually works.

Welshy4292d ago

I miss MGO =(

I hope MGS5 brings MGO back bigger and better than in MGS4, because i was so gutted when those servers closed, the day that patch popped up and removed the option to even open MGO... a tiny bit of my heart died that day.

But nostalgic rambling aside, yes it was brilliant to actually use a box and have it work on a real human being xD

If they removed boxes, exclamations AND David Hayter... MGS or no MGS, i woulda been hell'a pissed.

trenso14292d ago

the best was hiding in a box in the middle of a street next to other boxes and watch people walk right by you.*

DEEBO4292d ago

yeah most people would run pass you in the box.

Omar914292d ago

I would of been pissed if they removed the exclamation marks. It's an iconic symbol that MGS has had for years.

ZeV4292d ago (Edited 4292d ago )

Kojima makes bad moves on bad moves in MGS V...He decide to ruin his game !

Welshy4292d ago

KEEPING iconic features is a bad choice?

MGS without cardboard boxes and exclamation marks is like COD without guns or Gran Turismo without cars.

You don't just remove the things that people identify your franchise by, keeping them was a good move.

titletownrelo4292d ago

or like Mario without the shrooms, flying turtles, and green dinosaurs...

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Hideo Kojima calls Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 “ideal” for one key reason

Legendary gaming auteur Hideo Kojima heaped praise on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, calling it “ideal” for one significant reason.

gigoran84d ago

Greatness knows greatness. Simple as that. Expedition 33 is a masterpiece, built with a smaller team and with a smaller budget, blowing ubisoft out of the water. It doesn't matter how many devs you have and how much money you throw at it, great studios like Sandfall Interactive will always overcome you.

mastershredder4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Ideal are you opinions being vacant from any discussion that is not about your own cringy universe Hideo.

The master of Vanity Tech Demos is here to tell us what a good game is. ooooh kay. It's pretty dang obvious without your 2 cents desperately needing relevance. This is just like his GTA grovel a while back. Yuck.

gold_drake4d ago

quite honestly, i havent been able to stop thinking about it ha.

i keep playing it

__y2jb4d ago

He’s massively overrated and writes terrible dialogue.

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I Owe You An Apology, Hideo Kojima, I Wasn't Familiar With Your Game

Hideo Kojima and PlayStation go together like hobbits and breakfasts. That is to say, they're meant to be together, but they're also happy to serve up a PC port or afternoon tea if the time is right. Kojima's long-time collaboration with Sony means it always feels odd to see his name next to an Xbox logo, like Master Chief appearing on your PS5 or glimpsing your teacher in the big Tesco doing her weekly shop.

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anast19d ago

Good to see people coming around.

mastershredder19d ago

yawn. ^ All of this opinion piece sounds like someone’s recount when they get out of the norm and go on a hiking vacation and boast about their “life changing moments” over things extremely common and accessible to everyone. Get a rocket ship and take some selfies already. jezzus .

franwex19d ago

Anybody else gave up reading a few paragraphs in?

KwietStorm_BLM18d ago

It's thegamer. You just skip it off general principle.

jznrpg18d ago

If you missed out on old games it’s nothing to apologize for. Just the way life goes sometimes. We can’t access everything in our short lives.

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Hideo Kojima says 60% of Death Stranding playtesters thought it "was a terrible game"

Luckily, everyone seems to like Death Stranding 2

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lelo2play35d ago (Edited 35d ago )

Kojima has always been full of it... this is another example of his BS.

MrNinosan35d ago

lelo2play has always been full of it, and one of the long lasting trolls here... this is another example of his BS comments.

1nsomniac35d ago

100% the guy is the absolute king of his own bullshit. Kojima and his fans baffle me with how brazen they are with it!

Pyrofire9535d ago

Have you ever cared about something?

__SteakDeck__35d ago

@MrNinosan Obscure has always been full of it and is another troll.

TheEroica35d ago

Kojima is as dumb as a stack of bricks. 🤷 His lust over gamers hating his games is just silly. He's a lousy story teller and he should stick to making games built around compelling gameplay.... The moment a cutscene starts my eyes auto roll.

Z50135d ago

Couldn't even imagine rolling my eyes since 1998

P_Bomb35d ago

Dumb as a stack of bricks? Funny, some comments have the same effect on me. Instant eye roll.🙄

jznrpg36d ago

I’m replaying the first game it’s great. It’s not for everyone no doubt. There are still a lot of people playing it.

anast35d ago

It's a really good game. Heartman is my favorite character.

SlothLordPootus34d ago

I'm playing through it for my first time, enjoying parts of it, and other parts not so much. It's definitely a Kojima ass game in all the good and bad ways. Honestly the combat/stealth sucks ass in it tho, which is really the worst part for me, which is a bit inconceivable given MGS V.

Knushwood Butt34d ago

Exactly. The combat and stealth suck and are just shoehorned in to deliver a layer of challenge.
Hold your breath when going through the same BT areas EVERY time.
Nonsense about weather forecasts when it ALWAYS rains in certain areas no matter what.
Tedious Cliff fights.
Dumb BT fights that you can 100% walk (wade) away from without the enemies attacking you.
Broken lore about dead bodies.
The list is long.
Having said that, I've platinumed both versions from scratch.

-Foxtrot36d ago

Then why do a sequel straight away?

Why not something else like maybe a horror game similar to Silent Hills but rebranded into a new IP.

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Rainbowcookie35d ago

Reverse psychology...ok I won't buy it then.

Eonjay35d ago

To be honest, he is in a great situation if he doesn't have to make a mass market product. Means he can make what he wants. I think that's great.

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