There are more good non-Kojima Metal Gear games than one would realize. Scientifically, three examples prove a trend, and in this feature are three excellent Metal Gear games that Hideo Kojima did not direct.
I hope so, still cant forget MGS Survive , the first MGS game without Kojima involvement and it was a complete failure, the thing is Kojima way of thinking is outside the box and that's why their games 99% end up unique, original and a almost instant classic. MGS series are full of intricate things that somehows connects to each other, Lalulilelo, the Patriots, Outher heaven, Foxhound, PMCs , heck even Kojima manage to insert DARPA in there lol, a US government Defense Agency. So is really great MGS3 Remake is reviving the series but without Kojima who knows of the end result, I hope Konami have another or more developers insight their studios who can also think outside the box.
Kojima is Metal Gear the same way that Christopher Nolan is The Dark Knight, or David Lynch is Twin Peaks: The Return episode 8. Artistry is the creation of a thing from your own thoughts and feelings. Take away the original artist’s thoughts and feelings and you have a new thing entirely.
This isn’t going to stop the mega corporation creating a fake version and spending millions TELLING customers that it’s made with the same thoughts and feelings. The masses will buy the idea the same way the corporation will sell the idea.
i think the bigger issue is whether or not Konami is actually interested in fully funding AAA games development. Even this remake is done by a studio not really known in gaming industry. Quality remake/projets vs cheap cash in quick releases. Which way will Konami head. I am a huge MGS fan and i feel like Kojima did long time MGS fans dirty with how made MGS5 and it's story elements
Actually MGS Portable Ops which was technically the first canon MGS game that Kojima wasn’t mainly involved with it. Kojima was only the producer but not the writer and director.
Konami did other MGS spin off that were successful but that because Konami put effort. Just along Konami is not lazy and cash grab, they can a MGS game without Kojima.
Yeah, because all of the assets are still there. You just need the art and programming teams. The audios already done. The story (a hard part) is already done so, there's nothing you need from Kojima, it's all already there and Konami owns all of the rights. The hard stuff is all done. Animation, mocap, all that can be done in house and synced with the audio and story that's already done. When you've got plenty of Metal Gear fans willing to go work for Konami, just to work on Castlevania, Metal Gear, and The Other Resident Evil (Silent Hill), you're okay. Pay them fairly and they'll make it work. Kojima was getting pretty full of himself with his name plastered on everything, his name appearing a billion times in Metal Gear Solid V, Konami knew they had to tame that, they had to humble his ego. So, they took a hit for a little while, but look at them now. On their way back to the top as a reputable game publishing company and everyone's doing fine. Kojima gets to make Death Stranding 2, another walking simulator, and run his own business and Konami gets to put more people to work making popular Konami games to feed fans to keep them happy. Nothing new or original from Metal Gear, but Konami doesn't need that, they can publish new IP from other aspiring game devs the way they helped build Kojima but their back catalog of Contra, Castlevania, Rocket Knight, Silent Hill, TMNT, etc, is all still there waiting
I hope so, still cant forget MGS Survive , the first MGS game without Kojima involvement and it was a complete failure, the thing is Kojima way of thinking is outside the box and that's why their games 99% end up unique, original and a almost instant classic. MGS series are full of intricate things that somehows connects to each other, Lalulilelo, the Patriots, Outher heaven, Foxhound, PMCs , heck even Kojima manage to insert DARPA in there lol, a US government Defense Agency. So is really great MGS3 Remake is reviving the series but without Kojima who knows of the end result, I hope Konami have another or more developers insight their studios who can also think outside the box.
i mean sure, but he made it the thing it is today and why people love it so much.
i think its not easy to replicate.
I doubt it could.
Say what you want about the bloke, but his games are uniquely his.
I don't think anyone makes games like kojima does, for better or worse.
Could mgs continue without him, yea maybe, but it would lacking his genius so wouldn't be the same.
Well , he already created it. They just have to recreate it? Not like its a new concept or IP. Trash article.
Yes. It only needs motivated clever people.