The thing is that after this, there really isn't anywhere the Metal Gear Series can go besides remaking Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2. Kojima has been wanting to finish with Metal Gear Solid for a long time, and I think he is using Silent Hills as his oppotunity to show Konami that he can move beyond MGS.
If Silent Hills does well, he may be able to leave Metal Gear behind and move on with Konami's blessing rather than simply being forced back to the money maker. He has been bored making MGS since MGS2, but deliberately finishing Big Boss's story to become a full loop really does help to close it off.
There might be a new Metal Gear something, but this will be the last MGS game led by Kojima (and dare I say it, the last true MGS game). He is over 50 now, he is tired of it, and he wants to do some of his own pet projects before he retires. We can look at P.T.; this is a man who can do other things and do them well, and he is thirsty to move on.
008Zulu said:
Silentpony said:
008Zulu said:
I think Kojima and Molyneux have a thing going on to see who can spout the most BS.
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fuck! Can you imagine Kojima and Molyneux getting together to make an open-world God game set in the Metal Gear world?! I'm actually at a loss for words at how many promises they'd make...
Might I suggest a slight correction; "I'm actually at a loss for words at how many promises they'd break."
But seriously, I do think he just says it'll be his last game so his fans will say 'No, don't quit!' to justify his staying and churning out the same games.
Kojima has never really cared much about his fanbase; when people start saying how much they love his work, he seems to react with a shrug. He does it because he loves western films and MGS is James Bond meets Rambo childhood fantasy, look at him now.
Kojima also doesn't break his promises; he teases and trolls his fanbase, but unlike Peter, he always delivers a solid, strong game with good gameplay and an insane but complete story. Play Fable 2 and Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater, tell me if you think they're in the same league. Kojima has far too much pride to release something that isn't good enough, and too much pride to flat out lie to his fans.
Cid Silverwing said:
Cue next MGS game being directed by Kojima because his inbox got spammed with even more death threats from a collective untroubled by the complexities of life.
It's worth remembering that Kojima got death threats back in the time when developers of video games didn't get death threats and this was considered a massive thing. Also worth pointing out that this threat was apparently pretty serious, not a basic Twitter "I'll rape you, ****" but something like "I know where you live, see?"
