The man behind Metal Gear, Hideo Kojima is apparently very ready to announce his latest project. Despite the amazing early sales on MGS4, the game was all the rave then fizzled away as a very lackluster multiplayer made the game almost unplayable. There are speculations on what the announcement might be, but many gamers will want to continue the saga of Solid Snake. The probability of MGS5 being announced is almost impossible which will lead to some disappointment. Most gamers only know him from his work in that series and though I fully believe he will make a stellar game, it is akin to Bungie announcing something not Halo-centric. People turn their head, but shrug and walk away.
One of the keynotes at this year’s Game Developers Conference will be from none other than Metal Gear Solid creator, Hideo Kojima. His keynote, “Solid Game Design: Making the ‘Impossible’ Possible”, will focus on overcoming development obstables in creative game design. Obviously, he’ll be using Metal Gear Solid as an example.
This will be Kojima’s first keynote at GDC and it will take place on Thursday March 26th. We’ll be there to cover it every step of the way.
Maybe he’ll talk about why he went with camel toe for the Beauty and the Beast boss characters in MGS4. One can only hope.
I don’t want to piss off any Metal Gear Online fans, in fact I wanted to be one. I mean, I really, really wanted to be one, but I’m not, I’m so not. And having recently read about Hideo Kojima’s revelation of disappointment at the number of people playing MGO, I felt maybe it’s not just me.
There are a lot of things about the game I could nit pick to death about game play and certain elements of the game (being trapped by porn has to be one of the most annoying things in all of gaming), but to each his own and everything I hate may be something that someone else loves or I just don’t get. But, to me, there is one painful and almost inexplicable omission to MGO.
After lengthy delays and much anticipation, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is finally here. The last game of Solid Snake’s story arc is more epic and intense than any other Metal Gear game to date. Combining entirely new gameplay elements with an amazing storyline, this is the Hideo Kojima’s best work to date.
What else can you say about the graphical presentation in Metal Gear Solid 4 other than the game is drop dead gorgeous. In what could be one of the best looking games to date on any system, every element has been meticulously detailed. When looking at Snake, other characters, or any environment, Kojima managed to pack more polygons into MGS4 than you can shake a stick at. With the game’s camera feature, you can take in-game screenshots that can be exported to your PC via a memory stick to savor forever. Guns of the Patriots has sound just as beautiful as the graphics. From the terrific script and voice acting to the wonderful score that really sets the mood, you’re going to want to turn the volume up on your surround sound system.
Did you do a double take when you read that headline? That’s exactly what I did when I read this interview with Hideo Kojima. Apparently, the 50GB available on the BluRay disc just isn’t enough for Metal Gear Solid 4.
Seriously, Kojima, what the hell are you doing over there? If you can’t fit your game into 50GB, there’s something wrong. Are you using fully uncompressed textures for everything in the game? How many insanely large CGI cutscenes are there?
Maybe the inclusion of Metal Gear Online Starter Pac on the disc is causing the size issue. Whatever the cause, if we start seeing multi-disc BluRay games, I’m going to be a little upset.
It’s been delayed and delayed, but it looks like Kojima can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Metal Gear Solid 4 looks to be on track for a worldwide release in the second quarter of 2008.
The title, which will ship with a Metal Gear Online starter pack, is now playable from start to finish and is about to enter the bug testing phase.
This is great news for fans of the series and people waiting for a true killer app to pick up a PS3. From everything we’ve seen, MGS4 is going to be amazing. We’ll keep you posted as more information is released from Kojima Productions.
Hideo Kojima revealed some new information for Metal Gear Solid 4 at Leipzig and showed off the new bosses in the game. All of them are metal, war-hardened beasts. Kojima has what he likes to call a “Beauty and the Beast” theme to the game.
You’ve got Howling Wolf, a dog/wolf kind of thing that howls a lot, Raging Raven, a flying woman with wings and a jet pack that screams “RAGE!”, Screaming Mantis, a puppeteer woman with marionettes hanging from her extra arms, and Laughing Octopus, a woman with metal arms coming out of her head like Doc Oc from Spiderman.
Hideo Kojima always comes strong to press events with new Metal Gear trailers. This year’s E3 was no exception. Check out the 6 minutes trailer here. It’s intense.
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