Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is very likely the last game in the series from Hideo Kojima, and it could be the final entry in the franchise full stop. However, speaking with Game On Daily at EGX 2015 last week, community manager Graham Day stressed that the company's committed to continuing the property – and that he thinks it can live on with its creator's watchful eye.
"Metal Gear is about the story and the characters," he said. "If you look at things like Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – that was an example of the title being taken in a new direction by separate teams with hands-in from other parties. And that, in itself, was a very, very good game led by a completely different team."
Asked about recent rumours regarding Konami's proposed move away from console development, Day also offered some hope for fans. "Don't believe everything that you read in the press," he said. "[Our commitment to console games] has never changed, but things have been taken out of context. Konami has a history of making the best games around, and that's something that will continue."
Of course, with the greatest of respect to Day, he's not calling the shots at Konami, so it'll be interesting to see whether his optimistic comments jive with the organisation's overall business strategy. At the very least, he seems hopeful that his role will involve future console releases, so let's hope that that turns out to be the case. Metal Gear without Kojima, though? We're just not sure.
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Of course its going to live on, as terrible price gouging f2p phone ports.
Just like Castlevania continued without Igarashi lolololol.
No. No it won't.
If Konami gave people any sort of context at all then there might not be so much anger and confusion.
At this point in time Konami feels like a kingdom where the King & Queen have both gone mad, putting everyone else in a position of complete powerlessness!
I would argue that MG Rising isn't exactly the best example to keep people's hopes up for the series. While it was an alright game generally speaking, I didn't think it was all that great, and certainly not on a par with any other entry in the Metal Gear franchise!
Comparing Metal Gear Solid With Metal Gear Rising is probably it's worst error. Man ! MGR was great, but what people like is a good story and a good sneaking game !
Should have used Silent Hill as an example. There, the setting is the/a main character, so it worked when Team Silent was less (and then completely not) involved. Tones were all over the place, but 4, Homecoming and Downpour were good entries.
MGS however is about Solid Snake and everything about how he came to exist. You'd literally have to know every single detail by heart and spend years analyzing how relationships could [have] evolve[d] in order to make something that even makes any sense. From there, you can start writing a new story that must blow socks off a fanbase wishing for the moon but expecting garbage.
Unless Kojima makes it, I'm not buying it. Screw you, Konami!
It can continue without Kojima, but it can NOT continue with Konami, because Konami are completely f***ing inept as a publisher and are 100% out of touch with their fan base and what the consumers want
Also "...Konami has a history of making the best games around..."
Hahaha no. Konami has a history of publishing great games then running them into the ground or turning them into goddamn Pachinko machines
@Churchy typical Japanese corporate culture
Can't blame the guy for doing his job and trying to help his company save face, but... LOL.
Even if it could, should it? I don't think so.
give us a proper Silent Hill 2 and 3 (maybe 4) remaster and then I'll start making the slow and arduous mental path to forgiving you.
Well I mean they have the fox engine, it likely cost a few million and took years to make, may as well use it for more than 1 game.
of course they will still do some Metal Gear Stuff - and it definitely WILL sell, even without Kojima - people will just buy it because of the name alone
Maybe we will see a spiritual sucessor from Hideo Kojima himself one day - just like "Mighty Number Nine" or "Bloodstained" for example
From some point I always wished Kojima to make something new and fresh. I am tired of MGS long long ago.
MGR was an imitation Metal Gear game.
It was Devil May Cry with a new coat of paint and a half hearted story.
To compare it to the masterpieces that are the likes of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, MGS4 etc is just ludicrous.
Meh, I'm still pretty disappointed that Konami had the gal to ship MGSV with the proper ending cut out. If Silent Hill is anything to go by, MGS is in for a slow, brutal downhill slide.
there is no fu#@%@ way Im gonna buy a metal gear game with out Kojima involve in it.
No, Konami. Bad, Konami. Metal Gear is Hideo Kojima's baby and you wrestled it away from him.
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