Even with the major hype and a review score of 10, I can't bring myself to be excited for this. The original was a corny homage to Twin Peaks, which is a bad comparison to invoke when you don't have any of the same creative originality at play... This really isn't a world that I was ever hopeful to revisit, no matter how slick the presentation has gotten.
@Korgon I absolutely agree with you about this style of gameplay being sorely missed. I just think it would tarnish a great franchise to try to add more content to a masterpiece without the involvement of the person who had the original vision.
Now, if Kojima Productions announced that they were working on an ALL-NEW "tactical espionage action" franchise... That would be an unprecedented level of hype.
@Korgon If you want to play new Metal Gear Solid games created by someone other than Kojima, that's obviously your prerogative. I know a lot of people will agree with you, whether I understand it or not. But some things just shouldn't be done.
I'm not even sure what scenario could possibly make sense for another sequel. Any post-MGS4 continuation would seem a little bit silly, and another retcon-heavy prequel would be overkill. It's perfectly OK for this series to end.
A reskin is a best-case scenario. I can't understand the people who want some utter hacks from Konami to reinvent the gameplay and rewrite the storyline created by Hideo Kojima. Honestly, if they were capable of creating anything worthwhile, they'd be doing something with one of their other dormant IPs like Silent Hill or Castlevania.
The only way I'll even consider buying this is if it adheres to the original vision 100%, and I'm not hopeful that's what's going to happen.
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Re: Alan Wake 2 (PS5) - A Nightmare We Never Want to Wake Up From
Even with the major hype and a review score of 10, I can't bring myself to be excited for this. The original was a corny homage to Twin Peaks, which is a bad comparison to invoke when you don't have any of the same creative originality at play... This really isn't a world that I was ever hopeful to revisit, no matter how slick the presentation has gotten.
Re: Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Is Going to Look Unreal on PS5
@Korgon I absolutely agree with you about this style of gameplay being sorely missed. I just think it would tarnish a great franchise to try to add more content to a masterpiece without the involvement of the person who had the original vision.
Now, if Kojima Productions announced that they were working on an ALL-NEW "tactical espionage action" franchise... That would be an unprecedented level of hype.
Re: Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Is Going to Look Unreal on PS5
@Korgon If you want to play new Metal Gear Solid games created by someone other than Kojima, that's obviously your prerogative. I know a lot of people will agree with you, whether I understand it or not. But some things just shouldn't be done.
I'm not even sure what scenario could possibly make sense for another sequel. Any post-MGS4 continuation would seem a little bit silly, and another retcon-heavy prequel would be overkill. It's perfectly OK for this series to end.
Re: Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Is Going to Look Unreal on PS5
A reskin is a best-case scenario. I can't understand the people who want some utter hacks from Konami to reinvent the gameplay and rewrite the storyline created by Hideo Kojima. Honestly, if they were capable of creating anything worthwhile, they'd be doing something with one of their other dormant IPs like Silent Hill or Castlevania.
The only way I'll even consider buying this is if it adheres to the original vision 100%, and I'm not hopeful that's what's going to happen.