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In an interview in Play issue 46, series producer Noriaki Okamura was open about the fact that many younger gamers simply don’t know very much about Metal Gear. “One of the things that really sparked us to do the remake in general is because we realised that a lot of the newer, younger generation of gamers aren’t familiar with the Metal Gear series anymore”, he explains.

For Okamura, MGS Delta isn’t only about allowing older players to experience a sense of nostalgia, but to ensure that the legacy of the series continues to impact future gamers. “It was basically our mission, our duty, to kind of continue making sure that the series lives on for future generations.” he explains. “After all, we leave behind much more than just DNA, as Solid Snake would say—but again, who is Solid Snake?”

Metal Gear Solid Delta exists because Konami was starting to get worried that the “younger generation of gamers aren’t familiar with the Metal Gear series anymore.”

"Who is Solid Snake?"

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[John Bilbo]

That's bound to happen when you kill a franchise.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Series is dead and buried without Kojimbo.

 

[Hookshot]

He's right, Snake is much more famous as a Smash character than his own stuff these days.

 

[lh032]

perhaps dont fire kojima at the first place ?

 

[Darkkahn]

That's what you'd call, BS.

 

[Northeastmonk]

That's what you'd call, BS.

Yeah, that’s a hard pill to swallow. If anything, they aren’t into stealth games, and seeing a big story play out has them watching YouTube for a summary.

 

[Badlucktroll]

They should remake Metal Gear 1 and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake as 1 game on unreal engine 5 (story exists from kojima so it wont be considered a new story without kojima) have david hayter write the script, and have it star david hayter and kiefer sutherland and maybe someone like mads mikkelsen (or his brother that plays thrawn) as dr madnar

 

[Mister Wolf]

Was a smart move then. Afterward could you please remind the youth that you own Castlevania.

 

[KaiserBecks]

That can happen when you decide to port your games to Pachinko machines.

 

[poodaddy]

Series is dead and buried without Kojimbo.

I don't know, I think Delta's shaping up to be the best version of 3 by far. The series doesn't need continuing as all the loose ends were tied up pretty well and the story is told, but I think Konami can get a good few more remakes out of it before we sound the trumpets of they keep up this level if quality.

 

[ArtHands]

That probably wouldn't happen if they didn't time/perm exclusive the series to PS platforms like MGS4

 

[freemandos]

Yeah, the Master Collection doesn't exist for some reason now.

Remakes only exist because money, not because "worrying about the poor modern audience."

About not having more new entries, well...where's Hideo Kojima?

 

[SHA]

perhaps dont fire kojima at the first place ?

I think he's demanding given the nature of his role.

 

[BennyBlanco]

I don't know, I think Delta's shaping up to be the best version of 3 by far. The series doesn't need continuing as all the loose ends were tied up pretty well and the story is told, but I think Konami can get a good few more remakes out of it before we sound the trumpets of they keep up this level if quality.

Yeah the remakes can be good, but that’s it. We’re never getting MGS6 and if we do it will stink.

 

[Sub_Level]

Yeah the remakes can be good, but that’s it. We’re never getting MGS6 and if we do it will stink.

What about a remake of the MSX games? Where Snake fights Big Boss and Grey Fox in Zanzibar. That would effectively be both a remake and a new game, since it would be such a different experience from the originals.

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

I would pose the question to Konami : "Who's fault is that?"

 

[phant0m]

I think he's demanding given the nature of his role.

MGS V is still pinnacle of 3rd person action/stealth from a mechanics perspective. Regardless of how you feel about the story that game plays tight.

 

[SHA]

MGS V is still pinnacle of 3rd person action/stealth from a mechanics perspective. Regardless of how you feel about the story that game plays tight.

Just like Quentin Tarantino, he didn't get the support he deserves.

 

[ReBurn]

 

[Grildon Tundy]

MGS V was nearly 10 years ago. There are kids vaping today that weren't alive when it came out.

 

[BennyBlanco]

MGS V is still pinnacle of 3rd person action/stealth from a mechanics perspective. Regardless of how you feel about the story that game plays tight.

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[Northeastmonk]

MGS V was nearly 10 years ago. There are kids vaping today that weren't alive when it came out.

they must all love spending $70 to better understand the MGS timeline too

 

[adamsapple]

MGS V is still pinnacle of 3rd person action/stealth from a mechanics perspective. Regardless of how you feel about the story that game plays tight.

Here here.

Still one of the best playing TPS games of all time.

 

[Mayar]

The real reason is

The reason is always money, they are sitting on extremely popular IPs, they need money, they launched a wave of remakes. It's all very simple, I don't believe that someone in the Konami office suddenly started to worry about the new generation and MGS fans, forgive me. Especially considering the general policy of this company and how they behaved in the past. =)

 

[Grildon Tundy]

MGS V is still pinnacle of 3rd person action/stealth from a mechanics perspective. Regardless of how you feel about the story that game plays tight.

I replayed it a couple months ago.

It's like Tetris levels of being a perfect game. It clearly communicates its systems that are woven into and layered on top of the gameplay making a consistent whole/feedback loop.

And the gameplay itself gives you expert control and freedom. If you think of something you might be able to do with the tools given you, you can execute it and it reacts just how you'd expect.

Not to mention the Pokémon-like compulsion of Fulton-ing out soldiers never got old.

In conclusion, it's one of the best games ever made.

 

[proandrad]

Do the youth even play single player narrative games, don't they all play the same 3 GAAS.

 

[Astray]

Modern-day Konami proving to be much smarter than most gave them credit for.

 

[GHound]

Maybe this time don't release an always online zombie survival cash grab right around the corner from kneecapping one of the best games of the generation and you won't have to cry in mommy's basement for the better half of a decade to let the heat die down.

That probably wouldn't happen if they didn't time/perm exclusive the series to PS platforms like MGS4

How the fuck are your arms this long bro?

 

[March Climber]

Instead of making sure that your MGS collection is rock solid and doing a good job of game preservation, you spend a huge amount of budget to fund a studio to do a mostly graphical remake of a Playstation 2 title.

In this new title, you still keep the parts that were representative of the Playstation 2's limitations, like the stage transitions/loading screens, the semi-stiff movement, the basic enemy AI, and the slightly outdated control scheme.

Then you expect newer audiences to accept all of this as a full priced title without question. The video game industry sure is odd at times.

 

[proandrad]

MGS V is still pinnacle of 3rd person action/stealth from a mechanics perspective. Regardless of how you feel about the story that game plays tight.

Personally, I would take stealth out of that quote. The Last of Us part 2 is a way better stealth game, especially if you play on grounded imo.

 

[Caffeine]

How could they not though you already released a remaster collection lol, and snake was in smash bros.

 

[Sybrix]

Just remake MGS1 and make MG1 and MG2.

The stories are there.

Without Kojima, there's no new MGS.

 

[RCX]

I replayed it a couple months ago.

It's like Tetris levels of being a perfect game. It clearly communicates its systems that are woven into and layered on top of the gameplay making a consistent whole/feedback loop.

And the gameplay itself gives you expert control and freedom. If you think of something you might be able to do with the tools given you, you can execute it and it reacts just how you'd expect.

Not to mention the Pokémon-like compulsion of Fulton-ing out soldiers never got old.

In conclusion, it's one of the best games ever made.

100%. Just a shame the story was so unfinished.

But it might be the most "gameplay" game I've ever experienced

 

[SmokedMeat]

Isn’t this the publisher that shit their Metal Gear rereleases out like they didn’t give two shits about the franchise?

 

[tamago84]

 

[ExtendEmbraceExtinguish]

Konami is right. U guys are forgetting that the dominant games are ftp & gaas titles.

Just remake MGS1 and make MG1 and MG2.

The stories are there.

Without Kojima, there's no new MGS.

Also this. Modernize some things with snake and crew being archetypes kept in stone while insuring sniperwolf looks like a glamour model aka T&A.

 

[ToneyJ]

The real reason is

The reason is always money, they are sitting on extremely popular IPs, they need money, they launched a wave of remakes. It's all very simple, I don't believe that someone in the Konami office suddenly started to worry about the new generation and MGS fans, forgive me. Especially considering the general policy of this company and how they behaved in the past. =)

selling MGS to the new generation = $$$ though. They're directly related.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Isn’t this the publisher that shit their Metal Gear rereleases out like they didn’t give two shits about the franchise?

Yes. I like to think they're turning a new leaf, though. Silent Hill 2 Remake is an instant classic.

 

[TVexperto]

Have they announced a release date yet?!

 

[RaduN]

Personally, I would take stealth out of that quote. The Last of Us part 2 is a way better stealth game, especially if you play on grounded imo.

yeah, no.
Not even in the same universe in terms of level design, mechanics complexity and enemy AI/scripting.

Ot: 3 remake is unneeded, but not unwelcomed. It is a minimal effort from Konami, and the profits are guaranteed.

 

[TGO]

Yeah, the Master Collection doesn't exist for some reason now.

For some it doesn't, while we look at them thinking they still hold up, Gen Z is looking at it thinking why are the graphics so bad.
People really underestimate the impact of graphics have on whether they'll give a chance or not.
A Remake removes that perception and open their mind to series they wouldn't have given the time of day to.
I have a nephew that always played the latest crap that's released today and I keep on getting him Remakes for Christmas.
Now he literally just plays remakes and now plays the originals too and keeps asking what other games he should play next.
I asked him why the sudden obsession and he said because they better games they the new releases and only the remakes hit the same.
And those were the same games he had zero interest in before based on just seeing the originals.

 

[diffusionx]

This is what these companies always say but it only makes sense if they are actually going to follow it up with a new game. How often does that happen? It sounds more like justification from a company that is creatively bankrupt.

 

[SweetTooth]

Nothing lasts forever ... Its bound to happen for any franchise.

 

[ArtHands]

Maybe this time don't release an always online zombie survival cash grab right around the corner from kneecapping one of the best games of the generation and you won't have to cry in mommy's basement for the better half of a decade to let the heat die down.


How the fuck are your arms this long bro?

by not being a fanboy

 

[Porcile]

Delta will reach a large audience eventually because it has 50% off sale after one year written all over it. Whether that makes people care about Metal Gear again is another question. But it worked for Capcom and Resident Evil I guess.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

Metal Gear without Kojima isn't the same. Remaking old games is proves his lasting genius. They can't make MGS6.

 

[SolidQ]

I see a lot young people playing mgs 1/2/3 on twitch

 

[EDMIX]

lol I love how their PR is trying to find a way to explain the series being shit after Kojima

We've said this for eons, after the flop of Survive, just fucking make remakes. The best of those teams clearly left with Kojima and maybe the best route to sunset this IP with some remakes and call it a day.

Metal Gear without Kojima isn't the same. Remaking old games is proves his lasting genius. They can't make MGS6.

Agreed, even how the trailers are directed, many feel you can just slap together a trailer and it seems Kojima understood that you still need direction even in that area as this is still the entertainment medium. Without someone doing this, you can see how soulless and lifeless the trailer comes across (and I hate using that term as I need some some real measurement of something lol) but the trailer gives off this vibe like its a tech demo and they are showing you proof of concept vs a story that is being presented, this is not JUST MGS3 remake for US, this is the fucking first some younger generation WILL EVER SEE METAL GEAR

and this shit is how you show it off?

wow.

So Konami either hasn't learned shit for Kojima, or seems to think they don't need to spend money in those areas and just wish to cut corners, if you are going to be lazy with the remake, for fuck shit, at least REMAKE the fucking trailer as is and copy what Kojima's team did right with that delivery.

I see a lot young people playing mgs 1/2/3 on twitch

That warms my heart to hear that. One of my favorite IPs of all time and the work done on those titles pushed the medium forward in ways i don't think many fully understand today. Kojima challenged every major idea in gaming and its crazy to see a lot of what he did, became the norm, yet back then people made it sound like gaming and film are different ideas that could never mesh

Now, imagine today making a game with a story, with no major plot, no voice acting, no cinematography, not major sound track etc He treated the medium back then with the real respect he felt it deserved and now we look at those aspects in gaming as real bullet points of quality.

Anyone doubting this, go look at that Dragon Age thread and see how many are talking about that story, voice acting etc =) Being a game didn't mean those areas should have corners cut.

 

[Kerotan]

Oh what would make you think that Kucknami?