Wait, so it's offial, then? KP is divorced from Konami? The Metal Gear franchise was easily my favourite story-driven series. Without him at the helm, all future games under that IP are worthless.
[editline]19th March 2015[/editline]
Remember the edgy shit Metal Gear Rising's story was? We can probably expect that from future MGS games.
Just sent a message over to my source at KojiPro LA, I'll update with a response.
[QUOTE=Dr._Medic;47354670]On top of that I read somewhere that he would be "officially" stepping down on April 1st.
Yep, this is an ARG
I hope :tinfoil:[/QUOTE]
April fools
dream: kojima hired by valve and valve makes a "valve: japan" company specially designed to make japanese games and work with japanese devs to get their games on steam with kojima the one who runs it
[QUOTE=archangel125;47355667]Wait, so it's offial, then? KP is divorced from Konami? The Metal Gear franchise was easily my favourite story-driven series. Without him at the helm, all future games under that IP are worthless.
[editline]19th March 2015[/editline]
Remember the edgy shit Metal Gear Rising was? We can probably expect that from future MGS games.[/QUOTE]
Metal Gear Rising was fantastic.
2015 is the year I tap out
Fuck this
[QUOTE=Wii60;47355686]dream: kojima hired by valve and valve makes a "valve: japan" company specially designed to make japanese games and work with japanese devs to get their games on steam with kojima the one who runs it[/QUOTE]Valve tried and failed to make spinoff studios in California and San Francisco work out. How would a Japan studio suddenly work out?
[QUOTE=Wii60;47355686]dream: kojima hired by valve and valve makes a "valve: japan" company specially designed to make japanese games and work with japanese devs to get their games on steam with kojima the one who runs it[/QUOTE]
This would actually be a brilliant business move. A lot of people are saying that Konami is pulling out of gaming but why would they allow Kojima to develop some huge engine if they were just going to pull out of the gaming space? Surely, the time and effort that went into the Fox Engine isn't going to be justified by one or two games from an economic standpoint.
[QUOTE=Swiket;47355691]Metal Gear Rising was fantastic.[/QUOTE]
I guess I don't personally have a high opinion of it. It wasn't up to par with other games in the Metal Gear series.
[QUOTE=The Kins;47355707]Valve tried and failed to make spinoff studios in California and San Francisco work out. How would a Japan studio suddenly work out?[/QUOTE]
To be completely fair, Japanese developers have a much better work ethic than Bay Area devs do. Also keep in mind that the majority of the talent was still in Bellevue.
Super concerned for what this is gonna mean for Silent Hills ffs
we were so close to finally getting a really good silent hill game again
[QUOTE=archangel125;47355725]I guess I don't personally have a high opinion of it. It wasn't up to par with other games in the Metal Gear series.[/QUOTE]
as a game MGR was fantastic, story-wise though it wasn't much especially compared to the other metal gear games
[QUOTE=postal;47355741]Super concerned for what this is gonna mean for Silent Hills ffs
we were so close to finally getting a really good silent hill game again[/QUOTE]From the guy who wrote the Gamespot article:
[img]http://i.imgur.com/1EWZT4K.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=archangel125;47355667]Wait, so it's offial, then? KP is divorced from Konami? The Metal Gear franchise was easily my favourite story-driven series. Without him at the helm, all future games under that IP are worthless.
[editline]19th March 2015[/editline]
Remember the edgy shit Metal Gear Rising was? We can probably expect that from future MGS games.[/QUOTE]
"edgy shit"
mgs4 raiden
[QUOTE=postal;47355741]Super concerned for what this is gonna mean for Silent Hills ffs
we were so close to finally getting a really good silent hill game again[/QUOTE]
we'll probably get a gutted as fuck version with minimal kojima involvement
fuck this
there is no way mgs can survive without kojima
90% of mgs development is everyone going "KOJIMA NO" and kojima going "kojima yes"
[QUOTE=postal;47355741]Super concerned for what this is gonna mean for Silent Hills ffs
we were so close to finally getting a really good silent hill game again[/QUOTE]
Outsourced to the shitty part of Kojipro (the lower staff) that'll likely stay at Konami and get absorbed into another studio.
If it's at any decent stage of development that is. Without Kojima's direction it'll be a mess regardless.
[QUOTE=The Kins;47355754]From the guy who wrote the Gamespot article:
[/QUOTE]
Well shit.
As much as I like Del Toro, I think the potential for this game to be good just took a severe nosedive. Thank you for shitting up my day a little Konami. I fucking never should have got my hopes up for a Kojima Silent Hill game. Just fucking kill it now.
[QUOTE=The Kins;47355754]From the guy who wrote the Gamespot article:
[img]http://i.imgur.com/1EWZT4K.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
Problem is, Del Toro is no game director and very few game directors are Kojima-tier.
[QUOTE=The Kins;47355707]Valve tried and failed to make spinoff studios in California and San Francisco work out. How would a Japan studio suddenly work out?[/QUOTE]
because valve is trying to get japanese companies on steam lately.
instead of flying each one to seattle every time you want to talk to em (Kamiya and Platinum games), you just go to valve japan and do it there.
you also get to have good japan talent that has no boundaries or budget concerns.
[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;47355742]as a game MGR was fantastic, story-wise though it wasn't much especially compared to the other metal gear games[/QUOTE]
That's what I mean. Don't get me wrong, Metal Gear Rising was one of the absolute best hack-and-slash games I've ever played, and this is coming from a DMC fan. I'd say Bayonetta's about on par.
But as a Metal Gear game? Mediocre. It's all about the story and characters, and this was just too angsty.
Welp Konami is pretty much fucked from here on out since MGS was the only big thing keeping them afloat, all their other series are either dead or milked to hell. Really worried as to what this means for Silent Hills.
I wonder where Kojima will go to from here or if he'll just retire
[QUOTE=Dr._Medic;47355800]Welp Konami is pretty much fucked from here on out since MGS was the only big thing keeping them afloat, all their other series are either dead or milked to hell. Really worried as to what this means for Silent Hills.
I wonder where Kojima will go to from here or if he'll just retire[/QUOTE]
kojima would probably go into movies before he retired forever
[QUOTE=archangel125;47355795]That's what I mean. Don't get me wrong, Metal Gear Rising was one of the absolute best hack-and-slash games I've ever played, and this is coming from a DMC fan. I'd say Bayonetta's about on par.
But as a Metal Gear game? Mediocre. It's all about the story and characters, and this was just too angsty.[/QUOTE]
Too angsty?
Jesus christ, Rising is light hearted compared to what Raiden became in 4.
So... are Konami planning on being financed through mediocre Castlevania games, shite Silent Hill games made by no one who understands Silent Hill, and PES?
[QUOTE=Zeos;47355831]So... are Konami planning on being financed through mediocre Castlevania games, shite Silent Hill games made by no one who understands Silent Hill, and PES?[/QUOTE]
And mobile games that nobody plays
[QUOTE=N-12_Aden;47355822]Too angsty?
Jesus christ, Rising is light hearted compared to what Raiden became in 4.[/QUOTE]
I'm not a big fan of MGS4, but it was still emotionally moving, if ridiculous, how Raiden was portrayed in that game. I'm talking about defining moments like the fight with Liquid Ocelot or the death of Big Boss. Rising, on the other hand,... I got the impression they were trying to make it dark, but it was just funny instead.
[QUOTE=Zeos;47355831]So... are Konami planning on being financed through mediocre Castlevania games, shite Silent Hill games made by no one who understands Silent Hill, and PES?[/QUOTE]
I'll quote myself from the MG thread:
[QUOTE=Wiggles;47355659]They have other sources of income aside from console games, the most significant probably being their gambling machines.[/QUOTE]
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