Kojima on MGS5: 'We'll probably have to make it at some point'

I almost think Kojima shouldn't have anything to do with MGS5. It would be nice to see some new school producer/designer take the helm so long as he/she doesn't have an ego.

MGS5 With MGO3 On PS4...Oh god pleaseeeeee.

So... was this a translation error?

I mean, I'm glad that a MGS5 could/should happen eventually, but I'm content if they leave it at MGS4 and simply continue the METAL GEAR saga via other characters. For instance:

» Revolver Ocelot's exploits from 1971(Soviet Interaction and Pentagon intrusion to 1999(FOXHOUND @ Shadow Moses). It could be a mercenary romp.
» FOXHOUND FireTeam-based game, using either MGS1 Liquid Snake's crew or MGS4 Meryl's FOXHOUND squads in a GHOST RECON style shooter.
» MG AC!D³ for the VITA? Or at least port the first two PSP games to PSN/PS3/VITA.

I'M GOING TO GET INTO THIS HIND NOW

Kojima's priority needs to be ZOE3. Allow him to devote as much effort to ZOE3 as he did to MGS games in the past.

Maybe I'll have to get around to playing it at some point, too. I don't know when. As far as my involvement with it, I don't know. Maybe I can just play one stage!

! (sorta)

Sounds like he's extremely excited to begin work on the project.

Hideo Kojima: The Brett Favre of Video Games.

I don't mind another Metal Gear game so long as Kojima is content with having his team tackle it alone. MGS is his baby & I know he wouldn't want to just give it away like that (Which is why I think he made Peace Walker). But like someone stated above, it'll all depend on how Rising does when it releases.

Its time to make a new game with new characters and a new story, where no prior knowledge is needed. MGS2 is one of my favorite games ever. MGS4's story was a complete train wreck. Don't get me wrong for the most part the gameplay was still fun and the boss fights maybe the best ever in any game, but the cutscenes were, for me, painful to watch. I wanted to skip them but, they were so bloated with repetitive dialog, ridiculous characters, slow motion, and characters posing, I had to watch. It was painful but I had to see just how inept a person could be with basic film making and story telling concepts.

Kojima is suffering from George Lucas syndrome he is surrounded by people who are afraid to criticizes him in any way. He has lost touch with a wide audience because he is catering to his most hard-core fan base. Game-critics will not give his work a fair critique for fear of retaliation from that fan base.

If you do not have the storyline planned out for every game you intend to make in a franchise, you should only make one game. By later sequels there are so many unresolved plot points and inconsistencies it becomes impossible to create a simple logical narrative. If you want to maintain the benefits associated with an established franchise, just use the same name a give us a fresh story. I hope that happens with Rising but I don't expect it to. Uncharted waters are rarely traveled.

I can probably trust Konami to pick a new Team Kojima director. I'd even appreciate a rebirth of Metal Gear mechanics moving away from MGS stealth. The current system of stealth + combat tends to heavily support lethal gameplay (which I like in other games) over traditionally stealthly gameplay (which I play MGS for).

There's a lot of guns to choose from which makes combat nicely varied, but there's usually a clear best-way to stealth (one-shot tranq-guns and slow LoS gameplay). Changing these core mechanics should make the whole game feel new.

Create an active, sprawling battlefield which tests the player. Understand how games can blend stealth and combat elements. Put the story into the game mechanics to dilute heavy narratives. Make Metal Gear a truely interactive, persistent affair which players are compelled to experience.