10-04-2025, 10:34 AM
...or if there even is one?
OK that's a little facetious. KONAMI clearly have finally realised the significance of the Metal Gear Solid IP and that they have room to move forward with it. Kojima was supposedly itching to get away from it for over a decade and it all ended up spilling over into an unpleasant ending.But it seems like Kojima long ago accepted that he was never going to own the IP and that it would likely continue on after him.
So where do we think KONAMI will go from here? MGS had been in the wilderness for almost a decade when they announced that they were going to rerelease most of the games in the series, alongside pushing out merch that we haven't seen before (vinyls, bags, pins, heck even clothing collaborations with Uniqlo). We've since of course been preparing for the release of Delta (Δ) and there have been plenty of rumours about the next collection of re-releases (and let's be honest, you're not going to specifically title a collection "Vol. 1" if you don't have more planned). It seems like the industry is clamouring for remakes and re-releases, all you have to do is look at the pile of money Druckmann sleeps on after Naughty Dog's latest release, The Last Of Us Remaster's Remaster Remastered or Skyrim FINALLY getting its 1324th release to tell that.
Personally I'm not surprised that they decided to go with Snake Eater for Delta. It is far and away the best received MGS title and the most well-known, alongside being the chronological starting point of the series. I don't love it like other people do by any means, but I will say I enjoyed my replay of it last year more than I did on any previous occasion. I still don't care for Big Boss nor do I look forward to retreading his life story of pining for The Boss whether alive or dead. But it makes sense.
For me the dream would be this leading us towards a full and proper remake of Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. I played them for the first time last year when I decided to replay the series (before the collection was even announced). Metal Gear is really forgettable apart from the general setup and ending, but MG2 is so enjoyable. I never knew how much my favourite game (MGS) borrowed from it, to the point where I do find it hard to argue with people that regard MGS as a 3D remake of MG2 (albeit with a lot of differences in narrative of course). That being said, this would be a huge undertaking, something along the lines of the Final Fantasy VII remake project although naturally smaller in scale. But a prologue of Metal Gear into a full retelling of MG2 would be superb.
I honestly can't really say what I expect though. If Δ performs well then maybe nothing can be ruled out, but I also wouldn't be surprised to see this turn into a series of more straightforward like-for-like remakes (I guess that'd include MGS2, Peace Walker and maybe MGS4 although I'd still be unsure on that).
This was supposed to be a brief question topic but here I am. I missed this series dammit despite all of its problems. What do you all think happens going forward, what are you hoping for?
OK that's a little facetious. KONAMI clearly have finally realised the significance of the Metal Gear Solid IP and that they have room to move forward with it. Kojima was supposedly itching to get away from it for over a decade and it all ended up spilling over into an unpleasant ending.But it seems like Kojima long ago accepted that he was never going to own the IP and that it would likely continue on after him.
So where do we think KONAMI will go from here? MGS had been in the wilderness for almost a decade when they announced that they were going to rerelease most of the games in the series, alongside pushing out merch that we haven't seen before (vinyls, bags, pins, heck even clothing collaborations with Uniqlo). We've since of course been preparing for the release of Delta (Δ) and there have been plenty of rumours about the next collection of re-releases (and let's be honest, you're not going to specifically title a collection "Vol. 1" if you don't have more planned). It seems like the industry is clamouring for remakes and re-releases, all you have to do is look at the pile of money Druckmann sleeps on after Naughty Dog's latest release, The Last Of Us Remaster's Remaster Remastered or Skyrim FINALLY getting its 1324th release to tell that.
Personally I'm not surprised that they decided to go with Snake Eater for Delta. It is far and away the best received MGS title and the most well-known, alongside being the chronological starting point of the series. I don't love it like other people do by any means, but I will say I enjoyed my replay of it last year more than I did on any previous occasion. I still don't care for Big Boss nor do I look forward to retreading his life story of pining for The Boss whether alive or dead. But it makes sense.
For me the dream would be this leading us towards a full and proper remake of Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. I played them for the first time last year when I decided to replay the series (before the collection was even announced). Metal Gear is really forgettable apart from the general setup and ending, but MG2 is so enjoyable. I never knew how much my favourite game (MGS) borrowed from it, to the point where I do find it hard to argue with people that regard MGS as a 3D remake of MG2 (albeit with a lot of differences in narrative of course). That being said, this would be a huge undertaking, something along the lines of the Final Fantasy VII remake project although naturally smaller in scale. But a prologue of Metal Gear into a full retelling of MG2 would be superb.
I honestly can't really say what I expect though. If Δ performs well then maybe nothing can be ruled out, but I also wouldn't be surprised to see this turn into a series of more straightforward like-for-like remakes (I guess that'd include MGS2, Peace Walker and maybe MGS4 although I'd still be unsure on that).
This was supposed to be a brief question topic but here I am. I missed this series dammit despite all of its problems. What do you all think happens going forward, what are you hoping for?
