Should the next MGS project be a remake or a new entry?

[starschwar]

The way I see it - Delta, while certainly good, had rough edges when it came to gameplay balance, character movement, etc. Until there is a dedicated team in place to make new Metal Gear content, the best way forward is to build them up on remakes. Let them really get a feel for how the series works within the framework of what already existed before putting in the time and money on something new altogether.


I'd make an exception for letting Platnium make more Rising, of course.

But there's also a question - what "new" Metal Gear Solid games could be made within the existing canon? There's only so much Big Boss / Venom stuff to still fill in, and even then, would any of that be satisfying? Solid Snake only has a few years of undocumented Philanthropy missions, would any of them be compelling?

A new protagonist, some time in the distant future? Even then, it may as well be a new series?

Or is it time for a complete continuity reboot?

As much as I enjoy Rising as a "potential future," I do feel that MGS4 is as close to a perfect ending as the series could have, and going further would not be the best idea.