The future of the series

[Dirty Duck]

I don’t know why I’m citing Nintendo games when the obvious comparison is actually FF7 Remake Intergade’s Episode INTERmission where you play as Yuffie doing her own thing. It introduced mechanics that then appeared in Rebirth and gave a short self contained story-and it was really good!

In terms of entirely new games, IMO a Revengeance sequel makes sense, and a prequel with The Boss is still open ground to play around with. I don't really care for more midquels - I don't need a whole game on the one day Big Boss beat up Miller or whatever; unless they create an anthology style game with disconnected episodes for these minor events.

MG1/MG2 makes the most sense, so does MGS1. MGS V Redux is tantalizing but I doubt it'll happen.

A Revengeance Sequel is probably the most exciting prospect in terms of having faith it’ll be good. Unlike Delta’s team we’ve seen what Platinum Games can do and there’s no reason to think they couldn’t do it again, and it’s good they’re clearly still on good terms with the MGS team even after Kojima’s departure.

I still think a Philanthropy game is the perfect framing narrative for an anthology style MGS game and it’s probably the only interquel time period I’d much care for along with Raiden’s Sunny rescue. I don’t want to see more Big Boss, and I don’t want them to try and cram another Snake chapter into the story when his entire timeline is accounted for in a much tighter way than Big Boss’ ever was. And while it was an idea I liked as a teen I don’t want a Boss fronted game.

This may sound incredibly outlandish but I’d actually have a lot of respect if the new team gave us a new protagonist. Raiden is the first and only time we got a character who was absolutely new as the protagonist. I don’t think it’s something they’d be bold enough to do, but would you guys play an MGS with a new protag?