Hideo Kojima Announces An Announcement

*tap* *tap* *tap* Is this thing on? Because game designer Hideo Kojima has something to announce.

First and foremost, Kojima is best known for creating stealth series Metal Gear Solid. That doesn't mean you should pigeonhole him as an action guy. In a GDC interview, he states:

Well, to give you maybe a surprise, people might think I love action games and I love shoot 'em ups and I kill people all the time, but that's not it. I really like other [genre like] romance... I do, of course, like the comedy... Of course, there is no comedy genre right now, and I'm always wondering how I should re-present this — which I don't have a specific idea yet, but I'm always thinking about that as a new genre.

Whew, got that cleared up. Okay, now on to the announcement. At the end of the interview, Hideo Kojima announces that he will be making an announcement at E3. That's right, he announced an announcement. This really caught us off guard, and we wish he would've given us a heads up — you know, announced that he was going to announce that he will be making an announcement.

http://kotaku.com/5184942/hideo-kojima-announces-an-announcement

Sooo... He wants to make an epic rom-com?

Metal Gear - The Rom Com? You heard it here first.

given kojimas efforts at comedy... remember the "this aint no grand theft auto" in mgs3 for an eezy example of the skanky nature of it... the mention of this has me palm to the faceing all da way from here to brooklyn mayne

A game where you play as Otacon as he tries to fight his feelings for Sunny CONFIRMED.

Eightycent wrote:given kojimas efforts at comedy... remember the "this aint no grand theft auto" in mgs3 for an eezy example of the skanky nature of it... the mention of this has me palm to the faceing all da way from here to brooklyn mayne

Aye, and I'd imagine that comedy wouldn't cross cultures between East and West as easily as action either.

This is more Kotaku (and other journos) fault for thinking we care about every single thing he says. Sounds like he said something at the end of the interview rather than making an announcement.

He's actually being asked when he's making an announcement by other members of the press. They're twisting his "I'm not announcing anything new during my speech, wait until E3" to get hits.

Still, Konami said to wait until TGS so E3 is better news!

I hope he makes an adventure game in the Snatcher style.

suzzopher wrote:I hope he makes an adventure game in the Snatcher style.

Wasn't there a rumour floating around that he was due to start work on a Snatcher game, or another ZOE after he finished with MGS4? I would say the money is on it being a MGS4 subsistence style release/update maybe even trophies seeing as he hinted at them last month.

Right, spoilering some stuff I've heard from disreputable sources but posting nonetheless:
1) There was a very interesting thread with an alleged Konami employee who was rather set on them declaring a new Castlevania for 360/PS3, inspired largely by Bioshock, OOT, and some other games. Third person perspective. Sounded really nice, and utilized a hub world system.

Other things: next ZoE will be RPG on handheld (PSP?), MGS first person shooter that's squad based following FOXHOUND in the 90s, and Ring of Red 2 for 360.

2) Some guy claiming to have worked with Konami at the convention said the newest Metal Gear will take place in the early-mid 90's. First person. METAL GEAR FOXHOUND, you work alongside psycho mantis, sniper wolf, etc.

Farfetched, maybe. But it's a gamble I'm willing to take.

EDITED.

Its a new Boktai for the next iPhone that uses it videochat camera as a sunlight sensor.

Cats Hate Mangos wrote:Right, spoilering some stuff I've heard from disreputable sources but posting nonetheless:
1) There was a very interesting thread with an alleged Konami employee who was rather set on them declaring a new Castlevania for 360/PS3, inspired largely by Bioshock, OOT, and some other games. Third person perspective. Sounded really nice, and utilized a hub world system.

Other things: next ZoE will be RPG on handheld (PSP?), MGS first person shooter that's squad based following FOXHOUND in the 90s, and Ring of Red 2 for 360.

2) Some guy claiming to have worked with Konami at the convention said the newest Metal Gear will take place in the early-mid 90's. First person. METAL GEAR FOXHOUND, you work alongside psycho mantis, sniper wolf, etc.

Farfetched, maybe. But it's a gamble I'm willing to take.

EDITED.

Metal Gear Foxhound FPS would certainly tie in with those rumours of Kojima visiting Infinity Ward.

Mafro wrote:
Cats Hate Mangos wrote:Right, spoilering some stuff I've heard from disreputable sources but posting nonetheless:
1) There was a very interesting thread with an alleged Konami employee who was rather set on them declaring a new Castlevania for 360/PS3, inspired largely by Bioshock, OOT, and some other games. Third person perspective. Sounded really nice, and utilized a hub world system.

Other things: next ZoE will be RPG on handheld (PSP?), MGS first person shooter that's squad based following FOXHOUND in the 90s, and Ring of Red 2 for 360.

2) Some guy claiming to have worked with Konami at the convention said the newest Metal Gear will take place in the early-mid 90's. First person. METAL GEAR FOXHOUND, you work alongside psycho mantis, sniper wolf, etc.

Farfetched, maybe. But it's a gamble I'm willing to take.

EDITED.

Metal Gear Foxhound FPS would certainly tie in with those rumours of Kojima visiting Infinity Ward.

Kojima wrote:So kids these days love constant respawning enemies?

Hideo Kojima Announces An Announcement

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