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Metal Gear Solid 4 Not the End

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the don't-kill-the-golden-goose dept.

1up gaming is reporting that while Metal Gear Solid 4 may be the end of the road for Solid Snake, the series will live on. "The Metal Gear series is one of the most successful (and profitable) in modern gaming. Would it surprise you, then, to learn that Metal Gear Solid 4 might not be the end of the franchise after all, despite recent comments from series creator Hideo Kojima that led some to speculate MGS4 would be the series' last? Speaking to MTV Multiplayer, MGS4 producer Ryan Peyton confirmed that the series will live on after Guns of the Patriots. But while we may see more games with 'Metal Gear' in the title, we may not see 'Solid' in there as well."

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  1. Sigh by Perseid · · Score: 2, Funny

    MGS 2 was the "last Metal Gear Solid." MGS 3 was the "last Metal Gear Solid." Kojima is the Barbra Streisand of video games.

  2. Hideo Kojima by Drakin020 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    But even Hideo Kojima said this was HIS last one. Would the future one live up to our expectations without Kojima?

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    1. Re:Hideo Kojima by Cathoderoytube · · Score: 2, Funny

      I suppose if he leaves they'll have nobody to write those god awful monologues.

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  3. What do you expect by Malevolent+Tester · · Score: 3, Funny

    From a nation that's produced 20+ games called "Final Fantasy?"

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    1. Re:What do you expect by PaladinAlpha · · Score: 3, Informative

      Yeah, FF was released after Dragon Quest, a series which did pretty well and the original made a lot of money for an entirely different company. DQ was originally by Enix, which had nothing to do with Square or Square's FF at the time. They didn't merge until very recently, you may remember. FF was very much their last stab at glory.

  4. The End not in Metal Gear Solid 4? by Solra+Bizna · · Score: 4, Funny

    Of course The End isn't in Metal Gear Solid 4. He died in 3, and that was a massive prequel. (Plus, he was already pretty ancient by then.)

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  5. Re:MGS? by Tebriel · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What about MGS3?

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  6. I am in the minority here by joeflies · · Score: 3, Interesting

    But I wouldn't mind if #5 is a full blown Metal Gear Raiden.

    For all the hate about Raiden, I thought that it was only due to the shock of the size of his role, and hate about his appearance. His character wasn't fully fleshed out, so I don't know if I hate him for his youthfully naive attitude to the missions. I found the playability and greater athleticism made him a good character to play, compared to the slow as molasses Snake. It was annoying to fight Liquid as he jumps all over the room, while Snake barely trots along.

    Snake's greatest attribute is his gruff character, and bewildered comments ("..."). If the same level of character development was spent on Raiden, maybe he wouldn't be such a universally hated character in the Metal Gear world.

  7. Re:Awh, who cares about Solid Snake by entmike · · Score: 2, Funny

    Uh, Snake (as much as I love the guy) himself is pretty formulaic, I'm afraid.

    Colonel: SNAKE! You must destroy Metal Gear!
    Snake: Metal Gear?
    Colonel: Sigh... We've been through this. Metal Gear is a mobile device capable of launching nuclear missles from anywhere!
    Snake: Nuclear Missles?
    Colonel: Goddamnit, Snake. Didn't you learn anything in the debriefing?
    Snake: Debriefing?