In a latest Japanese interview with Actual Sound, Metallic Gear collection producer Noriaki Okamura mentioned what’s subsequent for the franchise after the Metallic Gear Stable 3 remake, Metallic Gear Stable Delta: Snake Eater.
“Proper now, we’re nonetheless fascinated by what to make subsequent,” Okamura stated. “Since we created a possibility (with MGS Delta) for brand new gamers to expertise the Metallic Gear collection, I do need to proceed with it.”
He continued: “It may very well be a remake, or we’d problem ourselves by making a model new recreation. The Metallic Gear collection is a part of videogame historical past, spanning pixel artwork to cinematic presentation, and so every title requires a unique method to expressing and remaking it.
“We received’t apply the methodology used to make the latest MGS Delta to all different video games within the collection — moderately we intend to seek out one of the best method for every particular recreation.”
Okamura additionally touched on the period of time it took for the workforce at Konami to be able to remake Metallic Gear Stable 3. “A lot of the authentic workers members had left and the workforce had been reorganized, nevertheless we gathered individuals collectively and at last arrived on the level the place we may make MGS Delta. As a workforce, we’re assured that we achieved a stage of high quality that not solely preserves the attraction of the unique but additionally that fashionable gamers may get pleasure from. We’re at present understanding concrete plans for what we’re going to do subsequent.”
Nonetheless, when requested about the opportunity of a Metallic Gear Stable 4: Weapons of the Patriots remake, Okamura remained cautious, saying: “the {hardware} again then required very particular designs to get probably the most out of the 3D expertise that was accessible on the time, so MGS4 ended up with some fairly distinctive code. It looks as if it could be fairly a problem to deliver that into the current day.”
In the intervening time, 2008’s Metallic Gear Stable 4, which ties up all of the free ends in Stable Snake’s story, is just playable on PlayStation 3. Based mostly on the unique recreation launch order and rumors, a remastered port of MGS4 is predicted to be included within the upcoming Metallic Gear Stable Grasp Assortment Vol. 2, nevertheless Konami has but to announce the official line-up for this second anthology of MGS video games to be launched on present gen platforms.
Whereas Okamoto’s feedback deal with a remake moderately than a remaster, his ideas on MGS4’s distinctive code could clarify why it’s taking Konami so lengthy to launch Quantity 2. Okamura beforehand stated that the workforce are taking their time on Quantity 2 to keep away from the efficiency points that dogged Quantity 1 at launch: “we’re going to do all the pieces we will to not repeat that, however we simply need to ask for everybody to provide us time.”
Verity Townsend is a Japan-based freelance author who beforehand served as editor, contributor and translator for the sport information website Automaton West. She has additionally written about Japanese tradition and films for numerous publications.