MGS: Peace Walker is a “Test” for the Series
Watch out world, as Hideo Kojima has joined the Twitter craze! Thankfully, this is nothing but good news for the fans, as Hideo is more than willing to talk about his latest magnum opus, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and how it will affect the future development of the series.
Thanks go to everyone’s favorite Japanese gaming news site, AndriaSang, for translating all the crazy Japanese characters for Hideo’s Tweets. Mr. Kojima mentions that the PSP isn’t the sole destination for the future of the series and that it’s a ‘test’ to see what will work and how fans respond to the changes.
It’s not that PSP is the main platform for the future MGS series. PW is a test to see what type of expansions are there if MGS is brought to a portable. We’re not just rising vertically with development on next generation systems, but also horizontally, trying to expand gameplay.”
How about a ‘What if’? scenario? What if in MGS5, Snake (who is somehow still alive) is teaching a new army of soldiers to be a new wave of ultimate soldiers. Their first mission? To infiltrate the enemy headquarters, 4 player co-op style (Don’t forget the major new feature of Peace Walker IS the 4-player co-op)!!! Now that would be awesome!
Of course, all of this could change if MGS:PW flops, but hey, this is a Hideo Kojima game. When was the last time one of his games flopped? My point exactly.
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker introduces 4-player co-op to the series on May 25 in the States and May 28 in Europe.
8 Responses to “MGS: Peace Walker is a “Test” for the Series”
….I don’t know what to think of this game
I want a good ole fashioned MGS game. If they make a new one for ps3 I dont want to be a group of soldiers being lead by snake, I’d rather be snake.
@Queef – thats why MGS2 is the bottom of the barrel to me for this series – WTF were they thinking?! It can’t be MGS if you don’t play as a snake.
@Xael – ditto. I don’t have a psp and won’t get one, so I’ll never try it, but I still have to wonder if this one will have more gameplay than the last iteration, or if its still going to be a 10 hour movie with a few levels sprinkled in between. MGS4 really killed this series for me, I’d rather play the original instead.
it’s a good thing l have a psp & glad l own so l get to play another awesome MGS game from the series
I love to see more Co-Op modes in games since it makes it more satisfying to be able to play “with” others to achieve an objective (U2). I believe that Co-Op is the future of FPS in some form or fashion…
I downloaded the demo and the controls left me uninterested, but hopefully there will be something else in the future that will hold something that will interest me.
I’m excited about the game and optimistic that THE Hideo Kojima will make us proud.
[...] stated by Hideo Kojima, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker should become a title that Metal Gear fans enjoy, but also a game [...]