Konami Says It Will Soon Find Kojima’s Replacement For Metal Gear Solid

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But Konami Still Respects Kojima!

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  • The Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake is quite faithful and looks promising.
  • The developer has revealed that no one at Konami has been able to replace Hideo Kojima.
  • However, Konami believes it has a talented team with many people who can eventually succeed Hideo Kojima.

Hideo Kojima is known as a legend in the gaming industry. Following his contributions to the stealth action genre with Metal Gear Solid, the director immediately became one of the most influential people in gaming history.

The director brought this franchise to life at Konami but has now moved on to new projects, including Death Stranding 2. Konami regrets the falling out with Hideo Kojima, and the team also says that nobody has been able to replace the director.

However, the publisher confirms that it has a talented team with many people who may be qualified to take up this role later on.

Why it matters: The Metal Gear Solid series was known because of Hideo Kojima’s unique approach, so it will be interesting to see how Konami moves forward without him. 

Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake
Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake Has Shown A Lot of Promise Lately

RockPaperShotgun recently spoke with Konami’s producer, Noriaki Okamura. The media outlet asked Konami who could finally replace Hideo Kojima and put the developer in the right direction for the Metal Gear Solid IP.

Okamura said that no one has been able to replace Hideo Kojima yet. This is not surprising at all, given the director’s unique approach. However, the publisher has created a new team full of young creative minds

We’ve created this new Metal Gear Solid team. Within this team, there are many that we think could create new ideas.

-Noriaki Okamura

According to Okamura, a very talented team is working on the upcoming game. The producer’s words seem to be accurate since the recent previews are mostly positive. The remake also shows massive visual upgrades in comparison.

Okamura implies that Konami could find Hideo Kojima’s eventual replacement in this team. This also means the publisher could continue the series without this director instead of relying on remakes.

 

Still, Konami has a lot of respect for the man who helped bring Metal Gear Solid to the forefront of the industry. As far as the current remake, this project is described as a nearly one-to-one recreation.

Konami will likely offer its own spin on the series with future entries since rumors have even pointed to a sixth mainline entry. Also, it will likely release more remakes if the Metal Gear Solid 3 re-release ends up being a major hit with the fans.

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