Metal Gear Solid 5 Release Date Version Has ‘Franchise Inconsistencies?

Metal Gear Solid 5's release date version will have "franchise inconsistencies," series creator Hideo Kojima revealed in a recent interview.

[-Foxtrot]

No offence but if thats the case he shouldn't of done it.

When you have stuff like this happen usually the writter does it by accident whther it's a game or a film...however to hear him say he knows it's going to happen is a tad lazy in my opinion. You should be creating a story where there isn't any inconsistencies. MGS story is hard enough to follow and thats without inconsistencies, I just think it's ruining your own work at the end of the day

In my opinion this proves he's pushing it with MGSV, a story like this should of been a handheld game...not a main game

[hay]

Yeah, there's a thing called artistic integrity, which seems to be sacrificed for entertainment values.
This might work out well, but definitely not without cringes.
But worst part is, while being a long term fan of the series, pretty much one of the two game series I'm a fan of, I start to question Kojima.

I fail to catch into the Quiet concept, I fail to enjoy health regeneration, I remember Sutherland from early dubs, which were quite bad, not a fan of Hollywood cinematics, not a fan of Peacewalker story itself, dislike the face scanning and mocap technologies being used all over the place.
IMO, games are losing creative process for the sake of being flashy, differently entertaining than before.

Scanned dudes running in scanned areas, speaking with scanned voices, using scanned items.

Gaming. Gaming has changed.

[asyouburn]

"I fail to catch into the Quiet concept, I fail to enjoy health regeneration, I remember Sutherland from early dubs, which were quite bad, not a fan of Hollywood cinematics, not a fan of Peacewalker story itself, dislike the face scanning and mocap technologies being used all over the place. "

Dude, you need a new hobby. Gaming sounds like it's not for you anymore. Just an observation. I'm a HUGE metal gear fan, and frankly, Kojima can rewrite whatever he wants. Long as it plays good who cares. It's a video game. As the creator, I'm sure he knows how best to move the franchise along.

[someoneagain]

If you're a fan of the series, you know MGS3 has QTEs and regenerating health. If he can pull off those things in 2004 and still not feel dated today, you have to give him the benefit of the doubt.

Furthermore, you'd also know Kojima has actively avoided making MGS games since MGS2. He isn't funding his games; Konami has typecasted him into the role.

Lastly, Kojima has always opted for heavy cinematic, mocaps, and over the top story since MGS1 and wanted to do it since MG1. Regardless, he's never allowed those things to compromise gameplay.

[hay]

Not gaming as whole, but games. There are barely few games I can really call entertaining, and It was definitely MGS series.
I have no problems with hobby, gaming was my main one for most of my life, but died long ago, it's just a grieving phase now.

It comes with expectations. With each generation I expected bigger and better games, but what we receive is just more visually dense, and in gameplay or size sense, often even dumbed down. I've spend this generation playing mostly indie games, 'cause mainstream smells far from fresh.

After playing this generation of games, not much improved. Lack of jawdropping new worlds, heartgripping stories, well written fiction, completely addictive gameplays. Mostly just cross-referencing what already has been produced.
Games seem more like a "here be plot device, swallow and click more buttonz". More technologically appealing, less creative.

Kojima knows his direction, and it's Hollywood. And I already mentioned I consider Hollywood as pretty weak in every aspect except technological advancement and celebrity cult.
It will sell, it will be entertaining and fun, that's for sure. But as an artistic process, I simply value different things.

I'm also a mythology and history freak, I know most of those stories backgrounds, and with years of nurturing that hobby I concluded that:
All those game stories are bleak and boring in comparison to what really happened in the past. They do no justice, only Kojima s one of the few close enough to be respected in that manner.
I believe there's no better fiction than reality itself, and every piece of fiction is just a part of distorted reality.

I just hope Kojima will continue to be integral with his initial vision and won't sacrifice his message just for cheap thrills.

Edit: I'm well aware of the regenerating health in MGS3. But this took pretty much similar time as bleeding out mechanic. Not just hiding behind a bush for a moment and bam, Wolverine.

[solidboss07]

Health regeneration is provided to the Metal Gear Solid characters via intravenous nano machines and hi-tech apparel. Not much you can do when the technology exists in the MG universe.
You might 'fail to enjoy health regeneration', but you are not being shot at, stood on by bipedal tanks, stabbed by knife throwing vampires, hacked apart by cyborg ninjas, nor are you at risk from catching Weil's desease from North Alaskan Field Mice by crawling through ventilation ducts.

[hay]

I was in previous MG games, no nanotech health regen was needed. Half Life? Same thing. Made games more strategic.
Some people were molded in the 80 and 90s. Some still remember that challenge isn't getting by in slow-mo, aiming aid and infinite health distributed in 5 second intervals.

Once regenerating life was introduced, most action games became glorified point and clicks.

What made MG series memorable was the fluent, yet stiff and challenging control scheme that made you response emotionally in various situations. Including LACK of regenerating health.

I mean, why first MGS is still considered the best? It shone with own identity and direction. It was different. Fresh. Made us think, "sweet motherboard of console, want this!".
But here we are, having doubts.

[theshredded]

God illogical people...tell me what else is there as an option?rations and noodles on a large map?but something like healing urself when ur hidden would've been cool ala The Last of Us but that doesn't fit in the MGS universe that we know.My point is that it is really hard to play an open world game with no health regeneration,almost no game does that

[Revolver_X_]

More then likely MGS5 will retcon MG1 and 2. Thats ok, MG1 and MG2 are so old, it could use some change. As far as health regen. I only ever hear ppl complain who play on easy or normal. Because health regen doesnt work on hard or higher in most games. Tell you what play MGS1-4 on the hardest difficulty, get the Foxhound/Big Boss rank, then complain about not having a challenge. I would complain about miniscule game mechanics myself if I always played easy or normal. Gamers should challenge themselves more, instead of complaining about mechanics designed to make it easy on EASY.

[Greysturm]

First of all the first MGS is not universally considered the best, in the majority of opinions the honor goes to MGS3 as it refined and improved every aspect of the game. Its story and mechanics were not simple translations of the previous entries but had an air of originality about them.

If you accepted concepts like vamp, the sorrow and actually most of the antagonists before playing their games then sir quiet shouldnt be a problem.

Are you absolutely certain of the way health regenaration works in mgs5? By the franchise history it has always been implemented in a way that hasnt lessened gameplay so why would you think it should suddenly be different?. Must likely it will be tied to a new version of energy/psyche.

I personally think it was a good idea to remove Hayter as big bosses voice but dont know if Sutherland is a good choice or not. Hear me out before going in alert mode big boss and solid snake are completely different characters from ideology to character development, however their shared traits has always lessened this point so by slowly eliminating their similarities we can apreciate each character better.

Personally i think the implications of peace walker storyline and its farreaching consequences are second only to mgs3 but to each his own i admit that i am biased to the coldwar as in the same way you are biased to ancient mythology.

[bunfighterii]

TBH, I'm a Metal Gear fan, but the series' detail is so hard to follow, I doubt I'll notice unless they're absolutely glaring.

[crxss]

"franchise inconsistencies" isn't a big deal unless it messes with cannon of the previous games. even if the game messes with, say, the Portable Ops story it's no big deal.

[RedDeadLB]

MAYBE RAIDEN CREATED A TIME PARADOX

[Sloth-Eater]

Can't wait to play it. Can't wait to get my old clan online too. GRU UNIT!

[NatureOfLogic]

The more I hear....... Forget it. This game have fallen off my radar. I knew MGS series would go sour at some point. Too bad.

[Neo-Axl]

I feel like I'm the only one that understands the storyline, and all the back story's that tie into some major plot points.

Sure I have invested brutal amount of hours into research and so on, but that's incredible! if a story can warp me in as much as MGS has, you could only imagine how badly I want to clench my mind around MGS5.

I just won't look forward to buying one part of the game and waiting for the next a while later, I'd much appreciate the full package as a complete game, much like MGS2.

[theshredded]

MGS...the only 25+year franchise that gets significantly better with each release