Metal Gear fans have had a rather good week so far in terms of MGS V news from the release date to the reveal of the collectors edition. Like most cases throughout the world, when you receive some good news, there’s always a bit of bad news. For awhile now Hideo Kojima has been saying that he’ll be ending the Metal Gear series and now he confirms it in a interview with IGN.
I always say ‘this will be my last Metal Gear, but the games in the series that I’ve personally designed and produced — Metal Gear on MSX, MG2, MGS1, 2, 3, 4, Peace Walker, and now MGSV — are what constitute a single ‘Metal Gear Saga.’ With MGSV, I’m finally closing the loop on that saga. In that sense, this will be the final ‘Metal Gear Solid, even if the ‘Metal Gear’ franchise continues, this is the last ‘Metal Gear’.
The Phantom Pain will bring the series full circle dating back to the original Metal Gear for the MSX2. Hopefully, one day we can get a remastered version of the Metal Gear series, but more importantly a new game. There’s still Metal Gear Rising so the franchise wont completely end, but The Phantom Pain may be the last time we ever see any Snake ever again.
