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Where should the Metal Gear franchise go now?

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Following the epic ending to the tale of the Snakes in mGS4 only one nagging question remains Where to now? Will the series end and never again be touched? or will Kojima pull a magical and shiny new tale of tactic and military conspiracy right out of his ass? What do you think? I personally I don't know.

Kojima himself is moving in a new direction and is working on two new IPs, which he says will appeal more to western audiences (which I pray will not be a generic FPS...ugh). The actual IP, the game is most likely to center on Raiden again after he went insane and started working for Big Mama.

I think 4 is where they should end it. It was suck for such an iconic franchise to grow stale.

I dunno, I think the style of MGS is a product of the PS1/PS2 era and probably will only meet with scorn in this instant gratification gaming age we live in.

My favourite character in the MGS franchise is the Boss from MGS3. So I'd love a game about her but seeing as the Shagohod was the first metal gear, it's unlikely for a MGS game to be set pre-MGS3.

Yeah 4 should really be the end, but if they had to...
another prequel perhaps?

Possibly a online multiplayer0only game like SOCOM: Confrontation.

CarrionRoc:
Possibly a online multiplayer0only game like SOCOM: Confrontation.

You mean MGO?

No one really wants to play as an old Snake anymore.. they should bring in his understudy or son or something.

pillaysteven:
My favourite character in the MGS franchise is the Boss from MGS3. So I'd love a game about her but seeing as the Shagohod was the first metal gear, it's unlikely for a MGS game to be set pre-MGS3.

True, but if they did do a pre-MGS3 game it could be set in WW2 as The Boss and the rest of the Cobra Unit, a hybrid of MGO, MGS4 gameplay and MGS Portable Ops (the recruitment of soldiers intregal to your squad on occasion).

to hell?

Raiden. Raiden. Raiden. Is the new villain. Villain. Villain.

You play a hot chick with a thong and massive tits - possibly his sister of gilted lover - and you have to sneak, squeeze and wriggle your way around a base to kill him.

That appeals to western audiences, apparently... god i am ashamed of my living in a 'western country'

I think they've pretty much wrapped up the storyline. This is the problem with story based games. When the story ends, it's pretty much time to call it for the series.

That said, since they will be bringing it back, I guess I'd hope for either another prequel or a 3D remake of the original Metal Gears.

- J

Indigo_Dingo:

CarrionRoc:
Possibly a online multiplayer0only game like SOCOM: Confrontation.

You mean MGO?

Yeah, but an updated version with more character selection (and other stuff like that) as a stand alone for about $30.

Unlesss the (hypothetical) new Metal Gear titles take place a long time after the Solid series, or take place as though the Solid story never happened, then I'd say the Metal Gear series needs to stop at MGS4.

Leave the franchise alone. Let it die.

SPACE! hell yeah.
snake in space.

Space, everything is better "... In Space"

I'd kinda like to see what happened to Raiden between 2 and 4. Other than that I believe the series is complete.

I vote the grave. Either bury the franchise or release Metal Gear ZombiePirateVampireWolf.

KendayTheAbsolute:
SPACE! hell yeah.
snake in space.

Policenauts, hell yeah!

Well, it SHOULD end with 4, but let's be realistic.

I expect one of two things:

(a) the storyline shifts to Meryl. Don't ask me why or how, I just think it would work.

(b) it's revealed that there was yet another clone of Big Boss, who just happens to look identical to Solid Snake. Don't tell me Konami wouldn't try this; you know they would.

Maybe one were you play as Otacon, and yell completely stupid and over acted lines as snake wheezes and breaks a hip.

urprobablyright:
Raiden. Raiden. Raiden. Is the new villain. Villain. Villain.

You play a hot chick with a thong and massive tits - possibly his sister of gilted lover - and you have to sneak, squeeze and wriggle your way around a base to kill him.

That appeals to western audiences, apparently... god i am ashamed of my living in a 'western country'

Does it include Dead or Alive boob pyshics?

Syphonz:

Does it include Dead or Alive boob pyshics?

nah man they're way out of date. This game'll have new boob physics that make the boobs able to squeeze into tight ventelation shafts no matter the shape!

darrinwright:

(b) it's revealed that there was yet another clone of Big Boss, who just happens to look identical to Solid Snake. Don't tell me Konami wouldn't try this; you know they would.

Ugh. I want to say that they wouldn't stoop that low, but, let's face it; the Liqiud Ocelot thing was even worse.

Nimbus:

darrinwright:

(b) it's revealed that there was yet another clone of Big Boss, who just happens to look identical to Solid Snake. Don't tell me Konami wouldn't try this; you know they would.

Ugh. I want to say that they wouldn't stoop that low, but, let's face it; the Liqiud Ocelot thing was even worse.

Also they had Big Boss survive being Burned to Death way back in Metal Gear 2. So yes, they would stoop that low.

MGS4: Making everything retardedly convenient at the expense of an actual backstory! Wheee!

Nimbus:

darrinwright:

(b) it's revealed that there was yet another clone of Big Boss, who just happens to look identical to Solid Snake. Don't tell me Konami wouldn't try this; you know they would.

Ugh. I want to say that they wouldn't stoop that low, but, let's face it; the Liqiud Ocelot thing was even worse.

How?

OH wait, you never played MGS4 and still think he was controlled Via his arm? HAHAHAHAH

Aries_Split:

Nimbus:

darrinwright:

(b) it's revealed that there was yet another clone of Big Boss, who just happens to look identical to Solid Snake. Don't tell me Konami wouldn't try this; you know they would.

Ugh. I want to say that they wouldn't stoop that low, but, let's face it; the Liqiud Ocelot thing was even worse.

How?

OH wait, you never played MGS4 and still think he was controlled Via his arm? HAHAHAHAH

Or he did and thought their "logic" was retarded out the butt.

It should go into space, all the way to the SUN!

Grimm91:
will Kojima pull a magical and shiny new tale of tactic and military conspiracy right out of his ass?

Out of his ass is right, they should let Metal Gear go out with dignity. It has gone on good for too long to risk another sequel.

Aries_Split:

Nimbus:

darrinwright:

(b) it's revealed that there was yet another clone of Big Boss, who just happens to look identical to Solid Snake. Don't tell me Konami wouldn't try this; you know they would.

Ugh. I want to say that they wouldn't stoop that low, but, let's face it; the Liqiud Ocelot thing was even worse.

How?

OH wait, you never played MGS4 and still think he was controlled Via his arm? HAHAHAHAH

To be fair, the explanation they give for that is stupider than the original idea.

Into the air! "Metal Gear: Snake on a Plane"

...sorry.

For all of the jokes I make about the awful storytelling, I really liked the Metal Gear series. That's why I'm hoping they just let it end instead of dragging it out in sequel after sequel. The next game would need fresh characters anyway (the old ones are either dead or have enough closure that we can ignore them), why not take the opportunity to make an entirely new series? If Hideo Kojima is on board, I'm sure Metal Gear fans will give a new game a chance.

By the way, by a new series I don't mean a new series within the Metal Gear universe. I'd prefer an entirely new universe with new characters, new themes, new concepts, and not a nanomachine in sight.

To the Atari Jaguar.

Woe Is You:

Aries_Split:

Nimbus:

darrinwright:

(b) it's revealed that there was yet another clone of Big Boss, who just happens to look identical to Solid Snake. Don't tell me Konami wouldn't try this; you know they would.

Ugh. I want to say that they wouldn't stoop that low, but, let's face it; the Liqiud Ocelot thing was even worse.

How?

OH wait, you never played MGS4 and still think he was controlled Via his arm? HAHAHAHAH

To be fair, the explanation they give for that is stupider than the original idea.

That he had his team brainwash him out of loyalty to the vision?

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