Was Kojima forced to make MGS4?

It turns out that a series of deaths threats helped to encourage Hideo Kojima's decision to head the Metal Gear Solid 4 project. Initially, Kojima had planned to take a lesser role, but when the staff caught wind of the death threats he had been receiving, they urged him to return to his position as the series' head.

Why was MGS4 made?

Metal Gear Solid 4 started development due to fan demand. Series creator Hideo Kojima had previously directed the prequel Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, which was meant to end the series.

Did Kojima like MGS4?

Kojima's Team Was 'Really Low' After MGS 4 Disappointment

"I thought [Assassin's Creed] was brilliant because it really fulfilled the basic concept that MGS4 had at the beginning: how you could go anywhere in the environment and also you could climb anywhere, run anywhere," continued Kojima.

Why was MGS4 exclusive?

Hardware limitations were the issue

“I'm sorry to say an Xbox 360 version isn't being released because an Xbox 360 version of MGS4 hasn't gone on sale,” said Kojima in a 2013 radio show. “To explain the situation, the amount of data in MGS4 is just too enormous.” To be fair, the reasoning makes sense.

Was Metal Gear Survive Kojima's idea?

It was released worldwide for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in February. It is the first Metal Gear game to be developed following the series' creator Hideo Kojima's departure from Konami in late 2015, and the first since 1990's Snake's Revenge to be made without Kojima's input.

Making of Metal Gear Solid 4 - Hideo Kojima's Gene 1/4

Why was Kojima not allowed?

Kiefer Sutherland had to accept an award on his behalf. Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima was contractually unable to attend The Game Awards due to his employment contract with publisher Konami.

Why was Kojima Silent Hill cancelled?

Cancellation. In March 2015, sources reported that due to conflicts with Konami, Kojima and his senior staff planned to leave Konami following the completion of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.

Does Kojima still have rights to Metal Gear?

Short answer no. Long answer Kojima created Metal Gear Solid as an employee of Konami, as such they would retain the intellectual property rights.

Why did Kojima create Raiden?

Raiden, who was inspired by the Sherlock Holmes stories and a fan's letter wanting a younger character to be featured in the series, originated from Kojima's desire to see Snake from a different point of view.

What is Hideo Kojima's first name?

Hideo Kojima (小島 秀夫, Kojima Hideo, born August 24, 1963) is a Japanese video game designer, director, producer and writer. He is regarded as an auteur of video games.

How does Kojima feel about Metal Gear Survive?

In an interview posted on IGN, Kojima was asked if the idea for Survive had come from him. He responded, “That's nothing to do with me.” Yoji Shinkawa, a former designer on the Metal Gear series also added, “If I had worked on that game, it would have mechs in it.” What is this?

Why does Raiden have no arms in MGS4?

He's referring to the events of Twin Suns from Metal Gear Solid 4, where he had to lose his arms to save Solid Snake (specifically, he willingly cut off his right arm to save Snake from Outer Haven due to being otherwise unable to move in to aid Snake, and he lost the remaining arm when he was crushed by Outer Haven).

Why was MGS4 never ported?

According to an ex-Konami employee, Hideo Kojima didn't port Metal Gear Solid 4 to any other consoles outside of its PS3 release, not because of an exclusivity deal, but because he didn't want to.

What's the longest cutscene in MGS4?

“Metal Gear Solid 4 holds the Guinness World Record for 'Longest Cutscene in a Video Game', at 71 min.” That one was a throat-scorcher. wasn't it just you yelling "LIQUID! LIQUID! LIQUID!" over and over anyway?

Why does Kojima hate Metal Gear?

In the interview, Kojima said that he came across the game in a bargain bin and tried to play it, but the title's design was “pretty bad.” He also said that the gameplay included a base infiltration section that wasn't in the original that was maddeningly frustrating: “Even I, the developer of the original game, was ...

What is Kojima's favorite movie?

Hideo Kojima's five favourite films:

2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968) Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982) High and Low (Akira Kurosawa, 1963) Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (George Miller, 1981)

Why did Kojima choose low roar?

Kojima has revealed that he selected Low Roar's music for Death Stranding because he “thought Low Roar's music would match this harsh but beautiful and pure environmental setting.” It is hard to argue that Kojima made the wrong choice, and it's equally hard to think of musical acts that would have suited the game's ...

Why is Snake dying in MGS4?

At the end of Metal Gear Solid 4, Solid Snake is an incredibly old man. Weakened by the microwave corridor and with death looming over the character's head to the rapid aging caused by the FOXDIE virus, the legendary soldier finally retires.

Why does Snake look old in MGS4?

He faked his own death in the Manhattan Tanker Incident, though he re-emerged years later to assist Raiden in the Big Shell Incident. During this time, his health declined as his body entered a state of accelerated aging due to intentional genetic changes made during the cloning process.

Are the eggs in MGS4 real?

Some games writers say they even learned how to cook fried eggs properly from these sequences which perhaps doesn't reflect well on the life/cooking skills of games writers, but that's another story. Now we know they were actually live action eggs and not CGI, and now we can get eggcited all over again.

How did Raiden lose his jaw?

As a prisoner, the Patriots used Raiden as a test subject for experiments in exoskeletal enhancement surgery, during which he had his head and spine excised from his body from his lower jaw down and subsequently grafted into an enhanced synthetic body.

Is Raiden just a head?

Although Raiden's head from the mouth-up was still flesh, the lower jaw was cybernetic, resulting in a skull-like appearance. Unlike prior models of Cyborg Ninja exoskeletons, it was not equipped with an encompassing facial helmet, instead possessing a visor attached to the subject's forehead.

How did Raiden have a child?

Raiden defeats Solidus after the Patriots' AIs tell him his death would also trigger those of Olga's child and Rosemary, the latter of whom is revealed to have been pregnant with Raiden's child during the mission.

Will Kojima ever go back to Konami?

While there's no reason to believe Kojima and Konami are teaming up again anytime soon, it seems the latter might be preparing for some kind of return to MGS. Longtime MGS producer Noriaki Okamura wrote in a recent issue of Famitsu that "2023 will be a year of many announcements," as reported by Gematsu.

Why did Konami let Kojima go?

Essentially, the split between Kojima and Konami was the result of clashing ideologies. Kojima, a visionary perfectionist who ignores the business side of development, versus Konami, a regimented company that shifted its focus to mobile games and maximizing profits.