Last week marked the 14th anniversary of one of the franchise’s most beloved games. Metal Gear SolidAnd so, interesting facts have been revealed that fans should know, and there’s no better person to detail the story than the creator. Hideo Kojima. Noting that it’s supposed to be a spinoff over a decade old, it’s actually going to be the fifth game number that we already know, physical pain.
This title is neither more nor less Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, It was the last to be released for a portable console, and was considered the official fifth installment of the franchise, and the only one of this magnitude that he wrote himself. Hideo Kojima. In his tweet he commented that marketers konami He didn’t want to put the number on it because it was a “minor” entry, so in the end only the subtitles were added to what people knew as the final product.
14 years have passed since the release of ‘PW’. I’m still in my mid-40s. This was around the time when many game companies started developing flip phone apps. After developing MGS4, we realized the need for a unique engine. The vertical leap of the game will come after the engine is complete. Until then, PW plans to offer horizontally developed MGS. Initially it was MGS5PW, but foreign manufacturers… pic.twitter.com/M895qM18hz
— Hideo Kojima (@Kojima_Hideo) April 29, 2024
It’s been 14 years since PW sold. He was still in his forties. At the time, many gaming companies were turning to developing apps for foldable phones. After doing MGS4, I realized that having a proprietary engine is vital. Games will only take one vertical jump when the engine is complete. In the meantime, I proposed making Peace Walker to develop MGS horizontally (ie cross-platform). At first, it was called MGS5PW, but this received strong opposition from foreign marketers, so I abandoned the serial numbering. As with the PSP, the target population was narrowed to elementary, middle school, and high school students. I have targeted this young generation so that the MGS series can reach two generations of fans: parents and children.
Here is a description of the game:
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is an action-stealth video game developed by Konami and Kojima Productions. It is part of the acclaimed “Metal Gear Solid” video game series created by Hideo Kojima. “Peace Walker” was originally released for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld console in 2010 and was later remastered for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PlayStation Vita.