Kojima claims Peace Walker will rediscover the fun of MGS

Posted on February 08, 2010 04:28 am by Ravi Singh

Not only does the modest Hideo Kojima brag about Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker being the longest MGS yet, he also aims Metal Gear Solid to rediscover it's fun:

"I am not aiming at old-style gameplay [for Peace Walker]. What I want to do is rediscover the basic fun of what MGS has to offer, and push the limit in a 3D form."



This has to be a translation misunderstanding, right? I mean the word "rediscover" kind of makes it seem like Hideo Kojima himself feels like the series lost it's fun as we have to rediscover it in Peace Walker. I'll go ahead and give him the benefit of the doubt when it comes to what he actually meant.

However, if he really does feel like Metal Gear Solid has lost it's fun and hopes that Peace Walker will let us "rediscover" it, then I wish him luck. A good way to find something that got lost is to retrace your steps. Where were you when Metal Gear Solid lost it's fun?

SOURCE: CVG, jdnation

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Kojima claims Peace Walker will be longest MGS ever

Posted on February 03, 2010 10:00 pm by Ravi Singh

Besides being very apologetic about the sudden delay for the Japanese version of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Hideo Kojima also boasted that Peace Walker will have the longest story mode of the entire series.



Yeah, you flaunt that shit, player!

SOURCE: Examiner

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Japanese Peace Walker: March 18? Try April 29.

Posted on January 29, 2010 03:46 am by Ravi Singh

No, seriously. It's only been two months since Konami announced the Japanese release date for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, a week since they've announced the PSP bundles and less than a day that they announced said bundles being prizes for Piece Walker and already the release date in Japan will be pushed from March 18th to April 29th.

Based on what little I can decipher from a translated Famitsu page, the delay is due to time being needed to polish the game so that the final game is satisfactory for customers. Could this have anything to do with Konami Digital Entertainment's fairly recent inquiry for feedback from western audiences?

Delays aren't anything new. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots was delayed twice, with one time being so dramatic that it cost Konami in the stock market the next day so I really do think there is a good reason behind it since there's no reason to fuck around like they did with MGO. What I'm really worried about is whether this delay affects the release dates for North America and Europe. I actually have suspected that the reason why the release dates were set for two months after the original Japanese release date mainly because a certain game being available to western audiences in March, but if this is not the case then we're all going to get fucked.

EDIT: Seems like we're all fine.



In other news, Kojima Productions has recalled a fuckload of the posters they made less than a week ago which promises a March 18th release in Japan. So if you see or have one of these posters that lie, please contact Kojima Productions as soon as possible or just fix it yourself.

SOURCE: Official Japanese Peace Walker website, Famitsu (Google Translate), Gouda Jouji (MGS:TUS)

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Play Piece Walker, Win Prizes! (restrictions apply)

Posted on January 28, 2010 09:10 pm by Ravi Singh

Be in the top 200 rankings by March 11 for Piece Walker and you will be entered into a drawing for prizes!



Oh, wait, Japan only. Sure, it's true that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker's release date for everyone else is two months after the Japanese release date and the prizes that are shown have only been confirmed for release in Japan so far. Hell, it's possible that they still might announce something similar to this later... but why don't they just say so? Or just say that the western deadline is actually May 11th or something like that? Or man up and say that we get nothing?



Instead we got an Aussie and Kiwi in the top 10 right now who are pretty much there with a thumb up their ass because everyone else there, who are Japanese, has some incentive to spend the rest of their lives until March 11th Piece Walking to win a chance to win prizes. It's like MGO again, except this time, the game itself is actually fun.

SOURCE: Metal Gear Scholar

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Piece Walker NOW ONLINE!

Posted on January 28, 2010 02:31 am by Ravi Singh

Yes, Piece Walker is live and it's better than Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops and has slightly faster load times than Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots! Seriously, Kojima Productions can make some good flash games. Give it a try when you're done brushing your horses for hair in Farmville or whatever it is you kids do these days. As for me, I'll be kicking everyone's ass in the name of the United States of America.



I don't get why they have to censor their avatars though. You can only select one from a bunch they have available. It's hardly personal. I mean, I for sure don't look like my avatar. I know someone who used to, but not quite anymore.



Anyways, like I said, check it out and use the link below to register so I get some points for recruiting people.

EDIT: Sometimes the avatars aren't all fucked up.



Also, the link below doesn't work for some people. Try it first and if it fails, click here.

SOURCE: Piece Walker

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