MGS4 may be end of Snake, but not the end of series

by Andrew Yoon { May 19th 2008 at 2:15PM }

Of course Konami would be reluctant to end the Metal Gear series; it's one of their biggest franchises. While Kojima has insisted that Solid Snake must meet his end in the upcoming MGS4, it doesn't necessarily mean that the franchise will be over. Ryan Payton told MTV Multiplayer that "I think there's been some misconceptions that this is the last 'Metal Gear ... This is really just the last chapter of the saga of the Solid Snake story."

The franchise has many other directions it can go, but until we play through Snake's latest saga, we won't really know where. Perhaps we'll play as someone completely new, or go back in time once again (a la Metal Gear Solid 3). There are tons of possibilities.

[Via Joystiq]

Tags: metal-gear-solid, metal-gear-solid-4, mgs, mgs4

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Puntachu @ May 19th 2008 2:30PM

I think this is just depressing...

Really, I don't want to think of MG without Kojima and/or Snake. It just wouldn't be the same. I remember when MGS2 first came out, and the inevitable switch to Raiden had so many of us let down to see that snake's playable role in the game had ended. I just don't think I can take that again...

mahunoy @ May 19th 2008 2:32PM

Snaaaaaakkkkkeeeeeeee!!!

SolidOtacon @ May 19th 2008 2:40PM

I am happy that this isn't the end of MG Saga but sad of the thinking that Snake must die !

Popfrogs @ May 19th 2008 2:52PM

Come on guys, Old Snake has to die. Do we really want to play MGS5 with Snake on a walker? And having to shake the sixaxis every time he throws his back out?

Imagine the vehicle scenes where his left blinker never turns off.

Mein Bratwurst @ May 19th 2008 3:53PM

"Imagine the vehicle scenes where his left blinker never turns off."

haha! Or having to shake the controller to wake him up when he falls asleep on the wheel.

Ghost inthe Shell @ May 19th 2008 2:52PM

i think it would be cool if they remade mgs2 but you just played the role of snake, had to go through getting into the shell as snake did it i think that would be realyl cool

SolidOtacon @ May 19th 2008 2:58PM

Maybe a remake of MGS 1 ? That'd be awesome playing as young Snake in 1080p on Shadow Moses.
What you think about that ?

XanthouS @ May 19th 2008 3:37PM

As fun as that sounds, the entirety of MGS1 was already made a few years back in Twin Snakes for the Cube. Yet another remake would be a bit overkill, methinks.

Mobious_Black @ May 19th 2008 2:59PM

If its the end of Solid Snake, then it better be the end of Liquid, I am sick and tired of those damn cliff hanger endings....
*Black Screen*
Liquid: Its been done...Yes...He will not be an issue anymore...Yes Ofcourse...will do...Thank you...Green Bouncy Frog *dum dum duuuuum*

Bored @ May 19th 2008 3:01PM

Thank you for the spoiler, guys!

Popfrogs @ May 19th 2008 4:35PM

LOL what spoiler, Kojima has said this for a year at least.

johnson @ May 19th 2008 3:12PM

I would really like to see a "Metal Gear Liquid" so we can see Liquid's rise in the SAS, to his capture in Iraq, and his eventual rescue, time in working for the CIA, then at the end an introduction to Foxhound. That would be glorious.

Ed @ May 19th 2008 3:57PM

I'd personally like to see Metal Gear Ocelot.

James @ May 19th 2008 3:20PM

Of course, the games also jump forward and backward around the timeline like that dude from Quantum Leap, so just because MGS4 chronicles the "end" of the Snake saga, doesn't mean that subsequent games can't address the beginning or the middle.

Daniel @ May 19th 2008 3:23PM

I hope they do a prequel where we find out why Liquid hates shirts...

Byron517 @ May 19th 2008 3:46PM

This isn't a spoiler guys!!! Its Hideo Kojima we're talking about!!!!

Expect the Unexpected!!!

I personally think it won't be the end of Snake.. but rather the end of Snake as a soldier and him becoming a leader like General Cambell.. I feel that the next character won't even be Raiden but rather a woman and I feel that something is going to happen and Raiden will be the next EVIL BOSS.. Shit fellas they could clone Snake and start the whole process over again!! LMAO either way it goes this franchise will never die nor will Snake..

What do you guys thing??

Mein Bratwurst @ May 19th 2008 3:55PM

You're right, we should never expect the expected when playing a Kojima Metal Gear game, so I can't really just assume that Snake will die. As far as the future of the franchise goes, I'm not sure I care very much... Metal Gear without Kojima is nothing, no attention to detail, no humorous easter eggs etc...

Popfrogs @ May 19th 2008 4:45PM

"Metal Gear without Kojima is nothing, no attention to detail, no humorous easter eggs,"

...no naked dudes with their hineys in the air and a pixelated filter covering it up, no guards with diarrhea...it just wouldn't be the same.

:) I still love the ketchup trick that freaks out that sick guard. Kojima is a master storyteller that still makes you laugh even if it's a WTF laugh.

Consolcwby @ May 19th 2008 8:09PM

If it was truly the unexpected... Then the main character would be Sunny. THAT'S UNEXPECTED! O.o

Mein Bratwurst @ May 19th 2008 10:17PM

@ Popfrogs

I thought that was a female my first time playing through. Rofl

Edge @ May 19th 2008 3:26PM

Back in time again? So, you mean another cop-out and, like always, the fans of Kojima plot suicide are going to stand in line to drop to their knees, get thumped in the face and.... yeah, you how the rest of this goes.

XanthouS @ May 19th 2008 3:39PM

Cop-out? Excuse me? MGS3 introduced an amazing control scheme, pulled off outdoor stealth combat like nobody ever had before, and was an overall great game.

It wasn't what the public was expecting, but Kojima didn't become one of the most recognizable and beloved developers in the gaming world by sticking to the norm.

DarkArcon @ May 19th 2008 4:54PM

New Snake will take over the family business just wait and see. And by business i mean humiliating random anonymous soldiers.

kentuckyfried @ May 19th 2008 5:19PM

Anything could happen at this point. Recall that the MGS2 trailers were filled will all manner of Red Herrings that never happened.

The headings of the games could simply change; it could be "Metal Gear Plus Plus" for all we know. I'm hoping/guessing that perhaps whatever is killing Snake will be cured at the very last moment, much like the "Escape from New York City" film, or as I've said on some other floating post on ps3fanboy, he dies but miraculously revived or reborn.