Boy, Kojima sure does like revealing news through his podcast. On the
latest episode of HIDECHAN! Radio, Kojima dropped a bomb - a new
Metal Gear Solid title for PSP will be coming in fall 2007, around the time of the
Metal Gear series' 20th anniversary. This won't be another spinoff like the
Metal Gear Acid games; it will be part of the main series canon.
Thanks to some members at the NeoGAF forums who have translated
part of the podcast, we can bring you the first details on this title.
It will apparently take place in 1970, after the end of
Metal Gear Solid 3.
Big Boss will be the protagonist, and the story will deal with his
founding of Foxhound. The graphical quality will, according to the
podcast, be on par with the PS2
MGS titles. There will of
course be less polygons in some models, but it will be done in such a
way that it's not very noticeable to the player.
This will be an action title, but there will be some changes to the
game's usual combat formula. The player will control troops. If troops
die, they're gone for good; it seems death is an important part of this
game. There will be multiple ways to win battles. At the start of each
battle, you'll have the option of betting troops. If you decide to
surrender your troops by using the "white flag" before the battle's
over, you won't lose the troops you bet (it's unclear what the
consequences will be, though). Also, this one's a little sketchy, but
it seems the game will not feature Continues, so if
you die,
you're gone for good. This is an idea Kojima has mentioned wanting to
try several times in the past, and it will likely be the topic of many
arguments between
MGS fans.
MGS for PSP will also feature multiplayer battles over Wi-Fi.
This is truly a surprising announcement. With
Sony's pre-E3 conference just two days away, expect more details on this new
MGS title and hopefully clarification on the unclear parts soon.
Source:
Gamers Are Fun