So it’s utterly maddening that David Hayter isn’t likewise reprising the English version of the role.

I am sure there will be some crazy nonsense along the way but I think that’s something that we will have to endure as the resolution to this narrative arc is definitely going to be a good one.Īs an aside, it’s always nice to hear the long standing Japanese voice actor Akio Otsuka reprise his role as Snake. Konami has since published only one Metal Gear title, 2018’s zombie shooter Metal Gear Survive, which was a critical and commercial bust.It seems that, according to the latest trailer at least (shown below), The Phantom Pain will be the tipping point where Big Boss finally goes over the edge and gives up trying to be the good guy. Metal Gear was the first game directed by Hideo Kojima, who left Konami in late 2015 following an acrimonious split with his lifelong employer. It is the progenitor of the nine-game Metal Gear and Metal Gear Solid series, whose most recent entry was 2015’s Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain. Its Nintendo Entertainment System port launched in North America one year later.

Metal Gear, developed and published by Konami, launched Jin Japan for the MSX2 personal computer. Konami said at the time the de-listings were “a temporary decision,” and it would put the games back on sale again.

The publisher is referring to Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 (plus any anthologies containing those games), which Konami de-listed in November because its license to historical footage used in the games’ cinematics had expired. Metal Gear launched 35 years ago on Tuesday - I remember the original back-cover advertisement on Marvel Comics of the day - and with that anniversary in mind, Konami says it is “preparing to resume sales of titles that have been temporarily suspended.”

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