Game news Kojima, Konami, Metal Gear… this break that the history of video games will never forget!
In 2015, Hideo Kojima and Konami signed a very unexpected breakup. While the latter part of the Metal Gear Solid franchise was in production, the relationship between the studio and its principal creative fell apart. In this episode of JV Legends, we return to this event.
Summary
- Hideo Kojima, the timeless Konami …
- …thank you for everyone’s good?
Hideo Kojima, the timeless Konami …
Within 35 years, Hideo Kojima has been one of the main players of the giant Konami. Arrived in the company in 1986, he will introduce a whole new genre: the game of infiltration. Initially produced to be played on microcomputers, it will develop Metal Gear. This title will be his first with the publisher. But the game that will allow him to explode in the eyes of the whole world is the third installment of the franchise, Metal Gear Solid. With this title released in 1998, is illustrated on (very) many aspects of the game. He clearly fills the positions of writer, director, producer, game designer and also does the editing.
If he has already filled most of these roles in Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, it is with the next work released on PlayStation that he stands out. After this recognized title, the adventures of Solid Snake and Big Boss will know 3 new episodes directed by the Japanese creative. In 2013, announces that the fifth and final work of the main license is in production, but not everything will go as planned…
…thank you for everyone’s good?
In March 2015, Hideo Kojima’s name was gradually removed from all official Konami communications. If such an event can be said to mean little, it is very bad to know the importance that the director attaches to the mention of him in the projects of which he is the author. Quickly, what seems innocuous has fans greatly concerned. If someone first thinks of a hoax, the public soon realizes that something is wrong… In fact, the relationship between the two entities seems to have broken down and the release of the Japanese from the publisher takes place in December of the same year. Thus, Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain becomes Hideo Kojima’s first game… without him really putting his foot down. Because where it shines is its desire to take care of the details. Something that really can’t be achieved if he doesn’t control the entire creative process.
A few months before the total breakup between Konami and Kojima, the game comes out and sells 5 million copies in one month. A sign that marks the still very marked interest in the world of games. For his part, the producer/director/writer tries other themes and innovates with Death Stranding. Also, the second opus of this game, Death Stranding 2, has just been announced at The Game Awards 2022 on December 8th. For the Japanese studio, they have decided to dedicate themselves to the new titles of one of their flagship franchises: Silent Hill. Thus, if the breakup was painful from the start, it will have visibly allowed everyone to find their own path.
- If you want to know more, the JV Legends dedicated to this breakup is available above.
