14 DAY TRIAL // The creator of the Metal Gear Solid series has admitted that as long as the fan base asks for them he is ready to continue creating titles for it, despite at one point saying that Guns of the Patriots would be the final game to bear that name.
Speaking at the University of Southern California Hideo Kojima, who is leading his own Kojima Productions development studio, has stated, “First of all, I just want to say that as long as there are fans who want Metal Gear Solid, as a producer, I will always want to still make them and I want the series to continue. So even after I die, I still would love to have the Metal Gear Solid series continue.”
The legendary games developer has admitted that working for so many years on the same franchise can be tiring and can lead to exhaustion but added that the lure of something new is not enough to take him away from the loyal fan base of Metal Gear Solid.
He added, “So of course I have tried in the past. I’ve tried to hand Metal Gear off to other people within the studio and I’ve tried to raise people up so they have the ability to take over. And I think since Metal Gear Solid 3, I’ve tried this and actually did hand it off and have other people come up with the story and come up with the game design.”
At the moment Kojima is working on a new intellectual property while also being the main producer in charge of the new Metal Gear Solid: Rising.
He has also expressed interest in creating Zone of the Enders 3 but the project has not been officially confirmed as being in development.
Rising will be launched during 2012 and will star Raiden in the leading role.