VibratingDonkey
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What a mess they made, when it all went wrong.
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Guillermo del Toro confirms he will not be collaborating with Kojima on Silent Hills
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Not sure, but it's obvious Konami is doing shitty, disgusting acts like removing his name in previous works (which they back pedaled I believe) and canceling projects he was working on like this, except Metal Gear because that's all they have this year to make money. So it looks like me Konami is doing it all out of spite.
Fine Ham Abounds
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And as usual with any thread involving MGS or Kojima, we're through the looking glass again
Next up: Kojimawebsleuths discover that Kojima actually quit so he could get a head transplant
Akiyama_AE
Member
coincidence I think not!
mcz117chief
Member
MrCunningham
Member
Oh no no I know Del Toro. I just didn't want to believe
I forgot that Daryl was in Silent Hills. My mistake.
For fuck's sake...
Konami is such a dumb and just overall shitty company, they're in desperate need of better management.
Just piss off Konami
Thank you, I needed that laugh
Konami is such a dumb and just overall shitty company, they're in desperate need of better management.
Just piss off Konami
Basically.
Thank you, I needed that laugh
The Cool One
Member
so what happened? how did we arrive at this point.
I honestly think P.T ,as detailed by Kojima,would probably cost more than it could bring in money,
Silent Hill's been weak for so long ,and its no Resident Evil.
Do we even know how much Downpour sold ? Is it even close to a million.
MadLaughter
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petethepanda
Member
Fucking shame. PT was one of the most exciting and unique things about this generation so far, if not the most.
I'm being facetious but I would say something very serious and obviously irrevocable has occurred. I also think it would have to have been Konami's decision not Kojima's.
Zvonimir Boban
Banned
Now he can use the spare time to get working on Pacific Rim 2.
manzoman96
Member
Why Konami, why? Looks like they won't have my support after MGSV
ZombieSupaStar
Member
I liked silent hill more than resident evil, I chose poorly.
kick in the nuts.
kick in the nuts.
I also wonder to which extend Kojima is to blame. I mean Konami wouldn't throw out its most prolific employee without a reason.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
What if he made a silent hill game with KAIJUS?
That'd actually be pretty lovecraftian.
Why did you have to mention the Hd collection... I was so excited for it and I busted it open, started playing it, and realized that they pissed on my youth. Now I am even sadder 😩
Lightning Count
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BlackLagoon
Member
Sounds like gravure game staring Quiet.
Hmm... Maybe this was the plan all along.
Dr. Black Jack
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I keep reading the thread title in his voice and it keeps cracking me up.
Sucks, but since Konami killed off Bomberman I just expect it now. Cold hearted mother fuckers.
Sucks, but since Konami killed off Bomberman I just expect it now. Cold hearted mother fuckers.
Not really. I would prefer it not get made instead of turning into resident evil 6.... Although you can make a fair argument that downpour wasn't much better
TheWorthyEdge
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Fuck everything.
NightShift
Member
Of course one of my dream games got cancelled. What was I thinking? This game was perfect! There's no way it could ever exist.
Excuse me while I cry myself to sleep.
Excuse me while I cry myself to sleep.
Petrae
Member
I don't think we'll ever know. NDAs and other legal protections/contracts likely keep this story a mystery-- at least for the foreseeable future. Even if Kojima really wanted to talk, it'd be damned expensive for him to do so.
No comment. I can't talk about that. Next question.
If you want to trust a certain video game charting place, Downpour is sitting around 0.42 million globally.
I'm under the impression Silent Hill has been weak for so long because Konami doesn't know what to do with it, and likely isn't pushing a lot of resources or budget to those making the game. It's just sad that once the game possibly has a bright future again, they pull the rug out.
petethepanda
Member
I wonder if they could step in after seeing how big of a nerve PT struck.
plagiarize
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Seriously who gives a shit about the Silent Hill franchise? P.T. was awesome by itself.
What we should be doing is convincing Kojima to make more stuff like P.T. He doesn't need Konami to make another game like P.T. or to expand on the idea and make a full title based on those concepts.
Hell I'd prefer another first person P.T. experience to a third person game like Silent Hills was almost certainly going to be.
Konami might own the P.T. brand and Silent Hills, but so what? Kojima doesn't need either to give us more and I'm confident he will. It seems a much more likely course of action for his next title than another stealth action affair, something we know he'd been wanting to move away from.
What we should be doing is convincing Kojima to make more stuff like P.T. He doesn't need Konami to make another game like P.T. or to expand on the idea and make a full title based on those concepts.
Hell I'd prefer another first person P.T. experience to a third person game like Silent Hills was almost certainly going to be.
Konami might own the P.T. brand and Silent Hills, but so what? Kojima doesn't need either to give us more and I'm confident he will. It seems a much more likely course of action for his next title than another stealth action affair, something we know he'd been wanting to move away from.
They wasted money dumping the project in the first place.
Corpsepyre
Banned
I don't know what this bodes for the MGR property.
ArkkAngel007
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The 'popular' conclusion to the initial Kojima/Konami news break iirc was that Konami's restructuring was in part wanting to consolidate all their properties under their name, notably Kojima Productions. In part, Kojima Productions was becoming the face of Konami's console development with Kojima himself being a downright celebrity in that sector. In short, a power struggle over the image of the company [Konami] naturally developed with Konami wanting more recognition for their products than from the single individual that was getting said recognition.
And while that might have been the catalyst, I'm sure things further strained that relation. The question is what those things may have been. Did Konami move to take larger cuts out of MGSV and future titles? Did Kojima make a move to upset the balance of the Konami corporate structure? We may never know.
And while that might have been the catalyst, I'm sure things further strained that relation. The question is what those things may have been. Did Konami move to take larger cuts out of MGSV and future titles? Did Kojima make a move to upset the balance of the Konami corporate structure? We may never know.
TheStruggler
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Fine Ham Abounds
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We will regret our words indeed
Pyramid head
Banned
Oh Konami, you less-than-useless fucks.
If Konami fuck over Platinum it'll be the spark that incites the riots.
DarkChronic
Member
This hurts almost as much as Megaman Legends 3 being cancelled.
You suck, Konami.
You suck, Konami.