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KOJIMA INTERVIEW e3 06: MGS 4 and MGS portable ops

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Robinspain

Member
Meristation, one of the most important spanish sites, has interviewed (as last year) Hiddeo Kojima. I know that this interview is in Spanis... I'm going to try to translate the most important part of it.

Meristation - El trailer presenta un futuro apocalíptico, una situación donde puede presentirse que el fin está muy cerca, especialmente por el acompañamiento musical. ¿Quiere transmitir que existe una posibilidad de que la serie se acabe así?
This trailer presents an apocalyptical future... as if end of the word is near. Is there a possibility of being metal gear 4 the last one?

Hideo Kojima - Sí, es cierto que el marco donde se desarrolla la acción tiene esa ambientación, y también podría ser un fin para Metal Gear, pero será un fin para mí, ya que tras esta cuarta entrega quiero dejar totalmente la serie, aunque quizás esta siga en manos de gente de mi equipo.
It could be, very well, be the end of METAL GEAR. I don't know what will happen. The only thing I know is that METAL GEAR 4 is the last one for me



M - Raiden ha subido su popularidad por su aparición en el trailer, revestido por el exoesqueleto de Gray Fox. ¿Podría adelantarnos algunos detalles sobre su situación?
Raiden is now more popular thanks to its similarty with Gray Fox. What have happened with him?

H - Es demasiado pronto para entrar en detalles, lo iremos presentando poco a poco, pero como ya adelanté, el Raiden de este Metal Gear gustará a todos los usuarios, incluidos los que le criticaron por su inexperiencia. En Metal Gear Solid 4 Raiden deberá proteger a Snake, estará a su lado dando incluso la vida por él si hace falta. No será un personaje jugable.
It's still very early to tell you more details. Raiden in metal 4 is going to surprise everybody. In this game Raiden has to protect Snake. He is not going to be a playable character

M - ¿Hay alguna novedad sobre el sistema de armas que quiera comentarnos? quizá ese nuevo camuflaje que Snake utiliza en el trailer.
Any news about the new armor system?

H - Si, tampoco quiero entrar en más detalles sobre las armas, por eso todavía no se han enseñado. El nuevo camuflaje va más allá de lo visto en Metal Gear Solid 3. Si allí el objetivo era mezclarse con el entorno, en MGS4 el camuflaje que usa Snake no sólo le permitirá obtener un color exactamente igual al fondo, si no que adoptará la misma textura sobre la que se pose. Lo hemos bautizado como Octocam, ya que la idea viene de los pulpos, que son capaces de esto, cambiar de color y textura para camuflarse.


M - En el trailer hemos visto cómo un pequeño batallón de tropas que pueden ser rebeldes entra en escena a la vez que Snake se infiltra en una zona aprovechando la distracción. ¿Aparecerán estas tropas en otras misiones donde Snake pueda darles órdenes?
Is there going to be in this game troops (similar to metal gear portable ops?)
H - Si, estás en lo cierto. En esta misión Snake decide que para cumplir sus objetivos debe infiltrarse mientras estos rebeldes se enfrentan a las máquinas. En otras misiones habrá otras situaciones en las que se podrá interactuar. La acción no tendrá lugar en la misma localización, sino que estará ambientada en países de todo el mundo.
Yes, there will be troops in this game, and you will have to interactuate with them. This game is not going to happen in the same localization. There are going to be more than one countries involucrated



M - Hablando de este nuevo Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops, ¿Por qué ha decidido sacar ahora adelante un Metal Gear clásico?
Why a new metal gear solid on psp?

H - Básicamente por dos razones. Primero porque los usuarios, principalmente los occidentales lo han pedido. Los japoneses han quedado muy contentos con la serie Acid, ya que el estilo de juego se adapta muy bien a situaciones cotidianas en las que se utiliza la consola. Y la segunda razón es que vimos que el género de la acción en PSP estaba teniendo mucho éxito con GTA Liberty City Stories, así que decidimos comenzar con el proyecto.
2 reasons: first, occidental players have demanded it. japanese people is happy with the acid series (¿¿¿???). Second: action games are very successful on PSP (i.e. GTA lcs)

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M - ¿Cómo ha adaptado la mecánica a nivel jugable y visual?
How about its visuals and playability

H - Salvando pequeñas diferencias como detalle y resolución en las texturas o cantidad de polígonos, se puede decir que hemos logrado un nivel visual similar al de PS2. En la jugabilidad hemos aumentado los puntos de guardado y dividido el modo principal en varias áreas. No son misiones individuales como se ha planteado en otros juegos, sino áreas.
This game is very similar, in terms of visuals, to the metal gears of ps2. However in this game, there are going to be more save points, and the one player mode is divided into areas. They aren't individual missions like in metal gear acid, they are areas

M - Muchas gracias por atendernos, señor Kojima. Esperamos volver a verle en otra ocasión.
thank you very much
 
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TheKingsCrown

Banned
WORKING ON IT


- Raiden ha subido su popularidad por su aparición en el trailer, revestido por el exoesqueleto de Gray Fox. ¿Podría adelantarnos algunos detalles sobre su situación?
RAIDEN HAS RISEN IN POPULATIRTY AS A RESULT OF HIS APPEARANCE IN THE TRAILER, REDRESSED AS THE EXQUISITE GRAY FOX. ?WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO TELL US SOME DETAILS ON HIS SITUATON?
H - Es demasiado pronto para entrar en detalles, lo iremos presentando poco a poco, pero como ya adelanté, el Raiden de este Metal Gear gustará a todos los usuarios, incluidos los que le criticaron por su inexperiencia. En Metal Gear Solid 4 Raiden deberá proteger a Snake, estará a su lado dando incluso la vida por él si hace falta. No será un personaje jugable.
ITS TOO SOON TO TALK ABOUT DETAILS, WE WILL PRESENT IT LITTLE BY LITTLE. BUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, RAIDEN IN THIS METAL GEAR WILL LIKE ALL THE USERS?, INCLUDING THOSE THAT CRITICIZE HIM FOR HIS INEXPERIENCE. IN MGS 4 RAIDEN OUGHT TO PROTECT SNAKE, HE WILL BE AT HIS SIDE GIVING EVEN HIS LIFE FOR HIM IF IT IS NECESSARY. HE WILL NOT BE A PLAYABLE CHARACTER.


M - ¿Hay alguna novedad sobre el sistema de armas que quiera comentarnos? quizá ese nuevo camuflaje que Snake utiliza en el trailer.

IS THERE SOMETHING NEW ABOUT WEAPONS THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO TALK TO US ABOUT? PERHAPS THAT NEW CAMOFLOUGE THAT SNAKE USES IN THE TRAILER....

H - Si, tampoco quiero entrar en más detalles sobre las armas, por eso todavía no se han enseñado. El nuevo camuflaje va más allá de lo visto en Metal Gear Solid 3. Si allí el objetivo era mezclarse con el entorno, en MGS4 el camuflaje que usa Snake no sólo le permitirá obtener un color exactamente igual al fondo, si no que adoptará la misma textura sobre la que se pose. Lo hemos bautizado como Octocam, ya que la idea viene de los pulpos, que son capaces de esto, cambiar de color y textura para camuflarse.

YES, NEITHER DO I WANT TO TALK ABOUT DETAILS ABOUT WEAPONS, SO THAT'S WHY I HAVEN'T TOLD YOU GUYS. THE NEW CAMOFLOUGE...IS USED MORE THAN WHAT WAS SEEN IN MGS3? IT WAS MY OBJECTIVE THERE TO MIX IT WITH THE ENVIRONMENT, IN MGS4 THE CAMOFLOUGE THAT SNAKE USES WILL NOT ONLY LET HIM GET A COLOR JUST LIKE THE BACKGROUND, BUT ALSO ADOPT THE EXACT SAME TEXTURE. WE HAVE NAMED IT OCTOCAM, ALTHOUGH THE IDEA COMES FROM CHAMELEONS?...THAT ARE CAPABLE OF THIS SORT OF THING.

M - En el trailer hemos visto cómo un pequeño batallón de tropas que pueden ser rebeldes entra en escena a la vez que Snake se infiltra en una zona aprovechando la distracción. ¿Aparecerán estas tropas en otras misiones donde Snake pueda darles órdenes?

IN THE TRAILER WE SAW HOW A SMALL BATALLION OF TROOPS THAT ARE REBELS ENTERS A SCENE AT THE SAME TIME THAT SNAKE INFILTRATES AN AREA, MAKING PARALLEL THE DISTRACTION. WILL THESE TROOPS APPEAR IN OTHER MISSIONS WHERE SNAKE CAN GIVE THEM ORDERS?

H - Si, estás en lo cierto. En esta misión Snake decide que para cumplir sus objetivos debe infiltrarse mientras estos rebeldes se enfrentan a las máquinas. En otras misiones habrá otras situaciones en las que se podrá interactuar. La acción no tendrá lugar en la misma localización, sino que estará ambientada en países de todo el mundo.

YES, YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT PATH. IN THIS MISSION SNAKE DECIDES THAT IN ORDER TO ATTAIN HIS OBJECTIVES HE SHOULD INFILTRATE THE AREA WHILE THESE REBELS FACE OFF AGAINST THE MACHINES. IN OTHER MISSIONS THERE WILL BE SITUATIONS IN WHICH HE WILL BE ABLE TO INTERACT WITH THEM. THE ACTION WILL NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE SAME LOCATION, BUT IT WILL BE SPREAD ACROSS THE WORLD.

M - Una pequeña curiosidad acerca de los trailers tan tradicionales de Metal Gear en los E3, ¿los dirige usted mismo?

A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE E3 TRAILERS: DID YOU DIRECT THEM YOURSELF?

H - Sí, no puedo ocultar que me gusta prepararlos, pero además lo hago porque creo que soy la persona que mayor conocimiento tiene de los detalles y de qué y cómo debe enfocarse en cada momento para que el usuario lo interprete correctamente y vaya construyendo su idea acerca del juego.

YES, i CAN'T HIDE THAT I LIKE TO PREPARE THEM, BUT IN ADITION I DO IT BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT I AM THE PERSON WITH THE BEST KNOWLEDGE OF DETAILS AND HOW EACH MOMENT SHOULD BE FOCUSED SUCH THAT THE GAMER CAN INTERPRET IT CORRECTLY AND CONSTRUCT THEIR OWN IDEAS ABOUT WHERE THE GAME IS GOING.

M - Hablando de este nuevo Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops, ¿Por qué ha decidido sacar ahora adelante un Metal Gear clásico?

SPEAKING OF THIS NEW MGS PORTABLE, WHY DID YOU DECIDE NOW TO BRING OUT A CLASS METAL GEAR?

H - Básicamente por dos razones. Primero porque los usuarios, principalmente los occidentales lo han pedido. Los japoneses han quedado muy contentos con la serie Acid, ya que el estilo de juego se adapta muy bien a situaciones cotidianas en las que se utiliza la consola. Y la segunda razón es que vimos que el género de la acción en PSP estaba teniendo mucho éxito con GTA Liberty City Stories, así que decidimos comenzar con el proyecto.

BASICALLY FOR 2 REASONS, FIRST, BECAUSE GAMERS, SPECIFICALLY WESTERN GAMERS HAVE ASKED FOR IT. THE JAPANESE HAVE REMAINED VERY HAPPY WITH THE ACID SERIES, ALTHOUGH THE STYLE OF THE GAME IS ADAPTING VERY WELL TO WESTERN AREAS WHERE THEY USE THE CONSOLE. AND THE SECOND REASON IS THAT WE SAW THE GENRE OF THE PSP GAME WAS VERY SUCCCESSFUL WITH GTA, SO WE DECIDED TO BEGING THE PROJECT
 
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Oldschoolgamer

The physical form of blasphemy
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please say Kojima is lieing. I want to play as Raiden.
 
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Y2Kev

TLG Fan Caretaker Est. 2009
I can try.

El trailer presenta un futuro apocalíptico, una situación donde puede presentirse que el fin está muy cerca, especialmente por el acompañamiento musical. ¿Quiere transmitir que existe una posibilidad de que la serie se acabe así?

The trailer presents an apocalyptic future, a situation where you can present that the end is very near, especially because of the musical accompaniment. Do you want to transmit that the possibility exists that the series is near the end?

Hideo Kojima - Sí, es cierto que el marco donde se desarrolla la acción tiene esa ambientación, y también podría ser un fin para Metal Gear, pero será un fin para mí, ya que tras esta cuarta entrega quiero dejar totalmente la serie, aunque quizás esta siga en manos de gente de mi equipo.

Yes, it's true that the framework where the action develops has that feeling, and it's also possible that this is the end for Metal Gear, but this will be an end for me. This fourth installment delivers where I want the series to be when I'm done, but perhaps the series will continue in the hands of my team.
 
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jett

D-Member
Raiden = not playable

Raiden = Snake's bodyguard pretty much(then WTF is the point of Snake being there?)

You will travel all around the world in the game, the game takes place in many countries

MGS:pO was made because of GTA: Liberty Stories' release(i.e. they saw the chance to make a quick buck)
 
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Pedigree Chum

Banned
Kiriku said:
Now people will be bitching about Raiden NOT being playable. Kojima can't win. :lol
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He's playable when he's a pansy, and when they make hum uber cool he's not playable? That's not right, that's not right at all.
 
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Kiriku

SWEDISH PERFECTION
So yeah, Raiden won't be playable...but what about bad-ass CYBER NINJA RAIDEN!? Kojima is obviously trying to trick us.
 
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Y2Kev

TLG Fan Caretaker Est. 2009
M - ¿Hay alguna novedad sobre el sistema de armas que quiera comentarnos? quizá ese nuevo camuflaje que Snake utiliza en el trailer.

H - Si, tampoco quiero entrar en más detalles sobre las armas, por eso todavía no se han enseñado. El nuevo camuflaje va más allá de lo visto en Metal Gear Solid 3. Si allí el objetivo era mezclarse con el entorno, en MGS4 el camuflaje que usa Snake no sólo le permitirá obtener un color exactamente igual al fondo, si no que adoptará la misma textura sobre la que se pose. Lo hemos bautizado como Octocam, ya que la idea viene de los pulpos, que son capaces de esto, cambiar de color y textura para camuflarse.

Is there something new about the new system of weapons that you want to tell us? Perhaps this new camouflage system that Snake uses in the trailer?

I can't translate the second part without knowing if it's really si or if it is sí. I can't make sense of it without the sí.

But I have this much:

The new camouflage goes beyond it seen in Metal Gear Solid 3. If in MGS3 the goal was to blend with the environment, in MGS4 the camouflage that Snake employs will not only blend him perfectly with color, it will also match the same texture. We're calling it Octocam, since the idea comes from the octopuses, that do this.
 
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meltpotato

Member
jett said:
Raiden = not playable

Raiden = Snake's bodyguard pretty much(then WTF is the point of Snake being there?)

You will travel all around the world in the game, the game takes place in many countries

MGS:pO was made because of GTA: Liberty Stories' release(i.e. they saw the chance to make a quick buck)
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shoulda been escort mission as Raiden with Snake all shot up and slung over his back. :D
 
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Oni Jazar

Member
My Turn!

Regarding Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops, what made you decide to work on a Classic Metal gear game?

Bascially for two reasons. First because gamers, mostly western gamers have asked for it. Japan gamers have been very happy with Metal Gear Acid now that the gameplay adapts very well with the daily use of the PSP console. The second reason was because we saw the PSP perform very well with GTA: Liberty City stories so we decided to start on this project.

:D
 
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Oldschoolgamer

The physical form of blasphemy
karasu said:
Are the "Ninja" in Metal Gear games ever playable?
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Not at first. Hopefully, he will create a MGS4: SubSubsistence, and we can play with him. Like they did with the VR missions for Grey Fox and Ninja Raiden.







Its just, he is so fucking badass in this one.
 
S

SolidSnakex

Member
He needs to just let Murata direct a action version of MG starring this Raiden. It only makes sense considering he wouldn't at all fit into a real MG game with movement like that.
 
A

Amir0x

Banned
Robinspain said:
H - . This game is very similar, in terms of visuals, to the metal gears of ps2. However in this game, there are going to be more save points, and the one player mode is divided into areas. They aren't individual missions like in metal gear acid, they are areas
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What the fuck? How can it have MORE save points? You can save at any time in the games by just using your codec! Are they going to implement save points during the cutscenes?
 
O

Oldschoolgamer

The physical form of blasphemy
Amir0x said:
What the fuck? How can it have MORE save points? You can save at any time in the games by just using your codec! Are they going to implement save points during the cutscenes?
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Thanks for pointing that out. That doesn't make much sense,seeing as though you can save anywhere in the other ones. That...and you can skip cutscenes.
 
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fronn

Member
They should make a spinoff MGS action game by the team who did ZOE2, and have raiden be the main character...

That'd be awesome.

DO IT KOJIMA
 
D

duderon

rollin' in the gutter
So will this really be Kojima's last Metal Gear game? I'd hope not because these games are looked forward to by millions of gamers. I know that's being selfish, but MGS games are just amazing. I hope he eventually goes back on his word, like he did with MGS4.
 
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SolidSnakex

Member
duderon said:
So will this really be Kojima's last Metal Gear game? I'd hope not because these games are looked forward to by millions of gamers. I know that's being selfish, but MGS games are just amazing. I hope he eventually goes back on his word, like he did with MGS4.
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In a interview recently he said that he'd consider coming back if fans wanted him to direct the next game.
 
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