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Dyack Talks Metal Gear Solid - Twin Snakes 20
Courtesy of PlanetGamecube, we have their recently-typed-up E3 interview with Denis Dyack, the boss of Silicon Knights (Eternal Darkness), who are currently working on Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes for Gamecube. This enhanced remake of the original Metal Gear Solid for Playstation is due out for Xmas 2003, and Dyack gives some hints as to how the original's content may be enhanced - "If you think about the first game and how it's all set up, and then think about the dynamics of the second game, it should be a completely new experience."
Worst Idea Ever... (Score:1, Interesting)
MGS 2: Substance is actually very good. The full Sons of Liberty game, PLUS a whole pile of extra missions, not to mention a ton of VR missions. Awesome stuff. (And the soundtrack is fantastic.)
And then they announce this, a remake of the original from the PSX. Am I the only one intensely disappointed with this? I mean Substance is a good idea, take the original and add tons and tons of stuff on top
Re:Worst Idea Ever... (Score:4, Interesting)
It's particularly "unlame" because they've ALREADY announced a true sequel in "Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater" to be released next year. Add to that what is apparently going to be a very short development time (at least relative to when they made the announcement) giving us what could be called an "extra" Metal Gear Solid before the end of this year, and your assessment reads as foolish whining.
Re:Worst Idea Ever... (Score:1)
It's lame because it's remaking an existing product. Just like "The Italian Job" remake will suck hard, remakes are a sign of bankrupt creativity.
MGS 3, sure, I'll be there. I LOVE Metal Gear. Don't get me wrong, the original is a classic, as is SOL.
Instead of wasting time and resources on remaking an existing title, especially when there's a better one out there (the sequel), make a new damn game.
What next? Sony porting the ori
Re:Worst Idea Ever... (Score:1)
Of course, what I would really love to see is a remake of Final Fantasy 7. That would be truely amazing. Probably will never happen though. Square isn't that kind of company
Re:Worst Idea Ever... (Score:1)
Substance was a pretty weak remake IMO. VR missions and some small missions do not make a game. Every single complaint I've heard about Sons of Liberty was about the game's pacing and the story. Metal Gear Solid is a much better game, so it's a better target for a remake
I expect Twin Snakes to be as much of a Remake as the Resident Evil remake was: The main story and main areas stay the same, some areas are added in, and the graphics and cutscenes are improved. I really liked how RE and RE0 games on the G
Re:Worst Idea Ever... (Score:1)
Games quality and complexity (Score:1)
VR Missions (Score:3, Interesting)
Incredible to see, but why? (Score:2, Interesting)
That being said, I'll seriously consider getting myself a Gamecube if only
Re:Incredible to see, but why? (Score:1)
Besides, I still play MGS1 from time to time, and I keep finding myself wishing I could do have the things I can do in MGS2, like aim for the head, tranq someone, or hold them up.
Right Idea, Wrong Remake (Score:3, Interesting)
I just think they remade the wrong game.
The original two Metal Gear games (MG2 for the MSX, not Snake's Revenge, bleh), while frustratingly hard and not graphically beautiful, had interesting plots and are referred to in the Metal Gear Solid series. Metal Gear was the first game I had for the Nintendo (my cousin gave it to me when I was 8), I hated it. I later read a book in the young adult section of my library that was a novelized version of the story and loved it (I really would like to find it again, but don't know who released it). I went back and played the game years later and loved it. MG2 was never released for a major console, just the MSX computer system. It had the first radar utility and was also very good story wise. It's a quality premise and with a nextgen system around it, both titles would shine.
Just think that if you really want to get a new generation of gamers into a (potentially) very good game that they haven't already played, you need to go a little farther back.
Speaking of remakes.... (Score:2, Interesting)
When Metal Gear SOlid came out on PSX, no one I spoke with even heard of the original.
Re:Speaking of remakes.... (Score:1)
Re:Speaking of remakes.... (Score:2)
The MSX2 game was an excellent game, already featuring later elements like "Procure On Site", the codec, the adventure elements, etc. The NES game was just a shoot'em-up that had the Metal Gear name pasted on to generate some sales.
If you haven't played them yet, go and download the MSX2 ROMs and a decent MSX emul
And for the love of God (Score:1)
Hey Lookie! A trailer, too: (Score:3, Interesting)
Looks promising. However, Konami should shoot the guy who thougt that sliding text phrases all over the preview would "enhance" the trailer experience.
ick!