This coutndown page has sparked a lot of new speculation about Kojima’s next Metal gear project. As you can see it recently showed an image of what appears to be Big Boss. Famitsu have also shown the image, along with one of what appears to be Raiden.

I say “appears to be” because there are plenty of hints in the text with Kojima (see it after the jump) that it it not Big Boss or Raiden at all. Also mentioned is that the game may cover all time periods over the Saga’s chronology, and that “Raiden” may be Grey Fox and “Big Boss” may be another clone. Speculation has hit overdrive once again. Thanks a lot, Kojima.

Translation:

NOTE: The interview was censored in certain parts in the Famitsu issue, hence the X”s at some points.

“1. (The Big Boss image is posted above)

Interviewer: “Is that Big Boss?”

Kojima: It’s a little different from XX

(or XXX’s next form is a little different)

Interviewer: “Whaaaattt? Different???”

2.　

Kojima: I still can’t tell you what the title is, but this is the real
deal. Put it this way, it’s part of the orthodox “Metal Gear Saga”

(The text below was mostly blocked out, but it talked about what
timeframe the game is based in, and it appears that it’s across all
time periods)

3.

Kojima: I want the game’s core to be aimed towards Japan, and released globally. XXX… It’s being made by MGS4 staff

Interviewer: That’s awesome!

4.

Kojima: The symbol on the cap of the old man (he did not say Big Boss) will be important

Interviewer: This symbol is different from the fox, it looks like a world map

Kojima: No just the mark, but the system of the game will be new!

Note: Kojima uses “This old man” a lot through the interview rather than referring to Big Boss

5.

Interviewer: It sounds interesting, but do you think people will understand it at all?

Kojima: I think people will understand

Well… Tried my best to translate it, but it’s so hard with all the
blocked out text… bloody Kojima. That’s all I can do for now, maybe
I’ll give it another go later

Summary:

Interestingly the old man in the cap might not be Big Boss, the story will be part of the main MGS saga and it will go through different time periods. New game system, and it’s being made by the staff from MGS4

And yet another translation:

Famitsu: Is the generation XXX?

Kojima: No, it’s XXX. If I were to say it all, perhaps XXXXX. I’m currently doing the game design and direction.

Famitsu: Really!

Kojima: I believe Japan will be the focus, but it will be sold
throughout the world. Within me, this is XXXX. I won’t say it’s X, but
I am making a proper story, and it is being made by the MGS4 staff.

Famitsu: Really! That’s amazing.

Elsewhere, the interview touches a bit upon the content of the game:

Kojima: The mark on the old man’s hat is very important

Famitsu: This mark is different from a fox. It’s like a world map.

Kojima: Not just the mark, but the game systems are also new.

Famitsu: Is it XX-XXXXXXXXXX?

Kojima: Yes. We’ll be doing stuff that one would expect of
XXXXXXX. XXXX and so-forth are obvious, so those will be included.
Uh-oh… I said stuff that was unplanned (laughs)

Famitsu also asked Kojima about the setting. “The setting is
XXXXXXX,” responded Kojima. Apparently, something called “XXXXXXXXX”
happened in this location, leaving it as a “XXXXX” country.

Tags: kojim, Konami, metal gear solid 5, MGS5, rumours, speculation

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1 Comment » Box&Box on May 30, 2009 10:31 pm Basically the interview just revealed absolutely NOTHING. I think Famitsu shouldn't even have published the interview to begin with if practically everything was going to be censored. RSS feed for comments on this post. Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.