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Metal Gear Solid Integral

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
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Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
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Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence

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What?

I wish it finally gets a new release, for XBOX 360, or the new XBOX 360. Much preferably the PS Vita.

A 32 GB Vita memory stick should be able to handle it. I guess.

If everything as you say, is still there in rising. Where is PC version?

Hey guys,
First off, I like the charm of the bento box podcasts, but the volume is still annoying me. If there is a way to adjust it, I would appreciate that.
Seondly, I'm starting to be more open minded about Rising after hearing more about it from you guys, even though I still prefere Clover Studio's work before Platinum Games. Still, the podcast brought up two concerns I have about Rising. My first concern is about the collaboration and how it is cleanly divinded between gameplay and story. Some of the games I have played recently had a disconnect between the two because of different teams working solely on one. If it is a full collaboration, this may not be a problem, but I'm still a little concerned. My second concern is over Raiden, and more specifically, his personality. From the trailer, Raiden seamed kindof...evil ad sadistical. Speaking from personal experiance, an unlikable or out of place protagonist can degrade the whole game experiance. Especially if the story goal of the new Rising was to be less dark than before, and Raiden is quite dark, even compared to his MGS4 self. I will not say if either of these are valid concerns, but I still feel the need to bring it up.
Great show and I look forward to next podcast.

Great stuff on Fox engine progress, I was getting exiting sitting behind my lap-top listening to Sean babble about it X). Also, highly excited to see the finished Rex mega-model, definitely something to decorate one's living or office space with :). Cheers

Glad you like the Trophy List, hope to see it on Facebook soon!

Is the HD Collection for PS Vita looking like a Fall/Winter release or sooner?

Hey guys better update this week haha.
On a new Metal Gear game, i really hope this is a (young)Solid Snake game. Solid Snake is a way better character than BigBoss

On the HD collection, we all would love DLC in he form of the "missing" content. Like Snakes nightmare sequence MGS3, Snake vs Monkey and Secret Theater, please make it happen.

The problem with Revengance is the coloring it doesn't "look" like MetalGear. The first trailer had that look perfect

thanks mu lovelies!!

please give us ZOE HD in 3D,
I think it would totally make sense with this game

every time i hear someting new about rising i love it more!!
really lookinf foward to it, seems more exciting than MGS4!!!
but seriously i want a global celebration of metal gear 25 anniv. worldwide, and i kinda want the MGS1 vr missions and the MGS2 document, or the complete MGS2 soundtrack (ost/ the other side/ substance black and white), some missing MGS1/MGS:TTS/MGS3/MGS4/MGSPW and MGSPO tracks like the MPO main theme (know as showtime, but 3 minutes longer).
comon I want to give you my money but you don't want it!

about rising...
It seems like all you guys have been trying to do since the VGA's is assure us that everything is gonna work out in the end and that we should give it a try...well after the last few KP reports... I think i agree, sure it's not gonna be the stealth game that i fell in love with when i first played peace walker (the first mgs game i played)
but besides that, the only thing i can say about it now is that it looks and sounds like it's gonna be fun as hell (although the enemy AI looked a little slow in the trailer). but i think it's funny that the tables have been turned and that everyone is afraid of Raiden and they occasionally try to ambush you. i'm feeling good about this now and i can't wait for it to come out. is it coming out this year? because i don't think i can wait another year.

about the HD collection
first of all thank you for giving me a chance to play two classics that i never got to play growing up and second are there going to be any new peace walker missions in the near future? before the HD collection came out i had nearly 500 hours invested into peace walker and i wouldn't mind a reason to play an extra hundred hours

Why didn't they put Portable Ops & MGS 1 in the MGS HD Collection?

A game for the hardcore fans huh? hehe I wonder what that could be? o_O
Something with The Boss? Like Mr Kojimas original idea before Rising? or a Metal Gear/Metal Gear 2 remake? (we would love that by the way)
I do prefer your new podcast style...sort of...the sound is waaay low though. Christine, I could hardly hear you at some points, and Sean, your laugh...man your loud, hahaha, share the mic with Christine and the whole thing should be awesome hahahaha

I'm pretty sure that Tameka's poster is in MGS3's prison.

I even took a photo of it with the in-game digital camera :P

Can anyone explain what the "trophies" are for, or what there purpose is? I mean it's cool when they pop-up on you in the game
but when I go to review them, it just shows the play date and other irrelevant things. (but alot of people like trophies and insist on them) am I missing something here? any input would be nice. thank you

Why not make the missing modes from MGS3 as DLC on the PS Store and XBLA? I miss Snake vs Monkey, if that has to be exclusive to PS3 only then so be it, please bring it back kp

Sean's bath story was genius :D

REX!! thats goin in the shoppin basket.

Have you guys ever thought of a Metal Gear RPG? a collaboration with Square? just an idea I had with a friend last night.

MGS5 might possibly be during WWII, if so making the steath/action very intense. That environment would of been The Boss's biggest challenge.

Thanks again for continued great pod casts :)

Die-hard Fan,
Trophies are a digital keepsake for the modern socially connected generation. They are accolades that get posted to your overall online profile (not game specific) and they are viewable for all your friends to see. Games give them away as permanent completion fixtures so you can have your in game achievements commemorated for all time. Here's an example: In the old days if I liked MGS and beat it with No Kills, I would know about it and could spread the word to my friends about how awesome that was. Now online digital interaction has taken that one step further. If there is a Trophy for a No-Kill play through and I get it, that accolade is there for all time. I remember how diligent I was to make back up copies of my PS1 and PS2 memory cards because the saved games included some awesome data that I wanted to preserve. Well now with Trophies I don't have to worry about that. Even when PS4 comes out, I will still be able to go back to my Trophy list and see that I got the Trophy for an insane lap time on Gran Turismo 5, or got the Platinum for the full game completion of Uncharted 2. Hope this helps shed some light as to why trophies are popular, but I would love to hear comments from others as well.

So I was watching the demo theater on MGS3 at the introduction of the final "Boss" battle. You know when shes talking about being the last child of the Philosophers, and going into space, and how she met the "Sorrow".
BUT THEN IT CAME TO ME!!
Why not make a pre-MGS3 game "the very begining" where the "Boss" is the main character and the story evolves around fighting with the "Sorrow" and how she met up with "Big Boss" and started the first stages of CQC and their tight companionship. I'm talking like storming the beaches of Normandy baby!! If this game was to ever come around, talk about a "timeline"
Now thats MGS5......
CAN U FELL THAT BUDDY,HUH, HUH,(while air humping) I have exorcised
the demons, this house is clear!!!
(Ace Ventura reference)
Your's truly, Die -hard

Hi guys, wondering about the MGS 3D release date, could we PLEASE have the OFFICIAL UK date, your site says March 1st, stores say 9th and konami said 8th? I want to know so i can pick it up on release date. Also, will the Fox Engine support Wii U? And also, your claims contradict what Hideo has said on Twitter, Kojima claimed that it is NOT canon, yet when you explain that 'the reason he isnt with rose and john will be explained' makes it sound as if it is canon. I hope you take the time to answer my questions, thank you.

Hey guys, great podcast (volume isn't that high though), would like to know, what is the difference between the US and UK versions of the HD collection? Is there some kind of difference to make up for the delay?

you have to make a remake of the ninnteno mg1 in ps3,with a young solid snake full of life and energy with a lot of cool moves,figths,and gun figths,we play the middle and the old age solid snake, we deserve to play the ultimate soldier in his very beggining, as a rookie, make its play like mgs4 in 3d WE DESERVE IT!!!!! YOU HEAR ME HIDEO, WE DESERVE IT!!! SNAAAAAAKEEE!!!!

Bring back Ken and Aki, Have Mark McD return once a year, and have a special episode with Ryan Payton. When that happens you need Ken and Aki on the show so that Ken and Ryan can explain the MGS4 story they never got to tell way back in an older podcast.

Alright guys I'll give you the benefit of the doubt for now regarding Rising, hopefully a story trailer will set me at ease. While I preferred the look of the original Rising, my main concern isn't with the gameplay of the new Rising (I think it looks a lot of fun), but with the story. From the brief bits of dialogue we got, it just seems badly written and that worries me. Sean you mentioned how in comics, different writers have different takes on certain characters, so why cant MGS be the same? Im all for that, Acid 1, 2 and Ghost Babel were great interpretations on the characters. Difference is there not canon. I dont see why Rising cant be an alternate timeline non-canon game? This way it wouldnt bother anybody. It could make whatever plot choices it likes. I would enjoy it a hell of a lot more knowing that the series ends with 4 as intended, and Rising was an alternate take on the future but non canon. In fact I would embrace Rising if this was the case. As well, that BETTER not be Vamp...... A new IP from Kojima is very exciting, I can't wait to see a reveal for Project Ogre. One thing I will say, never make a game about The Boss and The Normandy Invasion, too much potential to ruin so much plot elements. We don't need to flesh out every aspect of the story, sometimes it is best when it is simply left up to the players imagination. If there was to be any more games in the canon timeline, it should either be PW2, or what everyone wants, a remake of MG and MG2 for the PS3, written and directed by Kojima. Then let the series be put to rest, let it go out on a bang and not a whimper. Any attempt to milk the series past that, is nonsensical. If Kojima has no intention to pursue these projects well then I'm more then happy for him to create new IP's.

Hey guys I love the podcast. My brother and I listen to it on the way to school. We are both very excited for Metal Gear Rising. I just have one suggestion. Is it possible to turn up the mic volume. There are times when we have to struggle to hear while driving on the road. Keep up the great work, We can't wait for the next episode.

YES! platinum games confirmed zan detsu is back! best news i heard sense the vga trailer was released! but im still not gonna be satisfied until the story takes place between mgs2 and mgs4 or this game isnt canon to the main series ( but id much much rather see it in the main series but take place between 2 and 4) oh well. one step in the right direction.

Greeting from the UK. Guys Just a quick thank you note! My Limited Edition MGS HD collection arrived from Zavvi today & I'm VERY impressed, it was well worth the wait. Wow this thing is bigger than my PS3!

By the way, "Big-Boss" stole "Gene's" idea about creating a soldiers paradise.

You know I'm gonna agree with Cameron the whole WW2 Cobra Unit thing is not a plot I would like to see. Some things are better left to our imagination and I think this is one of them. Besides the Boss and Big Boss have been beaten to death lately in terms of being shoved down our throats.

I'd still be ok with a PW2 or a remake of the MSX games though ha ha.

If the original script exists in some capacity, could we hope to expect to see that released as a novelization of some kind?

I was introduced to Metal Gear with Metal Gear Solid 2, and because of that I've been wanting to know what happens to Raiden after MGS2 for years! The supplementary MGS Database and clues in MGS4 was great, but I really wanted more. When I heard that Rising was going to take place AFTER MGS4, well... you can imagine my heart break.

Its good to hear that the original script was pretty dark tonally, as I expected that it would be. I really wanted to see Raiden's transformation, and I hope you guys release that in some way, whether as another Ashley Wood/Shinkawa joint animated graphic novel project, or just a simple novel.

Its disappointing that the original concept never went through, even though I felt that the design and evolution of what Rising could have been feels really obvious to me. In my head, this was what I saw:

Game's overarching progress:
1) Snake and Raiden gets the tip for Area 51

2) Raiden infiltration gameplay reflects MGS2 as a throwback, or MGS4 for modernization, complete with static camera.

3) Raiden is captured, and a new gameplay transition is introduced in design as introduced through tests forced on Raiden, which teaches the player the new mechanics while maintaining story.

4) After Raiden is broken out and escapes, further gameplay mechanics are introduced as he's taught by the Native American scouts.

5) Player is provided with the last 3/5ths of the game as he's contracted to find Big Boss's body, as the player uses the skills learned through natural and intuitive game design, applying the game design as part of the core gameplay philosophy.

6) Risk/Reward system is introduced with the katana and his white artificial blood: Raiden can use his sword willy nilly, but like MGS3, there's no instant "ration health" recovery item, requiring stealth over action, making health recovery difficult, if possible at all. Such methods would include a bleed-out system that would trigger a mission timer as physical debilitation progresses (kind of like MGS4 w/ Old Snake's syringe system). He must see the doctor that is mentioned in MGS4 to have his wounds and blood taken care of. It is also through this doctor that his katana and armor gets improvements and upgrades, like an RPG.

7) The over-arching story would be Raiden's emotional struggle and spiritual patchwork after finding out Rose left him, and the physical trauma and change he must come to terms with.

Again, I feel like it could have worked out, but I guess whoever was responsible for the project just didn't have the vision for it to work :( It sounds like you guys got lost in the technology and story, instead of core gameplay.

they say MGR is not a "Solid" game. well guess what. its still canon to the solid series! they can expect to cover up "Solid" with "Rising" and expect this game to be a "new beginning for metal gear. this game still has something to do with the solid series. its almost like this game isnt even a spinoff to begin with. this game shouldnt be canon to the main series, if it takes place after mgs4. and believe me, I WANT THIS GAME TO BE APART OF THE MAIN SERIES! but not if it means ruining it. I wouldnt mind this game being non canon (like acid,or snakes revenge ect.), id rather it be apart of the main series BUT ONLY if it takes place between mgs2 and mgs4. but if that also means saving the franchise by making it non canon to the solid series, then im all for it.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance release date?

A MG and MG2 remake in same graphic as MGS 4 should be perfect. Why not on Wii U? I hope too see all Metal Gear games too Wii U. I all ready have them to my Playstation and PSP but I'am like Nintendo more so too see my favorite game too Nintendo's next console should was nice.

Hey guys, um, whats the deal with the HD collections Australian release date? It was originally Feb 2nd...then the 9th...now im hearing its the 16th? Whats the reason for these delays? I love KP and all...but you are really "keeping us waiting"

P.S. why are we always grouped in with Europe? it gets really annoying sometimes...

Hi guys,

First time commentor, long time listener.

Just wondering if I could have some insight, I am from New Zealand and wanted to pre-order MGS HD Collection Collectors Edition for PS3. When I went to the store to make a pre-order I was told that the CE wouldn't be coming over here. Do you know why this is?

I did find that they will be coming into Australia, so I ordered a copy from a retail store online to be shipped to New Zealand, which is fantastic.

I found out that the game will now be coming out on the 16th of Feb due to delays, which is once again annoying, but fine as I can wait a couple of weeks more (I've already waited more than 2 months).

I wanted to know what exactly the delay was and on my travels over the internet I came across this forum of customers that have recieved the CE damaged. In the forum it has been stated that this damage has occurred on a vast number of copies.

http://collectorsedition.org/forums/showthread.php?t=5268&page=108

Also of note, it seems that not all versions of the CE are not steelbook, but stickerbook!

This information is making me worried about the type of version I have pre-ordered. Will it come damaged? Will it be a proper steelbook edition?

If you could please provide me with some more insight into this it would be much appreciated!

Thank you

Raks

Hello!

I just wanted to say that I'm loving the HD Collection now that it's out here in Europe, so... thanks!

Two things I wanted to say/ask about the HD Collection:

1. On the 360 version, is there, or could there in the future be an option to swap around the button mappings for 'Enter/Use Item' and 'Back Out' so that they are more like the original releases? They are currently set up as the opposite of what they were on PS2 and so I keep accidentally backing out of menus and not using rations e.t.c.

2. I got the European Limited Edition of the HD Collection and the first thing I had to do was read the beautiful art book from beginning to end. As expected, it's completely awesome. Something funny that I noticed and had to share - On the very last page, Ashley Wood has, rather amusingly, been credited as 'Ashley Weed'. Haha, oops. It certainly doesn't alter the fact that it's a great book and I really love both Yoji and Ash's art.

On a similar note, I've been following the REX build as it's been happening and it just looks completely next-level. I would totally love to have one myself and, if I do get one, I think it'd only be right to get a door sign saying 'REX's Lair'.

Later!

....damn....after reading what Raks wrote above I'm gettin worried about my pre-order...
It should be fine...right? I mean the complaints are about the edition from Zavvi...and i pre-ordered from EB Games...
I NEED SCISSORS!! 61!!

I just wanted to know if you are going to release a TROPHY UPDATE for METAL GEAR SOLID 4 GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS - after all it's the 25th anniversary of the MGS SAGA this year.

I have beaten MGS4 about 8 times and see no reason to go back to it, but TROPHIES would really give me some incentive to play through it all again.

It can't be that hard to add trophies - after all you added trophies to MGS2 SONS OF LIBERTY and MGS3 SNAKE EATER, as well as PEACE WALKER.

There are a number of games that received TROPHIES long after release, such as GRAND THEFT AUTO IV, UNCHARTED: DRAKE'S FORTUNE, STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED, TOMB RAIDER: UNDERWORLD, MERCENARIES 2: WORLD IN FLAMES, FALLOUT 3, BURNOUT PARADISE, UNREAL TOURNAMENT 3, FIFA 09, ECHOCHROME, PURE and NEED FOR SPEED UNDERCOVER.

All of those games were patched to add trophies, in some cases long after release. The Force Unleashed received the patch one year after release, same as Uncharted.

A trophy patch will satisfy all MGS fans that have wanted a patch for years, as well as interest new people in the game, that will then become fans of the MGS series, too, and are going to buy future games, like MGR Revengeance.

Trophies are a great motivation and incentive to go back and play games in different ways. A trophy for not killing anyone, would make me play through MGS4 that way - giving me a new challenge.

Please consider letting another studio, such as BLUEPOINT, make a trophy update. Or mayhaps someone at KojiPro. You should have some spare time, now that MGR:R is being done mostly by PLATINUM GAMES.

Hi guys excellent report as always!!
a question when is going to be the MG25th anniv, are you going to release a OST compilation disc like last time... if you do please not mutilat or omit important tracks from the series... it was offensive last time.

The fans of the MGS series have come together to finally address the MGS4 TROPHY PATCH issue.

We are from mgsforums.com, ps3trophies.org

We wanted to know if you are going to release a TROPHY UPDATE for METAL GEAR SOLID 4 GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS - after all it's the 25th anniversary of the MGS SAGA this year.

We have beaten MGS4 many times and see no reason to go back to it, but TROPHIES would really give us incentive to play through it all again.

It can't be that hard to add trophies - after all you added trophies to MGS2 SONS OF LIBERTY and MGS3 SNAKE EATER, as well as PEACE WALKER.

There are a number of games that received TROPHIES long after release, such as GRAND THEFT AUTO IV, UNCHARTED: DRAKE'S FORTUNE, STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED, TOMB RAIDER: UNDERWORLD, MERCENARIES 2: WORLD IN FLAMES, FALLOUT 3, BLAST FACTOR, BURNOUT PARADISE, UNREAL TOURNAMENT 3, FIFA 09, ECHOCHROME, PURE and NEED FOR SPEED UNDERCOVER.

All of those games were patched to add trophies, in some cases long after rel- after all you added trophies to MGS2 SONS OF LIBERTY and MGS3 SNAKE EATER, as well as PEACE WALKER.

There are a number of games that received TROPHIES long after release, such as GRAND THEFT AUTO IV, UNCHARTED: DRAKE'S FORTUNE, STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED, TOMB RAIDER: UNDERWORLD, MERCENARIES 2: WORLD IN FLAMES, FALLOUT 3, BLAST FACTOR, BURNOUT PARADISE, UNREAL TOURNAMENT 3, FIFA 09, ECHOCHROME, PURE and NEED FOR SPEED UNDERCOVER.

All of those games were patched to add trophies, in some cases long after release. The Force Unleashed received the patch one year after release, same as Uncharted.

A trophy patch will satisfy all MGS fans that have wanted a patch for years, as well as interest new people in the franchise, making them more likely to buy future games, like MGR Revengeance.

Trophies are a great motivation and incentive to go back and play games in different ways. A trophy for not killing anyone, would make me play through MGS4 that way - giving me a new challenge.

Please consider letting Bluepoint create the trophy patch, or do it yourself as I'm sure you have plenty of time now that PLATINUM make RISING. hehehe.

Hey guys, sorry for the double post, but I was just reading Kojima's tweets teasing the HD collection for the Vita and I gotta ask, when is this gem going to be released? I know you can't give me a date, but roughly a season or a quarter? Thanks :)

Thank you guys & gal for answering my question on the FOX engine especially the drag drop & play technique... amazing just got done with PW HD well kinda are we really ever done with it new missions just keep showing up.. i have been saying it to my family for years i almost fell over with the miller conversation Kojima Kaminandesu LMAO.. question is there a way for u to make an EX SKILL in MGO only cost 1 skill slot that really should be the end reward for maxing out a SKILL dont u think? imagine CQC EX QB EX Runner EX Monomania EX all on same character would be awesome reward for people who still play MGO... just a thought.thanks guys & gal sorry for long post..

Bonjour KP TEAM only one question I WANT THE RED GRAY FOX how and when can i have this one http://t.co/XgvxRUTn FOXXXXXXX

Hey team :)

Picked up my HD collection a couple of days after release (everywhere has sold out!). Really enjoying it so far, and reappreciating just how good MGS2 and MGS3 are, im my opinion, they're timeless classics. PW is a little too recent to hit that nostalgia nerve, but still a great game.

I platinumed MGS3 after only a couple of days, but the trophies for MGS2 and PW seem a lot harder. Complete all VR missions? Do you have any idea how impossible that is? :P

My one critisism is there are some kinda lame trophy ideas (although most are good). Choking 30 enemies? Tranqing 100 enemies? I can think of much more interesting and creative ones that that. MGS is packed with easter eggs, and while a lot trophies explore these, theres a few that just stick out as really uninspired.

In any case, overall, very impressed. MGS3 in particular seems to have benefitted enormously from the upgrade.

I've been playing MG1 and 2 in the collection too, and just to reiterate what Cameron and others have said; please remake these games. I've probably asked before, but playing again has really heated my desire to see them redone. I find them interesting to play, to see the origins of the series, but not necessarily fun. A bit before my time.

And I also wouldn't want an MGS5 game with the Boss. Some things are better left unseen and vague.

Project Ogre looks interesting though, looking forward to new developments on that.

Oh and a final, solid, confirmation on whether Rising is canon would be appreciated.

Keep up the great work :)

What is up with you guys missing deadlines for the new episodes recently? Rain or Snow Ryan Payton always posted a new episode. Since Rising is done by Platnium now, outside of the Fox Engine game and ZOE HD which is most likely being done by Bluepoint, how can you guys be so busy working on nothing that you don't have time for a new episode? Its mindbogglin.

I'm so happy! finally got my very own Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Limited Edition (Zavvi Exclusive)! Just want to share the joy.

I have 2 questions:
1. Will Z.O.E HD also gets a limited edition?
2. Will MGS ever gets it's own Anime collection just like Halo, The Matrix, Batman, and other franchises did?

can you please release a little patch for the japanese MGS HD edition with english subtitles please? also fix raiden cellphone tune... it needs to be reverted to it's true form

I agree with cameron

Anything you can tell us about MGR's online features?:D