Hideo Kojima’s return to Metal Gear Solid would be “a dream” says Konami producer Okamura
Konami’s Noriaki Okamura, producer of Metal Gear Solid Delta, has spoken openly about how he would be happy to work with Hideo Kojima again, claiming that it would be the best.
Konami producer Noriaki Okamura , who is responsible for the Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater project, also touched on the thorny subject of Hideo Kojima during today’s livestream dedicated to the game, claiming that seeing the original author return to work on the series would be “a dream” .
Okamura specified that this is his personal opinion , and obviously he did not intend to speak on behalf of Kojima. It remains to be seen whether his statement can be considered shareable by the rest of Konami, in fact, given that the separation was decidedly harsh and did not leave, at first, the parties on good terms.
But it’s been almost ten years since the divorce, and the situation may actually have calmed down, pending any comments from Kojima himself or other members of the publisher.
An unrealizable dream, the producer realizes
In any case, what Okamura reported in recent hours during the Metal Gear – Production Hotline livestream, from which several interesting pieces of news emerged on Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, was more of a personal statement on the part of the producer.
Hideo Kojima’s return to Metal Gear Solid would be “a dream” says Konami producer Okamura
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“Speaking for myself, personally, I would like nothing more than to work with Mr. Kojima and the rest of the team again,” Okamura said, in a rare openness from a company employee about the ex-Konami man.
“But people move on to new things and new commitments, that’s the reality of things,” he added wistfully. “We can’t assume that anyone will want to work with us again, or that they’ll allow themselves to take on these responsibilities for us.”
Then he continued almost with a sort of self-criticism: “I don’t think it’s right on our part to make such a request to someone, so we are working with the idea that whatever we do is our responsibility and the burden falls on our shoulders. having to do a good job.”
The main external development team involved in Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is Virtuos, while at Konami there are several elements who had already worked on the original and who are now reworking the game in the remake.
Okamura also wanted to clarify the fact that Kojima and the entire original team will still be recognized in the credits of the remake: “Since many people have asked us, Kojima and the entire original development team will obviously be recognized in the game, in their roles”, explained the producer, as was also done in Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection. From the same livestream it also emerged that Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater will have new features and options to customize the game .