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Ground Zeroes May Have Foretold Kojima’s Split With Konami
Hideo Kojima’s unfortunate split with Konami may have been foretold in his last game, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. More than a year since Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes’ release, a fan has found Easter eggs in one of Ground Zeroes’ missions that seem to hint that Kojima is nearing the end of his relationship with Konami.
The video, uploaded by timesplitter88, shows a playthrough of “Deja Vu,” an expansion pack for Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. There’s a mission in that expansion that sees Snake return to his original form to explore what’s left of Camp Omega. In that camp, there’s a warehouse labelled “Kojima Productions,” an obvious reference to Kojima’s production company. Snake goes on a hunt through the camp to find all the references to Kojima-led Metal Gear Solid titles.
Equipped with a flashlight, Snake makes all of the labels disappear by shining a light on them. What’s interesting is that shining a light on the titles that weren’t led by Kojima has no effect. Shining a light on, say, Metal Gear Acid, will result in Kaz saying over the intercom, “Looks like nothing special.” When all of the Kojima-related labels have been removed, the mission is complete and Kaz congratulates you. But then there’s another message.
“You did it. You’ve erased all the markings. But every one of them will always be with you.” Once that message has played, we hear Hideo Kojima himself grace us with his voice. He says, “You seem to be a fan of Hideo Kojima games…. Thank you for all your support!”
This could just have been Kojima letting his fans know he’s thankful for their support over the years, but the way the mission requires players to erase all Kojima references is eerily similar to what’s actually gone down with Konami over the last few weeks. Konami recently had all references to Hideo Kojima removed from the cover of the upcoming MSG game, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Perhaps Kojima saw this coming a long time ago.
We have been keeping an eye on the game Miasma Chronicles from the creators of Mutant Year Zero for a while now. We now know when it will be released, and it will be on May 23, 2023, on the PS5.
Being outnumbered all the time, mastering the art of the ambush will be crucial to surviving, and whatever advantage you can get will be needed. You can view a different, more condensed glimpse of gaming above and below.
How do you feel about the Miasma Chronicles? You played Mutant Year Zero, right?
Fans of Final Fantasy have been disputing for decades over a variety of topics, such as whether game VIII is the finest or which one contains the best minigames. But something fresh has the community in a tizzy, and this time it’s a 19-second trailer for the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI that’s energizing fans along with the reappearance of certain well-worn and recognizable talking points.
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探索の心強い味方！ボタンひとつで誘導してくれます。『ファイナルファンタジーXVI』
🔔予約受付中🔔https://t.co/6BciWXOPkt #FF16 pic.twitter.com/KmsisjJbbY— FINAL FANTASY XVI (@FF16_JP) March 22, 2023
If it weren’t for the fissure that protagonist Clive skillfully navigates in the video, this narrative might have been about Torgal, a great canine companion. That’s right, we have returned to the discussion of the Squeeze Gap, the most heinous error in game design (in the eyes of some fans).
Others pointed out that you can see through the gap that this is an intentional design choice and does not, in fact, hide a loading screen. In the colorful comments section of the aforementioned Tweet, some people complained about the inclusion of yet another Squeeze Gap on current-gen PCs.If you have nothing better to do, follow us down the rabbit hole of quote-retweets.
Sincerity be damned, we don’t really care either way, but it is odd for Square Enix to release an official promo for a highly anticipated game that shows half of a character squirming through a small space.As always, the music is spot on; praise where praise is due. On June 22, Final Fantasy XVI will debut for PlayStation 5.
What do you think of the squeeze gaps generally and the squeezegate incident specifically?
In order to decide which publisher published the best games, Metacritic calculates ratings for all the games that were released in the previous calendar year. The website that collects review ratings for all popular media has done the math, and Sony Interactive Entertainment came out on top for 2022.
Yes, Sony’s first-party initiatives from the previous year allowed it to “no issue” claim the top spot on Metacritic’s list. The 2022 release schedule for the platform holder averaged 85.6 points overall, with all of its PC ports scoring in the website’s “green score” range.
The business did indeed have a successful year in 2017. We had a fantastic trio of original games: God of War Ragnarok, Gran Turismo 7, and Horizon Forbidden West, all of which were of very high caliber. But in addition to that, the firm also launched The Last of Us: Part I and a number of PC ports, including God of War, Marvel’s Spider-Man, and Uncharted: The Legacy of Thieves Collection, all of which received positive reviews from critics. MLB The Show 22 had the lowest metascore of any Sony game last year, according to Metacritic, but it still earned a respectable 77.
According to Metacritic, these are the top 10 publishers for 2022:
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Paradox Interactive
- Activision Blizzard
- Focus Entertainment
- Take-Two Interactive
- Capcom
- SEGA
- Annapurna Interactive
- Humble Games
- Devolver Digital
If you’re interested, you can view the complete summary at this link. How do you feel?
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