Metal gear solid the phantom pain soundtrack

#Metal gear solid the phantom pain soundtrack series#

He also said that his role as both the producer and creator were sometimes at odds with one another, as on the one hand he wanted to prioritize his artistic vision, but as producer he also needed to consider the game's potential commercial performance in his decision making. With Ground Zeroes Kojima wanted to take risks by tackling taboos and difficult themes with the narrative, even going as far as to signal that some elements of the title might alienate audiences. Originally both Ground Zeroes and Phantom Pain were meant to be released together in one package, but the latter's extended development time eventually led to Kojima deciding to split the two titles and release Ground Zeroes earlier, so that fans wouldn't have to wait so long to play it. Of course, we now know that Ground Zeroes would be the lead-in title for Phantom Pain. It was also confirmed that Ground Zeroes would actually serve as a prologue to another, as yet unannounced and unspecified title. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes was then properly announced later that same year at the Penny Arcade Expo, along with confirmation that Big Boss would be returning as the main protagonist. Over the next several months screenshots and videos would be uploaded on the site showing it off, but the name Metal Gear Solid was never explicitly mentioned in relation to any of them. The first signs of the game's development came about in February of 2012 when Konami launched a site promoting it and looking to recruit staff to work on the game. The development for Metal Gear Solid V was a rather unusual process, even by the series' usual standards. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and Phantom Pain вЂ“ Building Up to an Anti-Climax Of course, we now know that behind the scenes of the game's development issues between Konami and Hideo Kojima were brewing divisions which would eventually also significantly affect the final product.

#Metal gear solid the phantom pain soundtrack series#

However, there has perhaps been no other game in the main numbered series since the first MGS that has taken such a fundamentally different approach compared to its predecessors as Metal Gear Solid V. Hideo Kojima's vision has often demanded not only huge technological leaps from his team with every new release, but individual games themselves have more often than not gone through some drastic changes during development, as technological limitations and new ideas have forced the team to adapt its plans in a hurry. Metal Gear Solid as a series is no stranger to problems emerging as the games are in development. I'm looking forward to starting on some new topics soon, but for now, let's go through what could very well be the final significant release in this storied franchise. Welcome to the final part in this retrospective look at the history of Metal Gear. By Taneli Palola, posted on 05 October 2018 / 6,185 Views