Back in 2009, after Metal Gear Solid 4 marked the end of Solid Snake’s saga, it was revealed that the next game in the series would instead follow the footsteps of Raiden, telling the story of his earlier days as a cyborg before the events of Metal Gear Solid 4. Metal Gear Solid: Rising would introduce a new type of gameplay to the series, utilising Raiden’s high-frequency blade to create a more action based title with the ability to cut [...]
Although I do play a wide range of games and try to keep an open minded view towards new concepts and titles, there will always be some games that have a special place in my heart – one of them being Castlevania. The straightforward tale of the epic struggle between the Belmont clan and the infamous Lord Dracula, that is so simple yet so spellbindingly fantastic. A tale that spans hundreds of years, Dracula always finds a way to return [...]
As I announced in my last article, Hideo Kojima has been teasing his fans with a teaser site, slowly reasing little bits of information. Well today, at E3, Hideo Kokima announced some huge news: A Metal Gear title is coming to Xbox 360. Titled “Metal Gear Solid: Rising”, Kojima stated that the title would be coming to Xbox 360, while the teaser-image of Raiden (now confirmed) appeared on the screen behind him. Little is known about this title – but [...]
As fans of Hideo Kojima and his games will already know, he’s a bit of a prankster. The first time I remember experiencing his madness and love for breaking the 4th wall was the Psycho Mantis fight in Metal Gear Solid. Perhaps the most interesting boss of its era, Psycho Mantis introduced the battle by “psychically” reading your past. He would comment on how many time’s you’d saved, on how you’d played so far. Perhaps his most famous manoeuvre was [...]
