{"id":36422,"date":"2024-09-03T18:27:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T09:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=36422"},"modified":"2024-09-03T18:27:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T09:27:35","slug":"hideo-kojima-has-mixed-feelings-about-metal-gear-solid-26th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/hideo-kojima-has-mixed-feelings-about-metal-gear-solid-26th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Hideo Kojima has \u201cmixed feelings\u201d about Metal Gear Solid\u2019s 26th anniversary\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It may be hard to believe for PlayStation 1 owners, but Metal Gear Solid was released 26 years ago today on September 3, 1998. Series creator Hideo Kojima took to X to express his thoughts on the anniversary.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yesterday marked the 9th anniversary of MGSV, and today is the 26th anniversary of MGS. Kinda have mixed feelings. September 3, 1998\u2014it was the 20th century. We even had an in-store event on the day of release. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ekgkzkSJxA\">pic.twitter.com\/ekgkzkSJxA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN\/status\/1830753365535662559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first 3D entry in Hideo Kojima\u2019s Metal Gear series, Metal Gear Solid would take the gaming world by storm. Featuring full voice acting (which was still a rarity back in the PS1 days), Metal Gear Solid also boasted a strong sense of cinematic style and stealth gameplay that proved a refreshing change from the standard \u201cshoot everything.\u201d Even today, the game\u2019s bluey-green tinged 3D graphics and haunting music give a strong sense of being stuck on an enemy-occupied Alaskan military base in the middle of nowhere. Its memorable characters, set-piece boss battles, poignant moments and story packed full of twists has helped it to remain a must-play classic.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903-36422-002.jpeg\" alt=\"Metal gear Solid Snake and Meryl\" class=\"wp-image-36428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903-36422-002.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903-36422-002-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903-36422-002-768x432.jpeg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"669\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903-36422-001.jpg\" alt=\"Metal Gear Solid Psycho Mantis\" class=\"wp-image-36425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903-36422-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903-36422-001-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240903-36422-001-768x428.jpg 768w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The memorable encounter with Psycho Mantis, where he reads your mind (i.e. memory card) and you had to switch controller ports so that he couldn&#8217;t predict your moves (Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/static1.thegamerimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Gamer<\/a>).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hideo Kojima mentions that he has \u201cmixed feelings\u201d about the anniversary, perhaps <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/konami-addresses-harsh-criticism-from-mgs-fans-metal-gear-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">due to what happened with Konami\u2019s 2015 reorganization<\/a>. However, he also expressed how long it has been since MGS was released and how times have changed. Snake\u2019s Japanese actor Akio Otsuka <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AkioOtsuka\/status\/1830775338080837640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">retweeted Kojima\u2019s post<\/a>, commenting that the release of Metal Gear Solid \u201cFelt like the distant past.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>September is a big birthday month for the MGS series as not only does Metal Gear Solid turn 26 on September 3<sup>rd<\/sup> but yesterday, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain marked 9 years since its release.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the 1998 PS1 classic Metal Gear Solid turns 26, series creator Hideo Kojima took to X to give his thoughts on the anniversary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":36427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-36422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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