It’s been 10 years since the release of the last legitimate Metal Gear Solid game, but in some ways, it feels like it’s been even longer. Ignoring 2018’s maligned multiplayer spin-off Metal Gear Survive — the first entry in the series published by Konami following the departure of series creator Hideo Kojima — 2015’s Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain has essentially served as a punctuation mark on the franchise, which began all the way back in 1987 on the MSX2 home computer.
After directing nine mainline entries in the series, Kojima moved on from Konami to form his own studio, Kojima Productions, and developed the Death Stranding series, leaving the fate of Metal Gear in complete limbo — until now.
On Aug. 28, Konami is bringing the beloved action-adventure stealt