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NEWS: Konami's KPE Reveals Metal Gear Solid Pachi-Slot Game


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DmonHiro





PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 11:36 am Reply with quote
And so it begins.....

Come on, we all knew it was coming.
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jroa



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 12:02 pm Reply with quote
If nothing else, the fact they need to make it about "Snake Eater" and re-use the existing characters rather than making something truly original is a tacit acknowledgement that they can't come up with a good idea without Hideo Kojima on board. At least, not yet.
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evareigoki



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 1:09 pm Reply with quote
...or perhaps the other characters are tied up in legal rights limbo. Either way, it would be bad for Konami.

Not that I expect much good to come out of this.
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SilverTalon01



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 1:46 pm Reply with quote
Konami was dead to me after Kojima was no longer there. Capcom is Monster Hunter away from joining them as far as I'm concerned.
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BadNewsBlues



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 2:21 pm Reply with quote
jroa wrote:
If nothing else, the fact they need to make it about "Snake Eater" and re-use the existing characters rather than making something truly original is a tacit acknowledgement that they can't come up with a good idea without Hideo Kojima on board. At least, not yet.


It's a pachi slot game based off an original ip why would they need to make something original?
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KH91



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 2:27 pm Reply with quote
The new generation begins folks.
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leafy sea dragon



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 3:07 pm Reply with quote
I find it hilarious how dramatically they're playing this up to be. No gameplay videos, but then again, is that necessary for pachislot? (Then again, I was wrong about some cousins of pachinko, so I can be wrong about this too--but it's a gambling machine out-and-out, and any strategy would be gaming the system, which the designers would try their best to eliminate.)

It must be quite eyecatching in a pachinko parlor though, to have these huge screens next to each other like this. TVs are also measured in inches in Japan too?
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jdnation



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 3:16 pm Reply with quote
evareigoki wrote:
...or perhaps the other characters are tied up in legal rights limbo. Either way, it would be bad for Konami.

Not that I expect much good to come out of this.


Legal Rights? Konami owns all of it.


jroa wrote:
If nothing else, the fact they need to make it about "Snake Eater" and re-use the existing characters rather than making something truly original is a tacit acknowledgement that they can't come up with a good idea without Hideo Kojima on board. At least, not yet.


So true. But it seems that Konami is simply leading with the most popular installment for pachinko.

Silent Hill 2 = the most popular entry = pachinko

MGS3 = the most popular entry = pachinko

The only exception was Castlevania which looked like it got something somewhat original.

We'll probably see the others in due time.
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Ambimunch



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 4:25 pm Reply with quote
#GreatnessAwaits

lol...
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tintor2



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 4:56 pm Reply with quote
I am the Sorrow, I suffer with what they did to MGS3
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residentgrigo



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 5:02 pm Reply with quote
Konami´s profit margin greatly increased after the shake up, so they arguable did the "right" thing, despite morally reprehensible practices. A shame that the entire drama managed to sour Phantom Pain´s quality for longtime fans (as me) but Kojima finally moved one. The true victim is thus Silent Hill.
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BadNewsBlues



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 6:12 pm Reply with quote
tintor2 wrote:
I am the Sorrow, I suffer with what they did to MGS3


What did they do? Make it run 30 FPS, Number it as a sequel when it was really a prequel, port it to the 3DS for no discernible reason?
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ParaChomp



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 6:23 pm Reply with quote
#FucKonami because Konami is Konami and Konami is the worst.

HIT THE LEVER!
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MetalUpa1014



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 6:56 pm Reply with quote
residentgrigo wrote:
Konami´s profit margin greatly increased after the shake up, so they arguable did the "right" thing, despite morally reprehensible practices. A shame that the entire drama managed to sour Phantom Pain´s quality for longtime fans (as me) but Kojima finally moved one. The true victim is thus Silent Hill.


A lot of people think that's due to MGSV's extremely strong sales though. The real test will be when we see their earnings after this fiscal year and if their investments away from video games worked out for them.
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CyberLance



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 7:11 pm Reply with quote
Are we ever going to get any news about them working on a new Silent Hill game?
Seems its already confirmed that we are getting a new Metal Gear soon but i want a new Silent Hill too.
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