Hideo Kojima Explains The Hidden References In MGS 5's Hospital Scene
The esteemed creator of the Metal Gear seriesand Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima, recently revealed a number of references hidden in the opening of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. The 2015 title brought the franchise's famous tactical espionage action to large open-world environments. MGS 5 was his final installment in the Metal Gear series, and now Hideo Kojima is working on an experimental next game along with another widely-appealing AAA title.
Throughout his long career Hideo Kojima has directed a number of hugely successful games, each one bringing innovation and creativity to the table. The auteur's directorial debut, 1987's Metal Gear, practically created the stealth game genre by placing emphasis on avoiding and circumventing enemies rather than confronting them directly. 1998's Metal Gear Solid brought the franchise into a 3D space, allowing Kojima to deepen the franchise's tactical variety while also achieving a new quality of cinematic presentation. Metal Gear Solid V further expanded the franchises' stealth gameplay into a full-blown military operation simulator, and rumors suggest that a virtual reality PSVR 2 game from Hideo Kojima is currently in development.
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The infamously cryptic Hideo Kojima recently took to Twitter to reveal fascinating references hidden in the opening scene of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. The iconic introduction sticks players in a hospital bed following the explosive climax of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, and Kojima points out several details meant to deliberately mislead the player. A map of Cyprus, for example, is turned around so that it actually resembles North America. A Union Jack flag is
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