Metal Gear Lead Noriaki Okamura Says His Team Was “Entrusted With The Future Of Metal Gear” [Video]

Producer Noriaki Okamura has spoken out on how the current Metal Gear team no longer includes several former members, including one particularly famous lead.

Okamura shared this statement in the latest METAL GEAR SOLID Legacy Series promotional video, hosted by David Hayter.

Here’s what he said:

“Myself included, there are still plenty of people on the team who were part of the original games. But it’s true that many have moved on, or are no longer involved. Everyone who is no longer working on Metal Gear is pursuing their own path now, and that’s going to remain the case for these titles.

So why even bring these titles back if that’s the case? Well, we’re seeing that more and more, newer gamers aren’t familiar with the series. We can go online and see, “what’s ‘Metal Gear?’”  “Never heard of it!”

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