So knowing what we know now, how do you think the series will continue?

The way I see it, there are three games that can possibly take place in the main Metal Gear timeline:

• The Boss in WWII
• Raiden rescuing Sunny from the Patriots and becoming the cyborg ninja (the original Rising)
• (MGSV Spoiler) Real Big Boss getting back into the good graces of the American government while secretly building Zanzibarland

If they wanted to move the timeline forward, it has to be about Sunny/Raiden's son John, right? The whole "Meme Gene Scene" thing was about what is and isn't passed to the next generation, so in order to make good on that, the new MGS has to be about the next generation. I think it'd be cool for such a game to take place in an urban cyberpunk/noir setting, combining classic MGS-style indoor infiltrations with Assassin's Creed-style "blending with crowds" stuff, all using the open-world framework that MGSV laid down. In the aftermath of MGS4, tech companies are trying to enact their own form of Control™. One such company (let's call it Evil Google) is searching for the broken source code of JD so they can re-establish the Patriots. It's up to Sunny once again to break the Control™ that technology has over the world.

I really, really, really hope they do no more prequels. Prequels in general are lame because there aren't many directions for the story to go. I want a futuristic sequel with a new character. Preferably a woman, because I've already played as three men.

Nothing good, based on what Konami's doing with its other franchises these days.

I hope they use 5 as a template and just tell other stories set in the Metal Gear universe without Snake. And yeah, a female protagonist would be nice. Or a character creator.

You play as the boss in WW2 and basically just use all the mechanics from V where you are building your little army/ battalion thing up and going on missions out in open world russia and europe

Big boss themed pachinko machines.

@pyrodactyl: Why would they?

I still think the next likely move is to either cram one more game in between V and the original Metal Gear (maybe telling the story of Big Boss establishing FOXHOUND, assuming that's not what happens at the end V) or to just re-make Metal Gear but as a Metal Gear Solid game (or combining Metal Gears 1 and 2 as a larger game). Thinking as Konami, you want something easy to do, and a rehash of previously completed material sounds about right for them.

The real bastard of it is that I would probably buy a MGS VI that took you through MG1 and 2.

If they want to make another Rising game but bolt on stealth mechanics beyond hiding in a box, well, I wouldn't say no to that either (imagine a Metal Gear game with Rising's batshit combat but V's stealth mechanics. I would be INTO THAT).

Failing that, give me a game that's just about Meryl in the space between MGS1 and MGS4.

But we all know we're just getting pachi slots with Quiet's tits on them.

Hit the lever!

Honestly, outside of a potential Rising 2 or Rising prequel, I kinda hope that the core series is done. Say what you will about Kojima being irresponsible with money and super inefficient at running a project, but he still loved these games and pored so much of his time and life into them. With the way Konami treats its properties now, I'm worried that it would end up being a massive disappointment compared to the rest.

An elaborate Pachislot machine.

@gunstarred said:

(Snake Voice): A lever!?

You know what they should do?

They should release another 2D game and call it Metal Gear 3.

I need to see a Kojimaless mgs in action before I can pass judgement. In all honesty, they should remake mgs1 with the fox engine in the style of mgsv (sans the base building stuff... Probably?) That game is old enough where it would really benefit from a full remake. Whatever they do, it would be a shame for the fox engine to go to waste.

I'm pretty sure Metal Gear is dead. Konami has no interest in spending what it costs to make a proper Metal Gear game, and their games business is dead in the water through their shifting priorities in gambling and "health clubs."

If anything needs to happen with Metal Gear, hopefully Kojima will buy the IP and set up shop elsewhere. Regardless, I hope Kojima sets up shop elsewhere.

@lucien_lachance said:

And it should be the sequel to Snake's Revenge. And they shouldn't acknowledge anything from Metal Gear 2 onwards as existing.

I would actually be really into that.

Edit: After several minutes thinking about this I now firmly believe that a remake of Snake's Revenge leading into an alternative timeline is the best thing Konami could do.

Metal Gear Rising 2 pls

A Moba starring all the characters throughout the series. Drebin will be the secret shop guy.

If Kojima was still around, The Boss in WWII would be my ideal sequel. Without him, ehhhhh, let it die.

@banefirelord: Keep in mind Shuyo Murata, the true heir to the Metal Gear throne, is still there. He was the guy Kojima wanted to take over the series for 4, but fans went nuts and sent death threats (fuckin' internet), so Kojima felt he had to step in.

Also, Yoji Shinkawa and Motosada Mori are there. Kojima's not the only important Metal Gear person.

I'm not so sure about that. It's not just Kojima who is being fired at the end of the year. Several key people are leaving.

@ezekiel: Oh right, Akio Ohtsuka said they were being dissolved. Almost forgot this was Konami we were dealing with.

Tomokazu Fukushima back as a writer or I'm out of this series for good. If he's in then I really don't care what the next game is, I'll be interested in it.