Me and Kojima
by Christopher Oneill, 18.09.2004

The Trailer

I was mesmerized, I was the first person to see the trailer out of every MGS fan I knew. The crowds laughed, applauded with a “WTF” t the ball-squeezing scene.

I was one of the very first people who got their hands on the leaked MGS3 information; I confirmed the information through many agencies. I read the titles of the different characters. Watching that trailer made me overjoyed and relieved that I did not read the leaked document. The trailer was over and I ran back to play the demo.

A zoom in on Kojima in the crowds with a camo meter of 99%

Me after having too much fun with the demo.

The Demo

I started the demo again, and it started off with “Konami Computer Entertainment Japan Presents” I was simply overfilled with happiness, as if Dr. Naomi Hunter just injected me with a heavy dosage of happiness nanomachines. It was the opening cutscene and I was stunned. I once thought that nothing can surpass the presentation and staging of the MGS2 opening cinematic, but I was proven wrong.

Then we were introduced to the new radio system, where you can Snake the whole 3D snake model listening to his ear piece, and as for the people you are communicating with you can not see them per se. You are presented with 5 profile pictures of them, plus some profile information about their history, age, occupation etc.

The conversation was relatively short and interesting. Unlike the morbid and over detailed conversations between Snake and Otacon in the beginning of Metal Gear Solid 2, this was actually very interesting and resemblance to the style of Metal Gear Solid 1. Something that struck me as significant is how The Boss was on there as well, and she seemed like she was Snake's lover of some sort, then you can see her kicking his ass in the trailer. Which makes me want the play the game more and more.

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