Opinion: A Sicario-inspired direction for a new Metal Gear

What could a completely new Metal Gear look like? Here is one idea we explored in our discussion about the series’ future.

I'll throw some thoughts I had into this. Nothing too specific but I was thinking gameplay wise, were would I like to see the game take place? I was thinking how much I enjoyed the movie Sicario, and how it would be cool to see a Metal Gear protagonist find himself somewhere down in South America, dealing with cartels and other government entities potentially plotting some horrible event that would result in human loss that we had to prevent from happening.

It could be for some very interesting environment scenarios as well as terrorist involvement. Taking place in the desert, city, urban and jungle environments. I'm just shooting from the hip here but yeah.

Keeping the idea grounded

No wrong answers. Africa would be great for sure.

Yeah both central and south would work for sure.

I don't think you need to go "insane". I think staying grounded in reality and do what you know works in terms of themes, gameplay and environment. Good stealth gameplay, not trying to re-invent the wheel here. I'm not thinking spin off here either and some of the wildness that happens in games like Acid. This would be a new entry in the series.

Is it? I'm not familiar with that series. But why does that matter? Metal Gear has ties to Central/South America is it not allowed to explore that even further?

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