Why did Kojima switch to Raiden?

Hideo Kojima switched to Raiden in Metal Gear Solid 2 to offer a fresh perspective on Solid Snake, viewing the series through a new, younger character's eyes, inspired partly by Dr. Watson narrating Sherlock Holmes stories, and to explore themes of identity, manipulation, and what it means to be a "legendary hero," contrasting Snake's veteran status with Raiden's naive, player-like perspective, despite the initial controversy from fans expecting only Snake.
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Why did they replace Snake with Raiden?

The book Playing with Videogames states that Raiden's inclusion was intended to surprise Metal Gear fans who, instead of playing as Snake, played as his opposite. Writer James Newman commented that fans' reactions were highly negative; they acted as though Kojima had betrayed their expectations.
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Why did Kojima leave Konami?

Hideo Kojima left Konami due to a major clash in business vision, with Konami pivoting to high-profit, low-cost mobile/pachinko games while Kojima focused on expensive, artistic AAA console titles like Metal Gear Solid V, leading to escalating budgets, development issues, creative control fights, and Kojima's eventual effective firing and contract termination after MGSV's release.
 
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Why did people not like Raiden in MGS2?

Kojima used scenes from the Tanker mission exclusively and managed to hide the fact Raiden was the lead of 2 and Snake was just a supporting character this time around. That pissed off a lot of people . It's probably why you hated him at first too, he wasn't snake.
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Why did Kojima remove David Hayter?

There was no VA change in the original JP version. Kojima replaced David Hayter in MGSV not because of plot or lore reasons, but because of his obsession with Hollywood. He wanted a Hollywood name for his main character.
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Did quiet fall in love with snake?

After developing her bond with Snake while serving as a combat buddy, she developed feelings for him, and in turn became a more benevolent person.
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Why did Kojima switch to Kiefer Sutherland?

According to the 2013 pre-E3 show, he was chosen because director Hideo Kojima requested for someone who could both sound and behave like someone who was in his late forties. Avi Arad personally suggested Sutherland to Kojima.
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Why is Raiden so feminine?

Raiden's perceived femininity stems from his androgynous, "bishōnen" (pretty boy) design in Metal Gear Solid 2, intentionally created by Hideo Kojima to appeal to female players tired of grizzled male heroes, featuring soft facial features, white hair, and later, high-heeled cybernetic feet, though this clashed with some Western fans' macho expectations, while his later cyborg form in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance emphasized fluid, almost feminine agility despite being a killer. 
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Why is Ninja Gaiden 3 hated?

Ninja Gaiden 3 is widely disliked for abandoning the series' core difficulty and complexity in favor of accessibility, introducing tedious mechanics like Quick Time Events (QTEs) and linear "walking simulator" sections, featuring repetitive enemies, shallow story elements with forced moral dilemmas, and removing key features like the Dragon Sword and manual healing, though its enhanced Razor's Edge version later fixed many of these issues. The original release felt unfinished and focused too much on Western-style game trends, alienating veteran fans.
 
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What is considered the worst metal gear solid game?

Here's every Metal Gear game, ranked from worst to best.
  • 'Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker' ...
  • 'Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty' ...
  • 'Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance' ...
  • 'Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain' ...
  • 'Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots' ...
  • 'Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater' ...
  • 'Metal Gear Solid'
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Who is Hideo Kojima's favorite director?

Hideo Kojima's favorite movie directors (in 1998): Luc Besson, Jean Cocteau, Krzysztof Kieślowski, David Lynch, Danny Boyle, James Cameron, John Carpenter, Jan Kounen, Dario Argento, George A.
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Is Kojima fluent in English?

Yes, Hideo Kojima speaks and understands English to some degree, but he's not fully fluent and often uses an interpreter for clear communication in interviews, though he's become more comfortable speaking short phrases or key lines at events, sometimes with humorous, endearing results, showing he can communicate his core ideas. 
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Are Geoff Keighley and Hideo Kojima actually friends?

Geoff Keighley is a Canadian video game journalist and presenter. He provided performance capture and appearance for the Ludens Fan in Death Stranding, and is one of several of Hideo Kojima's friends with a cameo appearance in the game.
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Will MGS 6 ever happen?

While there's no official confirmation for Metal Gear Solid 6, a sequel is a long shot, especially with creator Hideo Kojima's departure from Konami, though Konami has recently focused on MGS re-releases (Master Collection) and the MGS Delta Snake Eater remake, suggesting they're exploring the IP's future, potentially with new developers, but MGS6 remains speculative, with focus shifting to new characters or prequels rather than a direct continuation of Snake's story. 
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Why did Raiden lose his jaw?

As a prisoner, the Patriots used Raiden as a test subject for experiments in exoskeletal enhancement surgery, during which he had his head and spine excised from his body from his lower jaw down and subsequently grafted into an enhanced synthetic body.
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Does the MGS4 have a 71 minute cutscene?

Metal Gear Solid 4's ending cutscenes lasted 71 minutes. A Guinness World record at the time.
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What is the most disliked game?

There's no single "most hated" game, as opinions vary, but consistently infamous titles include Superman 64, Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and modern disappointments like Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition and Aliens: Colonial Marines, often cited for being buggy, technically broken, or fundamentally bad, while games like Sonic 06 are infamous for being "so bad it's good". The "most hated" often depends on the source—critics, players, or lists of commercial failures—but universally panned games are usually those that fail technically or offer a terrible player experience. 
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Is there NSFW in Yakuza?

Sex & Nudity

The player is able to visit erotic video stores and may view short tapes of a girl of their choosing. The videos feature live-action girls posing sensually in swimsuits or their underwear, but nothing explicit is shown.
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Who is the weakest assassin creed?

Every Assassin's Creed Protagonist Ranked from Worst to Best
  • Connor Kenway/Ratonhnhaké:ton (Assassin's Creed 3)
  • Arno Dorian (Assassin's Creed Unity)
  • Shay Cormac (Assassin's Creed Rogue)
  • Jacob Frye (Assassin's Creed Syndicate)
  • Alexios (Assassin's Creed Odyssey)
  • Basim Ibn Ishaq (Assassin's Creed Mirage)
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Is Solid Snake Mexican?

Being a somatic cell clone of Big Boss, Solid Snake inherited mitochondrial DNA from the Japanese egg donor of "Les Enfants Terribles," later demonstrating some awareness of this heritage.
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Who is Raiden's lover?

Raiden's love interests vary by franchise, but most famously in Metal Gear Solid, his main love interest is Rosemary (Rose), a complex relationship involving manipulation by AI, leading to marriage and a son; in Mortal Kombat, new lore in MK1 suggests he has a crush on Kitana. Other Raidens exist, like in 86-Eighty Six, where his potential love interest is often debated as Shiden.
 
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Why does EI not have a body?

Ei simply took it as a way to remember her Sister by and eventually inserted her consciousness/mind in it and discarded her real body, basically turning the sword into her new body, one that does not erode, and keeps it inside the puppet.
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Why was MGS Rising cancelled?

Metal Gear Solid: Rising was canceled by Hideo Kojima in late 2010 because Kojima Productions couldn't nail the core "cut anything" mechanic and the game lacked focus, with internal struggles and a stagnating development making it "dead in the water," leading to a revamp by PlatinumGames, which ultimately became Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
 
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Why did Konami Fire Team silent?

According to a Silent Hill: Homecoming artist, Team Silent was ultimately disbanded by Konami itself, because Konami wanted Western developers to make the games. KCET was merged into the parent company in April 2005.
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