Voice of Thunder

Looks like Metal Gear 4 is not the end of the Metal Gear Solid series on the Playstation afterall, there are more Metal Gears on the way.

In a recent post-MGS4 interview with voice talent Quinton Flynn who happens to voice Raiden, he discusses his experience with the series and portraying Raiden. He also goes on to reveal that he recorded some voice work for the Metal Gear Solid Digital Novel indicating that the fully-voiced iteration of the game is coming to Western shores afterall.Great news indeed, i could do with some more Metal Gear after finishing MGS4 and though it hasn't been announced yet I hope it's coming to the PSP instead of being a DVD release like in Japan.

That way i will be more inclined to pick it up again though i'm not sure if it will all fit onto one UMD with the inclusion of the voice overs.

Ashes to ashes

I was really looking forward to Metal Gear Solid Digital Graphic Novel 2 especially after Konami reveal that it will come with full-voiceovers accompanying the art. Somewhere along the way, Konami decided to release the game on DVD instead of coming exclusively to PSP and its release was coincided with the worldwide release of Metal Gear Solid 4, probably their last chance to release it since interest in Metal Gear is sure to drop after that.While i was a little disappointed that it's no longer on the PSP, i was quite relieved to learn that the voice bubble accompanying the voiceovers will still be retained in its original english form thereby enabling non-japanese speaking audience to understand the plot. Well it is certainly a rare occasion as never in Metal Gear history has there been such an import-friendly japanese release which retains it's original japanese voices while still being accessible to non-japanese speaking fans.

After getting seduced by Ashley Wood's artwork again on my second run through Portable Ops, i decided to finally purchase it. After all, there probably won't be any big Metal Gear release for a while so this will probably be kojima's last chance at getting my money. If only the DVD is not region locked so i could watch it on my Playstation3....