Well, unfortunately, we've got yet another disappointing bit of news for anyone who's ever been a fan of the Japanese game developer Konami, and the franchises under it's belt that were created by the brilliant mastermind; Hideo Kojima.
Keep in mind though, I am not a fan of Konami, nor am I a fan of anything related to Kojima's work. And no, it's NOT because I dislike them, they just don't appeal to me. That's all.
But honestly, with the way Konami has treated Kojima, the Metal Gear fans, and pretty much everyone who's a fan of their works, and the actions that they've taken so far in 2015, are pretty fucking low, if you ask me.
But then again, when you look at Konami's actions for the past 5 years or so, it shouldn't take a rocket scientist to figure out which direction this company is heading.
I mean really, slot machine games of Castlevania? Along with the subpar 3rd person hack n' slash series that was Castlevania: Lords of Shadow?
Cancelling P.T., a playable game trailer that showed a lot of promise and hope in the revitalization of the Silent Hill series?
Treating Hideo Kojima, a man who's work put your company on the map back in the days of the NES and Super NES days, like garbage by removing his name from the game boxes of anything he's ever worked on now that he's been fired?
And not inviting him to the Game Awards ceremony this year when Metal Gear Solid V won the best action game and best score/soundtrack awards?
And treating the rest of your employees who worked with Kojima like trash by fucking up their corporate internet and telephone access?
And treating us, the gamers, like trash by removing P.T. from the PlayStation store, causing the other games that everyone purchased and downloaded from PSN onto their respective PlayStation 4s, to end up in a state of non-functionality because of a license check failure?
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*sigh*
You know, with all of this that has been happening for the past couple of years, this is one of the reasons why I never became a fan of Konami.
Hell, even when I was a kid growing up in the 90s, and even later when I was a teenager in the early 2000s when Konami was at it's peak, I never found their games interesting or appealing.
Look, Metal Gear might be an amazing series that has kept Konami in the spotlight for so many years, but it's not the greatest fucking game series to ever hit the world.
Besides, all of it's ham-fisted politically charged commentary and long as fuck cutscenes never appealed to me. I play videogames for entertainment, not to play for 5 minutes and then get taken out of the action for 30 minutes while my character gets lectured with the same global and political bullshit I see and hear in public and on the news.
And that's the reason why I never liked Metal Gear.
Granted though, I was among many gamers who was looking forward to Six Days in Fallujah back in 2009, but then Konami backed out of the deal like the politically correct pussies that they were, and said nope.
And that's when I personally resolved to never invest any time or money into Konami.
But God forbid, if you badmouthed Konami years before this shitstorm started happening, all the Konami fan-tards would jump on your ass, bitch you out, and call you an ignorant fuck for "not appreciating such fine art!".
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But now that Konami is treating said fan-tards who supported and defended their actions for decades, in the same manner that Electronic Arts treats it's fanbase and customers...
...what do you Konami fan-brats have to say now?
Can you still keep defending your precious gaming idol and their pretentious, ham-fisted games?
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*sigh*
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Folks, I'm not sure what else to say about this whole thing.
But, I suppose the only thing that can be said here about the actions of Konami, and the firing of Kojima, is this;
Do not give Konami another moment of your business, and do not spend a dime on any of their products from this point onward.
If the actions of Konami has pissed you off, as a gamer or as a longtime fan, then hit them where it hurts; their bottom line.
Cause ranting and screaming about Konami and their actions won't do jack shit if you keep buying their shit.
Something that I wish gamers and the fanboys would realize and do about Electronic Arts. Especially with how sub-par Star Wars: Battlefront (2015) was.
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Anyway, that's all I have to say about the scumbags that make up Konami.
If their actions have caused you to get angry and unsatisfied with them, then do the sensible thing; hit their bottom line by not buying, investing, or giving any moment of time to their products from this point on.
And instead, devote your time and money towards Kojima's new independent studio, and whatever games he has planned for the future.
Until next time folks,
Goodnight America, and to all the ships out at sea.
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