Cliffy B: we’re not pulling a Metal Gear Solid

Some intriguing comments have been dropped by Epic Games stalwart Cliff Bleszinski about Kojima Productions’ Metal Gear Sold franchise. According to the Gears of War 2 dev, they won’t be following the MGS storytelling strategy which he referred to as “on the way out.” What’s the full score? See it in the full article and tell us what you think.

In an article earlier posted by IGN previewing Epic Games‘ upcoming Gears of War 2, an interesting remark was dropped by team member Cliff Bleszinski about Kojima Productions’ hit Metal Gear Solid series. The developer said that the MGS model isn’t one that they’ll be following in terms of storytelling,in GoW 2.

“Metal Gear Solid is our example of the game we’re not doing,” Bleszinski commented when he discussed how cut scenes will drive GoW 2‘s story. “Passive entertainment is on its way out.”

“Games aren’t movies and aren’t consumed in a single sitting,” he continued as he talked about hooking up with Web 2.0 among other game design elements.

This is indeed a contrasting view on Hideo Kojima‘s famous “interactive movie” view on building a storyline. Oh well, to each his own we guess. The GoW and MGS franchises are two very different things whose story lines just can’t be told in a similar way.

Via IGN