I say let Silent Hill die along with it's spiritual sibling, Resident Evil. Both games are a shadow of what they originally were and almost everyone who made them great has left the building. It's now just an IP, being tragically whored out behind a dumpster.

no kojima,no buy

Why is Konami doing this...

It was already camoed in Phantom Pain. Kojima already made his mark with this game, it would be drastically different without him

Even if Kojima leaves today, it's not like the planning stages and early development weren't directly influenced by his vision. Only a radical and expensive rewrite and restaffing could erase that and I doubt Konami wants to go that route. I would imagine that they'd mostly leave the staff and direction alone and simply have it finished according to plan. Worst case scenario would probably be a restricted budget, which could directly influence the final quality. Konami is certainly capable of a screw-up like that. I'm looking at you, Suikoden 4.

Hopefully, though, he will have his hand in the game until the end, even if it's on a single-game contractual basis.

Really, though, thinking about Suikoden, too, what the fuck is wrong with Konami?

Silent Hills is one of my most anticipated games. But mostly because of Kojima and his talent. Without him, it will probably be another Downpour, and a no-buy from me.

They're not. Like I predicted, this is Kojima's decision, and likely because they are censoring him and trying to tell him how to make games. That's why he himself asked for his name to be taken off.

well, so they ARE doing it...  why are they censorshipping him?

I thought Kojima said he was done with MGS after 3. Then he came back for 4, and again for Phantom Pain.

Welp, nice knowin' ya Komani. Getting rid of another person that keeps your company relevant. At least stick around to keep your arcade rhythm games, okay? (I'm hoping at least the new silent hill game is good)