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[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Konami's grand return, after returning and resurfacing years after its dark era with Panchiko and Metal Gear Survived.

There are still things that remain unforgivable, like the cancellation of P.T. and the incompletion of Metal Gear: The Phantom Pain.


It's understandable that it was during the dark era and the Panchiko era... But it's back in a big way with Silent Hill 2 Remake, Silent Hill F, and Metal Gear 3: Snake Eater Remake. As well as the Suikoden compilation. So it's one of the most important companies in the industry... Capcom's rival.


Plus, these games have been of supreme quality.








Silent Hill: The Short Message, while not a bad game, is a good game, but underrated.


And now with the production of Castlevania.

In addition to the Castlevania DS Games Compilation.

Let's wait for Goemon's compilation

 

[nial]

I miss when I was among the few people who still liked Konami. Their output is great, but the hyperbole is annoying.
Shit is kinda giving pre Dragon's Dogma 2 and Monster Hunter Wilds CAPGOD yapping vibes.

 

[PlayStaytion]

Konami's grand return, after returning and resurfacing years after its dark era with Panchiko and Metal Gear Survived.

There are still things that remain unforgivable, like the cancellation of P.T. and the incompletion of Metal Gear: The Phantom Pain.


It's understandable that it was during the dark era and the Panchiko era... But it's back in a big way with Silent Hill 2 Remake, Silent Hill F, and Metal Gear 3: Snake Eater Remake. As well as the Suikoden compilation. So it's one of the most important companies in the industry... Capcom's rival.


Plus, these games have been of supreme quality.








Silent Hill: The Short Message, while not a bad game, is a good game, but underrated.


And now with the production of Castlevania.

Let's wait for Goemon's compilation

More than a decade for being internet cowards, nothing really happened.

 

[Generic]

Metal Gear Survive is the improved version of Metal Gear Solid 3.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

And this great game

 

[Futaleufu]

Metal Gear Survive is the improved version of Metal Gear Solid 3.

The only thing that game needed was more multiplayer content. The base defense missions were fun.

 

[Bodom78]

Nah, never forgive, never forget!

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

 

[JimmyRustler]

I've never blamed them in the first place.
I'm just glad they're back honestly. They have way too many great IPs in their cellar and it was sad to see em just rotting away there.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Once Efootball has a Master League and all the other single player modes back, then I will forgive.

 

[Revolutionary]

Love Silent Hill f but nah, still on team #FuckKonami. One right move (hiring NeoBards to develop SHf) doesn't excuse the dozens of fuckups they've made over the past decade+.
And I'm not giving credit to Konami for taking the cheapest paths to remake their best-selling games. Capcom develops their remakes in-house and the level of care really shows. Meanwhile, we've still got people waiting for an update to fix the PS5 version of Silent Hill 2 Remake... an update that is never going to arrive because Konami simply does not care.

Edit: Also they only remembered Suikoden existed after Murayama successfully kickstarted a Suikoden successor.

 

[Drell]

I would, maybe, if they hire back Igarashi so he can make this Castlevania game happening in 2000.

 

[Memati187]

Yeah Konami is back, meanwhile kojima is hunting ghosts for his upcoming game.

 

[Aressa]

No. Maybe I'd forgive them if they gave us a good Castlevania that's at least on the level of Hollow Knight.

Yeah Konami is back, meanwhile kojima is hunting ghosts for his upcoming game.

Literally.

 

[ValiantInstance]

They still murdered Pro Evo in cold blood.

 

[Dacvak]

They've been moving in the right direction, but still have a lot of time before they earn my forgiveness.

Let's see a new Castlevania, then we'll talk. And a new, good Contra while we're at it.

 

[Gonzito]

I would say yes, the quality of their recent games has been good

 

[Hudo]

Let's wait and see what they're going to do with Castlevania first...

 

[ecosse_011172]

As a publisher, I suppose so.
Do they have any internal developers left now?

 

[Eimran]

They did a lot of unforgivable things (e.g. pachinko) but they are certainly trying to redeem themselves on some fronts.

The MGS delta remake is solid. It's perfection but it's definitely very close. Let's hope other follow this trend.

It's crazy that konami, EA, ubisoft etc were once respected companies

 

[Labadal]

*looks at the next Suikoden game*

No.

 

[Team Andromeda]

Konami has always published the odd gem.y even in the bad years. I would like to see them make more In House games mind, not outsource so much

 

[Kumomeme]

 

[TGO]

Love Silent Hill f but nah, still on team #FuckKonami. One right move (hiring NeoBards to develop SHf) doesn't excuse the dozens of fuckups they've made over the past decade+.
And I'm not giving credit to Konami for taking the cheapest paths to remake their best-selling games. Capcom develops their remakes in-house and the level of care really shows. Meanwhile, we've still got people waiting for an update to fix the PS5 version of Silent Hill 2 Remake... an update that is never going to arrive because Konami simply does not care.

Edit: Also they only remembered Suikoden existed after Murayama successfully kickstarted a Suikoden successor.

What's wrong with the "PS5" version of Silent Hill 2

 

[BlackTron]

So they finally decide to hire a bunch of guys to remake old games/stuff them in compilations and they're awesome again

 

[IAmRei]

in my book, they don't have any sin
I'm fine with them, they are corporate anyway

 

[MayauMiao]

I have no beef with Konami so its all good.

 

[Shifty1897]

I forgive but I don't forget.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Never had any beef with them. I would have gotten rid of Kojima too. They need to bring back 3D Castlevania. Lords Of Shadows was good. 2 was bad, but so was DMC 2. No need to stop making 3D Castlevanias.

 

[RoboFu]

Only if they release a pc engine 2. ( they merged with Hudson )

 

[FinalBossWithTheMostPower]

All will be forgiven if Lords of Shadow 3 is greenlit.

 

[Killer8]

Their redemption arc has been running a lot longer than these games. Their work with M2 on the Castlevania, Contra and Konami Anniversary collections was stellar.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

Because they are releasing old games? Remakes and remasters done by outsourced studios? Konami is just an IP holding company for their titles at this point. They do nothing, they have no talent.

 

[p_xavier]

Only if they release a pc engine 2. ( they merged with Hudson )

It's a miracle we got a PC Engine mini, don't ask too much. Though I would like a new Goemon.

 

[kunonabi]

SHf is good but supreme quality is a stretch. SH2remake is ass compared to the original it's just mostly competent which for Bloober is a pretty major improvement.

It is nice to see Konami trying again and they have been doing some nice stuff with their classic library but they have a long way to go until they resemble anything close to their glory days.

 

[DreamcastSkies]

I always leaned towards supporting them. During the Konami/Kojima divorce and the years of what seemed to be Konami retreating largely from game development, while acknowledging their faults, I was more sympathetic to their situation. I felt like they would find their way back to AAA gaming (and they did). I didn't fault them for their business ventures outside of gaming. I did read reports of allegations that internally the culture was bad and/or the company was too strict. Divorces are messy. I don't think every negative thing said about Kojima or Konami is true. If the reports are true of bad leadership/bad culture within Konami are/were true, I hope the situation has improved. I don't blame them for not wanting to allow or support everything Kojima wanted though. I think it's better for Kojima and Konami that Kojima left. I think the guy behind the Metroidvania Castlevania's left Konami years ago and cited lack of support for continuing those kinds of games as a reason why he left. So I can see multiple examples of great creators they had leaving them, and those do paint Konami in a poor light. But at this point, Konami has done a good job remastering the first 2 Suikoden games with interest in investing in the franchise, they have released a critically acclaimed new Silent Hill entry, they collaborated with a company many didn't have faith in and did something unthinkable with creating a great Silent Hill 2 remake and internally the developed a great remake of MGS3. I think this shows they have gone through some introspection and real attempt at appreciating their own legacy and what their fans like is a major driving force for the company now.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

I always leaned towards supporting them. During the Konami/Kojima divorce and the years of what seemed to be Konami retreating largely from game development, while acknowledging their faults, I was more sympathetic to their situation. I felt like they would find their way back to AAA gaming (and they did). I didn't fault them for their business ventures outside of gaming. I did read reports of allegations that internally the culture was bad and/or the company was too strict. Divorces are messy. I don't think every negative thing said about Kojima or Konami is true. If the reports are true of bad leadership/bad culture within Konami are/were true, I hope the situation has improved. I don't blame them for not wanting to allow or support everything Kojima wanted though. I think it's better for Kojima and Konami that Kojima left. I think the guy behind the Metroidvania Castlevania's left Konami years ago and cited lack of support for continuing those kinds of games as a reason why he left. So I can see multiple examples of great creators they had leaving them, and those do paint Konami in a poor light. But at this point, Konami has done a good job remastering the first 2 Suikoden games with interest in investing in the franchise, they have released a critically acclaimed new Silent Hill entry, they collaborated with a company many didn't have faith in and did something unthinkable with creating a great Silent Hill 2 remake and internally the developed a great remake of MGS3. I think this shows they have gone through some introspection and real attempt at appreciating their own legacy and what their fans like is a major driving force for the company now.

Nice post but man, do some formatting for heaven's sake, almost got a stroke by trying to read that

 

[DreamcastSkies]

Nice post but man, do some formatting for heaven's sake, almost got a stroke by trying to read that

I have wondered if I've become lazy in writing or if maybe I'm too long-winded and that makes what I have to say hard to follow. Thank you for the feedback. That will help me.

 

[Kerotan]

I bought the MGS collection and DELTA Day 1. I understand others are happy with SH. They are back but I'll forgive them if they do a good job with the master collection V2 and a MGS1 remake.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

I have wondered if I've become lazy in writing or if maybe I'm too long-winded and that makes what I have to say hard to follow. Thank you for the feedback. That will help me.

No prob brother, it's just that it's a nicely thought-out post and it's a shame that the wall of text formatting brings it down, that's all

Cheers

 

[Pasta la Vista]

I always leaned towards supporting them. During the Konami/Kojima divorce and the years of what seemed to be Konami retreating largely from game development, while acknowledging their faults, I was more sympathetic to their situation. I felt like they would find their way back to AAA gaming (and they did). I didn't fault them for their business ventures outside of gaming. I did read reports of allegations that internally the culture was bad and/or the company was too strict. Divorces are messy. I don't think every negative thing said about Kojima or Konami is true. If the reports are true of bad leadership/bad culture within Konami are/were true, I hope the situation has improved. I don't blame them for not wanting to allow or support everything Kojima wanted though. I think it's better for Kojima and Konami that Kojima left. I think the guy behind the Metroidvania Castlevania's left Konami years ago and cited lack of support for continuing those kinds of games as a reason why he left. So I can see multiple examples of great creators they had leaving them, and those do paint Konami in a poor light. But at this point, Konami has done a good job remastering the first 2 Suikoden games with interest in investing in the franchise, they have released a critically acclaimed new Silent Hill entry, they collaborated with a company many didn't have faith in and did something unthinkable with creating a great Silent Hill 2 remake and internally the developed a great remake of MGS3. I think this shows they have gone through some introspection and real attempt at appreciating their own legacy and what their fans like is a major driving force for the company now.

I have colleagues from my past that worked for Konami out in Hawthorne, CA. It was an absolute shit show. I got a job offer from them for a project lead position in QA but it was for a fucking Castlevania phone game. I turned it down.

It wasn't just Kojima, they treated all of their employees like shit. As they started to transition further into gambling and mobile games, they held no reverence for their talent or how their own developers shaped the history of the gaming industry. They went from being creators and pioneers in the field to being cold, rigid accountants. They have no respect for the people that shaped their legacy and now they just live off the scraps of their past. Because even Konami knows, it has no talent left.

 

[Badlucktroll]

 

[ecosse_011172]

It's a miracle we got a PC Engine mini, don't ask too much. Though I would like a new Goemon.

I treasure mine, found a mint 2nd hand one in Japan on holiday after several attempts.
Gunhed is GOAT

 

[roosnam1980]

 

[whyman]

Lol no. Never forget. Never forgive. Just like 9/11

 

[Pasta la Vista]

By the way, what is it with these weird cringe threads about Konami? Had one saying "Thank you Konami" as if we owe them something, and then this...?
Like who does this? I don't see this type of thing from other people for other game companies. Seems really awkward and forced.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

By the way, what is it with these weird cringe threads about Konami? Had one saying "Thank you Konami" as if we owe them something, and then this...?
Like who does this? I don't see this type of thing from other people for other game companies. Seems really awkward and forced.

One is a statement, the other is a question.

Not like a shitty company like TITUS.

 

[SHIV4]

Never
pes is dead

 

[DirtInUrEye]

Why do some people talk about gaming stuff like it's a family member?

 

[HYDE]

Once they apologize by remastering Metal Gear Rising Revengeance & MGS4. Then announce MGRR2. After that they're forgiven…Oh, and an amazing Castlevania.