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No Stranger To Smart Remakes, Just Add Water Wants To Tackle Metal Gear

by Mike Futter on June 27, 2013 at 08:15 AM

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Recently, Metal Gear mastermind Hideo Kojima mentioned that he'd love to see a remake of Metal Gear Solid. His Twitter invitation didn't go unheard, it seems.

Well, if there's some creator or team in this world who has love and passion to remake "MGS1", I would love to ask for it.
— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) June 27, 2013

Just Add Water, the studio behind the remake of Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath and the upcoming Abe's Oddysee remake Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty wants in. In a statement on the company's website today, Stewart Gilray and company have laid out their bona fides.

Dear Mr Kojima,

We read with great excitement on VG247 that you were looking for a studio to work with to develop a Metal Gear Solid remake using the Fox Engine, that your team has been hard at work creating.

We at Just Add Water feel ideally positioned to do the remake justice for several reasons

We have experience working with legendary IP (Oddworld Inhabitants) and treating the subject matter with the respect it deserves.
Many members of our team are huge Metal Gear fans, with very good knowledge of the source material.
We really, really want to do it.

For evidence of our abilities, please check out not only the HD treatment of Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath, released on PlayStation3, VITA and PC, but the current re-creation of Abe’s Oddysee, titled Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty.

We eagerly await your response.

Love and cuddles,

The JAW Team.

We're with you, Just Add Water. We are very eager to hear what Kojima-san has to say about your generous offer.

[Source: Just Add Water]

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by Companion Cube Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 08:24 AM

Already had an MGS remake. Give us Metal Gear! And have Kiefer Sutherland give orders to David Hayter! Then do Metal Gear 2!
by MF SHOOB Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 08:32 AM

For starters they asked in a cool way and they seem like huge fans and they have a good track record so far. I dunno how I feel about this remake, it sounds cool but I think a remake of the original Metal Gear is needed more and I swear to god if Kiefer Sutherland is the voice of SOLID Snake then I'm gonna be pissed.
by ØFF THE WaLL Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 08:34 AM

I would wanna play one.
by SwiggerSwagger Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 08:35 AM

YEESSSSSS
by mrshowtime Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 08:36 AM

It qould be nice to see a remake. The Twin Snakes was ok but alot of the cut scenes was kinda over the top.
by Jet Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 08:40 AM

Wasn't strangers wrath hd out on 360 also? And before ps3?
by doomsday1155 Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 08:42 AM

Hmm, yeah, we've already had MGS. If they could remake the first two Metal Gear games, though, that would be pretty sweet!
by Takai420 Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 08:43 AM

"I'm here to save you. You're the DARPA Chief, Donald Anderson, right?"
"You're here to save me, huh? What's your outfit?"
"I'm the pawn they sent here to save your worthless butt."

Oh the good ol' days when MGS had me convinced we'd reached realism in gaming. I honestly had no clue how it could get any better.
Twin Snakes was alright, but MGS in Foxengine, not interfering with Kojima's work with any other Metal Gear would be icing on the cake. I'd buy it.
by Alex2525 Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 08:44 AM

Kojima-san should totally do the Metal Gear remake with them. If successful (which no doubt it will be) go to Metal Gear 2: Solid snake, then to get a very nice Metal Gear Solid remake.
by Itchy Tasty Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 08:50 AM

ooohhh snap here we go! If not can i remake it?
by BarakaWinsFatality Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 08:57 AM

That would rule
by BrokenOkami Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 08:57 AM

I would love that.
by Mr. Bravo Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 09:02 AM

The Metal Gear games are really what need to be remade. MGS1 had a remake on the gamecube and MGS1's backdrop was completely revisited in MGS4. I feel like Shadow Moses has been explored enough, do something different that warrants being called a remake.
by Lord Of Mantas Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 09:10 AM

And now we wait with bated breath.
by styx971 Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 09:13 AM

as someone who missed it back when it 1st came out ( along with twin snakes) i've never bothered to give the series a real shot , it could be the thing to draw me in ,granted i could boot up a emulator or buy psn version( i assume its on there) but i have issues trying to go back to that gen of games.
by Atika Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 09:13 AM

Here's my wallet, take the whole thing...and make sure it doesn't have dancing/spider monkey/matrix snake.
by Mike Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 09:14 AM

Sounds like an awesome ideal.
by Paradigmthefallen Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 09:14 AM

Just give me an over the shoulder primarily FPS perspective, and we'll be good. I hate the isometric perspective in the MGS games... it's probably my biggest complaint beyond some of the writing at this point as I'm playing through them.
by John Wrek Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 09:25 AM

They're pretty good with remakes it seems, so this would be welcome news.

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