To this day, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker stands as one of the most influential titles of its time. For one, it showed just what can be possible on a handheld device, offering a complex experience on the go. On the other hand, it was an important entry in the Metal Gear Solid franchise, with its mechanics and story paving the way for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
As it turns out, according to Hideo Kojima himself, Peace Walker was originally intended to be Metal Gear Solid V. However, the forces of marketing were too strong, and it was simply released as Peace Walker, without any numbering.
Information about Peace Walker's roots comes by way of Kojima's own Twitter account, where the video game auteur revealed some unknown information about the portable classic.
Guns of the Patriots will be leaving behind its PS3 exclusivity for the first time ever, and I hope it's done justice.
Taking to Twitter, Kojima wrote that he "strongly felt the need for a proprietary engine" following the release of MGS 4. While it was being developed, he apparently proposed Peace Walker to be titled "MGS 5: Peace Walker."
However, according to Kojima,...
