September 1st, 2015 is the date the final Metal Gear Solid drops, as although Konami have confirmed they'll be continuing the series with an all-new team of developers and creative minds, gamers the world over know it's forever been Hideo Kojima's baby, and if he's gone, the next iteration will be 'Metal Gear' in name only. For his fifth and final main instalment in MGS V: Phantom Pain, Kojima is electing to tell a pretty crucial step in the mythos; the fall of Big Boss from the militaristically-minded free-thinker we've played as through both Snake Eater and Peace Walker, into the world-dominating madman Solid Snake would tackle in the original MSX Metal Gears in 1987 and 1990 respectively. At this point we've heard from Kojima that he's taken a few liberties with the game's already ridiculous narrative, stating that he'd rather tell a great story in a new game, than worry too much about the tiniest of things clashing together. Whatever that means we won't know until release, but with every subsequent game being improvised and executed on from the threads of what went before, it's downright phenomenal we've come this far, seeing Kojima weave such a web of intrigue around the mythos of Metal Gear overall. So, with Phantom Pain sure to have some of the most ridiculous set-pieces and WTF moments in the history of the franchise (a giant flaming whale eating a helicopter, anyone?), it's integral Hideo and his writers also address the biggest burning fan questions we simply can't wait to get answered.
