10 Incredible DITCHED Video Game Ideas

10. The Psycho Mantis Mask - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty

The Metal Gear Solid franchise is so utterly overflowing with creative gameplay that it's little surprise Hideo Kojima hasn't been able to realise every madcap idea in his head.

But perhaps his most brilliantly off-the-wall concept was one cut from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, where players would be able to find a special mask modelled after the previous game's iconic boss, Psycho Mantis.

Wearing the mask would allow protagonist Raiden the ability to read the thoughts of other characters during gameplay and even cutscenes, which given Kojima's insane attention-to-detail naturally had a ton of potential both comedic and creepy.

According to Kojima himself, players would be able to use the mask on Iroquois Pliskin early in the game and deduce that his identity was Solid Snake hours before it was actually revealed.

Sadly the Mantis Mask never made it into the final game for unspecified reasons, though given the enormous complexity involved in implementing such a feature, it's highly probable that time constraints were a factor.