Metal Gear Solid V: 8 (Some Are Worrying) Things We Learned From Gameplay Demonstration
1. The Game Is Heavily Western Inspired 
You have probably by now arrived at this conclusion yourself but its such a glaring departure that its worth ending the editorial piece on. Its no secret that the Western market has dominated the generation leaving Japan struggling to put out games at the same level of quality, but I dont think plagiarizing their tried and true mechanics are the appropriate way to deal with that profound stagnation. Adopting an open world is one thing, an evolution even, but the recent reveals send the message that youre ignoring the core dilemma in favor of prettying up your heralded franchise into a plea for mainstream success that may not even come. Weve seen this lately with Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Lost Planet, Street Fighter, Final Fantasy, etc. and while I ENJOY these franchises still, theres still an evident identity crisis. Whats really disheartening and depressing though is that the man who pioneered mature games and storytelling is seemingly lost too, and as a diehard MGS fan Im worried. Am I looking too far into things? Do you feel that MGS might be losing its way? Let us know below.