Hideo Kojima: Metal Gear Solid developer shelves game due to 'The Boys' similarity

Hideo Kojima making a game that is based on Amazon Prime’s gory and potty-mouthed superhero series The Boys feels like a pipe dream but it almost happened… sort of.

As per Video Games Chronicle, the legendary Japanese game designer, who is perhaps best known for his role in the Metal Gear Solid series, has said that he was forced to shelve a project because of just how similar it was to The Boys.

Writing on Twitter, Kojima confirmed that he has pumped the brakes on the potential new release, but he revealed some details that would have been true had it been released.

He wrote: “The Boys, which I quit after 3 episodes of season 1. I thought I’d watch the rest of the show. Actually, I watched a few episodes that were delivered at the time when I was about to start a project that I had been warming up for a long time and put it on hold because the concept was similar (different settings and tricks).

“A buddy (male/female) thing with a special detective squad facing off against legendary heroes behind the scenes.

“I was thinking of Mads (Mikkelsen) as the lead.”

That would have been such an interesting concept for a new game, especially one developed by Kojima, given that he has never really branched out into superhero territory.

He has, of course, released the likes of the Metal Gear Solid games and also put out Death Stranding in 2019.

It is difficult to imagine him fronting a game along the lines of The Boys, which is filled with blood, guts, and profanity, but it could well have happened.

It remains to be seen if he ever tries to revive the project.

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