Kojima says enemies in MGS V are too unpredictable

Hideo Kojima is going to be showing a tech demo of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain at the Tokyo Game Show however it really is a pain as apparently enemies are so unpredictable that he cannot plan a presentation beforehand.

レッツの魅せプレイを見ようとおもったら、エラーが出たので中断。

— 小島秀夫 (@Kojima_Hideo) September 15, 2013

"If you’re going to see the demo at the stage event, I may have to stop [before the end of the presentation] because of mistakes"

あらら、レッツでもやはり100%の「魅せプレイ」は難しいのか。敵の挙動が毎回違うので、予測できないから仕方ないが。途中で見つかると、予定取りにはプレゼンできない。うちのブースのステージなら、臨機応変に時間延長が可能だけど。今回はそうじゃないので。

— 小島秀夫 (@Kojima_Hideo) September 15, 2013

"Oh my, the demo for the stage event is 100% more difficult. The behavior of the enemy is different every time, I can’t help it because I cannot predict it. I found out while playing that it’s not possible to pre-plan the presentation. If it was our own booth, extending the time would be possible on a case-by-case basis, but this time it’s not."

If this is the biggest problem that Kojima is facing then all we can see is that we're really excited. Imagine an enemy so unpredictable that every time you play the game its totally different. Hopefully this will become a growing trend on all next gen titles because you cannot beat a good AI.

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'Halo' Dev Criticises 'MGSV' Character Design

Halo Devloper David Ellis has branded Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid V character Quiet "ridiculous" and "shows that industry is full of man babies." David Ellis spoke out after Hideo Kojima announced that Metal Gear Solid V character 'Quiet' has been designed to be "sexy". 

Industry full of man babies. Ugh.
— David Ellis (@DavidEllis) September 6, 2013

Don't care if this gets me in trouble. This character design is disgusting. Our industry should be better than this. http://t.co/4CCaF1qNEP
— David Ellis (@DavidEllis) September 6, 2013

What caused Ellis to go off on one was this "What I'm really trying to do is create unique characters. One of those is, of course, Quiet. She's a really unique character, I wanted to add that sexiness to her," Kojima said. "It wasn't really supposed to be erotic, but sexy." in which case Ellis had this to say "Eccentricity is a cute cover word for objectification and sexism, sexuality can work in games and can be used for a purpose, such as in Platinum Games' "Bayoneta." But he said the effort felt cheap in "Metal Gear Solid V." 
"This feels lazy and exploitative," he said. "I like breasts as much as the next guy, but this felt icky."

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