<p>Metal Gear Solid series creator Hideo Kojima has – alongside publisher Konami – released a short, 10 minute mini-doc about the newest MGS Title; Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain.</p>
<p>The scant 10 minute video affords fans a brief look at Kojima&#8217;s drives and motivations to complete MGSV.</p>
<p><amp-youtube layout="responsive" width="500" height="281" data-videoid="P8RCD2KAbX4" title="[Official] Debriefing | METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN (EN)"><a placeholder href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8RCD2KAbX4"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/P8RCD2KAbX4/hqdefault.jpg" layout="fill" object-fit="cover" alt="[Official] Debriefing | METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN (EN)"></a></amp-youtube></p>
<p>The video also offers an intriguing look on the inside of the developmental process from the viewpoints of the voice actors, developers and various other roles working on MGSV.</p>
<p>The mini-doc also takes an emotional turn as Kojima visits the family of Sean Paul Gillespie, who died after a lengthy battle with cancer on February 8th 2015. Gillespie – evidently a huge fan of the series – sent an Email to the team working on Metal Gear.</p>
<p>Moved by this heartfelt message, Kojima &#8220;shared Sean’s message with the team, and it motivated everyone to complete the game.”</p>
<p>Due to various problems and controversies that arose during the development of MGSV – making it a drama-laden affair for Kojima – fans may interpret this as Kojima&#8217;s swan-song to his beloved series.</p>
<p>Regardless of this documentary&#8217;s intent, with meaningful statements like &#8220;The players are everything,&#8221; and &#8220;Without them, nothing I do would matter..&#8221; it&#8217;s clear that both the series and the fans of it mean just as much to the creator as he means to them.</p>
<p>Video @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8RCD2KAbX4</p>

MGSV Mini-Doc Released By Series Creator Hideo Kojima

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