Q: What happened to "Cut and Take" or "Zandatsu"?
Earlier we talked Zandatsu was supposed to be a main game concept in Rising. You can still do Zandatsu in new Rising, but it is not a main game concept.
The new main concept is cutting and how good it feels to cut. We wanted to emphasize it more.
Before you had to cut the enemy, aim for his weapon, zandatsu his weapon and go back to cutting. This hindered the cutting gameplay.
You don't have to Zandatsu, but you can do it.
Q: Who is directing the game?
I am unable to say who will be directing Rising, but it is not Hideki Kamiya.
Q: Why release in English first?
We started English voice overs ahead of Japanese. We are aiming the game for western audience. We want the western gamers to be happy and this is very important for us.
We want to make it clear that we are not copying games made in West. First of all, we make what we want to make. As we make it, we ask ourselves what we can do to make it more suited for western audience.
This is still a Japanese made game.
Q: Any final words for fans?
This game has a Metal Gear title. It is a Metal Gear game, but it is a completely different Metal Gear experience.
We are still right in the middle of development, please wait until we complete it.
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~Halo Now you learn the mistake of challenging me.
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