Legendary Japanese Solid Snake Actor Wants 'New Metal Gear Game', But 'Won't Do One Without Kojima'

Solid Snake's Japanese voice and motion capture actor is keen to return for a new game, though feels conflicted about any fresh entry without the involvement of creator Hideo Kojima.

In an interview with Bunshun (translated by IGN), Snake actor Akio Otsuka reminisced about his deep attachment to the Metal Gear series and keen desire for Konami to make another entry — which may come as a surprise for Japanese fans of the series. Famously, Otsuka previously said he wouldn’t make a new game sans Kojima — a quote that spread around the franchise's Japanese fandom after the Konami/Kojima split.

Reflecting on that and his bond with the series' creator, Otsuka said: "My job as a voice actor is to do what I’m told. But when it comes to the Metal Gear series, it was created by Kojima, and I take pride in having helped bring it to life."

"So I (previously) said 'I don’t want to do a Metal …