The Metal Gear Solid series is packed with memorable characters brought to life by talented people. This includes Quiet from Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, and now Quiet actress Stefanie Joosten is taking the lead as creative director of a new mech combat game currently titled Vengeance is Mine.
Joosten, who was almost cast as Fragile in Death Stranding, announced the new game recently through a short video posted to her Twitter. There, she briefly introduced Vengeance is Mine, which she described as a game that blends genres and themes in unexpected ways and innovates on industry standards as gamers know them.
According to the official blurb, Vengeance is Mine tells the story of Gabriel Jaeger, who is brutally executed by three time travelers going to 1664 in search of an old piece of technology that will lead them to a terrible power. In a plot that wouldn't be out of place in a Metal Gear Solid game, Charles Jaeger uses the technology to activate the Deacon, a derelict military installation buried under the streets of New Amsterdam. This rallies the people to meet their spiritual leader Robert Wright "beyond the horizon of time and space." However, Gabriel Jaeger narrowly survives his execution and prepares to wreak his revenge using a prototype HYDRA mech suit, which appears to be shown off during the video.
Vengeance is Mine will be published by 110 Industries and will reportedly feature a time-manipulation mechanic that may function similarly to the more popular bullet-time functions found in some action games. This will apparently allow players to speed up time or slow it to blink toward enemies, readjust combos, or even cheat death. Metal Gear veteran Joosten states that this title is more than just a game, which may suggest that she took a leaf from Hideo Kojima's notoriously bizarre and creative book.
As of writing, it appears that fans of Joosten's work are excited about the announcement of Vengeance is Mine. One Twitter user even went so far as to state that Joosten's presence was enough to get them excited about the game, which may reflect how some of Hideo Kojima's fans appear to feel about him. Several fans wished Joosten luck on her new project, while another immediately vowed to check it out and a third reported that they couldn't wait to learn more about Vengeance is Mine in the future.
Source: Eurogamer