A player posted their interesting discovery in Metal Gear Survive on Twitter: a hidden message from one of the employees of Konami.
Metal Gear Survive is the first Metal Gear game released after the messy break between Konami and Hideo Kojima. Kojima is regarded as the father of the series, and his departure was undignified.
Even before the release of Metal Gear Survive, Konami received considerable criticism due to its Pay2Progress system and paid save slots.
However, after the mudslinging between Konami and Kojima, it wasn’t only the fans of the series who were upset about how the company treated the creator of the Metal Gear series.
Because apparently one of the employees at Konami who worked on Metal Gear Survive decided to make it clear in their own way whose side they are on in the conflict.
Observant fan finds the hidden message
Twitter user @NourishedPsyche noticed an interesting detail while playing Metal Gear Survive.
When the game prompted him to enter his name, he noticed that the initials of other names on the clipboard spell “KJP FOREVER”.
Crucially: KJP is commonly used as an abbreviation for Hideo Kojima’s new company name, “Kojima Productions.”
But hey, it could just be a coincidence. It happens sometimes… right?
Possible. The fact is, however, that the same names in reverse order also appear in another place in the game.
Or is it “Konami forever”?
Some Twitter users have argued that the message could also be read as KOJP, meaning Konami Japan.
However, the full name of Konami’s video game division is “Konami Computer Entertainment Japan” and is abbreviated accordingly as KCEJ.
Thus, this interpretation seems less likely.
You can watch the launch trailer for Metal Gear Survive here:
Launch trailer shows you what to expect in Metal Gear Survive
