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Kojima games owned: Zone of The Enders Anubis: Zone of The Enders Metal Gear Solid Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Policenauts (PS)
shidoni wrote:This topic just made me think of something...
So what came first, Meryl, or MGS?
Meryl (Policenauts).
What seraphssavior said. Wondering what exactly came to be first, the plans that began to form into MGS, or the plans that formed into Policenauts. C'mon Osiris, I'm not that bad
SNATCHER SERIES Snatcher (Mega CD) [European] Snatcher (Saturn) [Japanese]
POLICENAUTS SERIES Policenauts Pilot Disk (3DO) [Japanese] Policenauts (3DO) [Japanese] Policenauts (PlayStation) [Japanese] Policenauts (Saturn) [Japanese] Policenauts (Saturn) [Japanese]
ZONE OF THE ENDERS SERIES Zone Of the Enders (PlayStation 2) [European] Zone Of the Enders: The Second Runner - Special Edition (PlayStation 2) [European]
BOKTAI SERIES boktai: The Sun Is In Your Hand! (Gameboy Advance) [European] boktai 2: Solar Boy Django (Gameboy Advance) [European]
OTHER SERIES Penguin Adventure (MSX) [European] Kabushiki Baibai Trainer Kabutore (DS) [Japanese]
KOJIMA-RELATED GAMES Konami Krazy Racers (Gameboy Advance) [European] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) [American]
Well, in a way, you could argue that Meryl's been around since 1990, since Holly White was essentially the same character. Kojima wanted to "do" MetalGear 2 in 3D, but decided to change enough of the plot and environment to make it a sequel rather than a remake. Meryl played the same part as Holly, (the love interest who knew the building) and at certain points, Natasha (dressing as an enemy soldier, getting attacked while following Snake to a new building, etc.).
Although it was likely decided to have a similar character in MG3, I don't think that character became "Meryl" until Policenauts.
I know Kojima began planning Policenauts after he finished Metal Gear 2 in 1990. It more than likely the project Kojima was already working on when he was told to do Metal Gear 2.