Shigenobu Matsuyama, producer on Metal Gear Solid: Rising, has let slip that fans can expect “several” past characters from Hideo Kojima’s stealth-action franchise to pop up during the course of the game.
Oddly enough this seemingly contradicts previous claims from the developer, who said earlier this year that we shouldn’t expect many familiar faces to show up in Raiden’s ‘Lightning Bolt Action’ fest.
“There is one rumour about some characters in the past Metal Gear Solid series that will be coming out in MGS: Rising,” Matsuyama told Gamespot.
“I can’t tell you who they are at this stage, but I can confirm the number. It’s not just one person or one character, there’ll be maybe not so many, but they’ll be several characters that you know off from the MGS franchise that will make a return in MGS: Rising.”
Rising serves as a prequel to the events of MGS4 and sees players hopping in to the shoes of the silver-haired Raiden, who appears kitted out in his Ninja getup from Guns of the Patriots.
Metal Gear Solid: Rising is currently in the works for PS3, PC and 360 platforms. A release date has yet to be determined.