Cyberpunk 2077 Concept Artist Is Creating Metal Gear Solid Inspired Art – DualShockers

January 11, 2020 4:34 PM EST

Ever wonder what the brilliant minds of CD Projekt Red could do with other major gaming IPs? Well, youre in luck a Principal Concept Artist from the Cyberpunk 2077team has taken his hand at making some Metal Gear Solidinspired concept art that looks like the making of a great game. In fact, some of these concepts are so good, hopefully we will see something similar in eitherCyberpunk 2077 or a future Hideo Kojima title.

The CD Projekt Red Concept Artist Furio Tedeschi shared some of these designs earlier this week on his LinkedIn page. With each one simply titled MGS Inspired Work, there isnt a ton of detail into the thought process behind the designs. With that said, these feel right out of Hideo Kojimas metaphorical sketchbook.The environments are somewhat varied. Though Tedeschi stuck with a military camouflage aesthetic for each of these characters, they all feel wildly different. While the first in the set gives off a distinct icy arctic impression, the other two draw from more modern settings with desert and a more outdoorsy print:

While the visuals themselves scream neo-militaristic futurology, there is a great reference to theMetal Gear Solidseries: a patch on their uniforms that signify Outer Heaven. Its clear that Hideo Kojima is a big fan of this style even beyond the Metal Gear Solidfranchise. After parting ways (unceremoniously) with Konami, his earliest concept art of DeathStranding then titled Dead Stranding had more of a soldier aesthetic than the games final end product.

This is far from the only crossover artist weve seen in 2020. A week ago we highlighted the lead artist fromGod of Warand Sony Santa Monica who was drawing different Nintendo series characters, starting with Fox fromStar Fox.

Cyberpunk 2077will launch on April 16, 2020 for Google Stadia, PC, PS4, and Xbox One and you canpre-order it over on Amazon to support the site. Check out the full gallery of theMetal Gear Solidinspired art, below:

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