"Its not really how I was inspired or influenced. We as video game creators and video game fans want to experience jungle battle, fighting in the jungle, and field battle. Weve done enough with the CQB (Close Quarters Battle), were taking this direction that everyone wants to experience."
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"What we did to create the experimental environment was that we went to islands like Yakushima, Amami Oshima, and even places in Canada. These are places with a lot of vegetation, like Japanese jungles. (Well, obviously not Canada.) Based on our research, we created this fictional jungle forest to see if it worked."
"Mr. Mori taught how camouflage works in the wilderness, and he showed us CQC techniques. He showed us how the people really would fight against each other. He also taught us the technique of stalking, which is very slow. You dont make any sounds."
"I decided that MGS3 should be about survival, and I started thinking about how survival would work in the game. The game takes place in the 60s, and if the game was going to be about survival, I decided it had better take place in the jungle."