Preview PS5s Metal Gear Solid Delta Snake Eater Is a Fiercely Loyal Remake
Hands on with the Virtuous Mission.
There are faithful remakes, and then there's Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater. A full one-to-one re-release of the PS2 stealth masterpiece from 2004, Konami and co-developer Virtuos are going so far as to re-use the original voice lines in their visual refresh 20 years later. It's an example of how the two companies are remaining intensely loyal to the source text; a move that could be considered bucking the trend as a lot of modern remakes allow new creative input. For better or worse, then, the final result is exactly what you expect: this is Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater with PS5-level visuals.
It feels like a strangely anti-climactic statement to open the Preview with, given that Snake Eater is considered by many to be the best entry in what is widely touted as one of the greatest gaming franchises of all time. However, it's a thought we could not quite shake as we spent 90 minutes playing the opening Virtuous Mission at a recent Konami press event.
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