Metal Gear Solid 3 remake announced, and not just for PS5
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is formally getting a remake, titled Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater (that is ‘delta’ not ‘triangle’).
The unique sport launched in 2004 on the PlayStation 2, and has been cited as top-of-the-line video games within the franchise and of all time, for its expanded stealth mechanics utilizing a jungle setting, enjoyable ’60s James Bond vibes, steadiness of gameplay and tragic story, and buckets of Hideo Kojima-branded weirdness.
Although the remake was introduced for PlayStation 5 at this week’s PlayStation Showcase, additionally it is coming to Xbox Series X|S and Windows. Kojima will not be concerned, following his departure from Konami.
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The writer is growing the sport in-house with help from Virtuos, who beforehand created a earlier Metal Gear Solid HD assortment. A brand new trio of MGS 1, 2 and 3 ports, referred to as the Master Collection vol 1, is about for Autumn this 12 months.
An announcement from the event group reads: “We are remaking Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, one of the vital beloved instalments of the Metal Gear sequence, revealing the origin story of Snake, as Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater. We are working laborious for Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater to be a devoted recreation of the unique story and sport design, whereas evolving the gameplay with beautiful visuals and a seamless consumer expertise.
“Simultaneously, we are going to ship the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection sequence, essentially the most full compilation that celebrates the 35th anniversary of the sequence. The Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection permits followers to play the video games as they have been, as first launched on the most recent platforms.”
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An additional blog post from Konami confirms that the Master Collection will embrace the expanded Substance and Subsistence variations of MGS 2 and 3, respectively (which might imply the primary two, pre-Solid, Metal Gear video games are bundled in), whereas the brand new remake will “star the unique voice characters.”
Whether that implies that David Hayter, Josh Keaton, Lori Allen, Neil Ross and co are returning to present model new performances, or that the remake will reuse archive audio, is unknown at this level.
We additionally do not know for certain if “the most recent platforms” means the Master Collection is coming to Switch or not, sorry.
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