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Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater’s first gameplay shows off a faithful MGS3 remake in Unreal Engine 5What a thrill
What a thrill
Image credit:Konami
Image credit:Konami
Metal Gear Solid 3arrived on PC for the first timeyesterday thanks to thestealth-actionseries’ Master Collection. Unfortunately, it seems to be a fairly underwhelming PC debut for Hideo Kojima’s frog-munching masterpiece, with Snake Eater’s Steam pagefull of negative reviewsabout the barebones port’s restriction to 720p resolution, reported startup crashes and lack of Steam Deck support.
METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER - First In-Engine Look - Xbox Partner PreviewWatch on YouTube
METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER - First In-Engine Look - Xbox Partner Preview
Long-rumoured, the remake of Snake Eater wasunveiled earlier this yearwith a pre-rendered tease of Naked Snake splattered with mud in the jungle. It was a highly-detailed Snake, sure, but there was nothing to help judge what the game itself might look like in action - especially given Konami’s reassurance that the 2004 game’s “gripping story and engrossing world” would be preserved.
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The gameplay - said to be taken in real-time and rendered in the remake’s Unreal Engine 5 - appears to be highly faithful to the original Snake Eater. There’s footage of Snake sneaking up behind guards before going prone in long grass and lining up a first-person headshot, as well as shimming along a ledge, CQC’ing an unsuspecting enemy and wading through chest-high water.
We also get some closeup shots of the animals you’ll be able to chomp on, from frogs, vultures and rats to crabs and snakes, which all scuttle, slither and swim around as animals do.
So, in short, it’s certainly looking like a flashier Snake Eater remake. What we still don’t have is any idea of a release date - but given how the original Snake Eater’s PC release is currently going down, a bit of a wait for a polished release doesn’t sound like a bad idea.
