It's been years since the original Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater was released exclusively on the PlayStation 2 in 2004, and now it's finally back in an exciting remake titled Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater .
The original game was widely praised by gamers and critics at the time, and became a phenomenon in that era, whether in terms of the story, gameplay, graphics, or creative ideas that veteran Hideo Kojima created in his game, and contributed more to the emergence of his name among major game developers.
On October 27, 2004, Metal Gear Solid 3 won the "Game of the Future" award at the 8th CISA Game Awards, the same award it had won at the 7th CISA Awards, and the "Best PlayStation 2 Game" award at the Leipzig Game Fair in August 2004. It won these awards for its unprecedented creative ideas and designs, especially in creating a realistic ecosystem that gives the player a unique survival experience, in addition to its distinctive cinematic style.
Why New Gamers Should Get Excited About Metal Gear Solid Delta
For old players, the matter is almost settled for most of this category of players who are eager to relive this experience and relive memories in a completely different quality, similar to what happened with the remake versions that were recently released and achieved great success, especially among its original fans.
As for new players, it is, in short, a masterpiece in the world of video games. It is indeed a phenomenon that left its mark and changed the directions of many other developers and inspired them. It is even considered one of the best stealth and concealment games ever, and its success is due to many reasons, the most important of which are:
A deep and complex story.
The Metal Gear series has been famous since its first release for its deep stories of a political and military nature, and the story of the third part, Snake Eater, is one of the best that the series has presented. It is full of suspense, surprises, and characters that embodied their roles with great skill, as it was one of the first games that embodied the survival style, and diversified the methods of combat and concealment.
The game's story is full of drama and exciting events. Through it, you will get to know the taste of betrayal in its origins, and you will witness the depth in the dialogues that we have missed in many modern games, the most important of which is the conflict of loyalty and belonging in the world of politics and war.
Metal Gear 3 shows how concepts of homeland and betrayal can become blurred in the face of international conflicts, forcing characters to make difficult decisions that threaten their principles. We will see this clearly at the beginning of the game’s story, and the game will force you to question whether betrayal is sometimes justified for a higher cause? Does belonging to one’s homeland necessarily mean blind obedience to authority, even if that authority hides suspicious goals?
The game will present you with events and situations in which there are no easy answers, as the boundaries between good and evil become very vague, and the concept of loyalty becomes a moral dilemma that challenges our convictions towards making fateful decisions.
Not to mention that the game is famous, like other parts, for its deep and amazing cinematic scenes that really make you feel like you are watching a wonderfully presented movie, and contributed to telling the story and creating an exciting experience that did not disappoint expectations.
Innovative gameplay
The original Metal Gear introduced a unique stealth and survival gameplay system in a realistic natural environment, players had to adapt to the environment and use innovative camouflage and hunting to survive, which added a new dimension to the gameplay experience, especially the dynamic camera system.
Even the director of the spy game Splinter Cell revealed in a previous interview the influence of Metal Gear Solid on his team while developing their game, praising the game’s brilliance in presentation and how it set strict standards for stealth games, making it a guide for them in designing stealth mechanisms in a tight and effective manner. He pointed out that the game’s distinction with “clear rules” made the gameplay experience integrated and consistent, as each element harmonizes perfectly with the rest of the elements, which avoids frustration and provides the player with an enjoyable experience without feeling unfair or angry.
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The Boss
The boss fights in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater are some of the most unique and innovative in video game history, and that's something no two veteran players will disagree on. Each boss has their own fighting style, distinct personality, and unique abilities, and each fight presents you with a different challenge that requires a specific strategy that you'll discover after several attempts. Some bosses will even require you to manipulate the PlayStation history settings to eliminate them. "Can you imagine this creativity?"
Boss encounters do not rely on brute force, attack and random shooting only, but rather require intelligence and cleverness from the player, and effective exploitation of the environment, as the game is mainly based on espionage, and you can even finish entire missions and even bosses without firing a single bullet! Whether through stealth, sniping, hypnosis, deception and many more options.
The upcoming Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater remake is expected to offer a similar experience in terms of fun, better visuals and gameplay, with visual improvements and how the hero Snake interacts with the environment while roaming the forest sectors, the new control system and the compass that is now easier to use and many changes, all of which make us excited about what the upcoming remake could be, which Konami has promised to maintain its authenticity.
Even if the player has not played the previous parts, the story of the third part is self-contained, and its events take place in a historical period that can be considered the beginning of the epic, and relied upon as an introduction to other parts of future remake projects, as it is considered an ideal starting point for understanding the story of the entire Metal Gear series.
We should not forget the soundtrack in the game, which was one of the most important reasons for the success of the original part, because of the excitement, harmony and consistency of the game’s atmosphere. When you are discovered, the background music changes, and vice versa in every environment you roam in or are in disguise, and you will see that for yourselves.
Also exciting is the game's producer Noriaki Okamura's statement that their goal in 2025 is to deliver a polished and high-quality Metal Gear Solid game to its fans. Finally, the game will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC in 2025.
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