The team behind Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater had one goal in mind when developing the recent remake of the series' most beloved game. “The biggest opportunity here was reaching a new audience,” producer Noriaki Okamura told Inverse last month. In that way, Konami succeeded: the faithful-to-a-fault remake is the same generational game from over 20 years ago, built to be easier on the eyes and hands for contemporary players. And just three weeks after launch, the game has sold over a million copies so far, according to Konami.
As someone who’s played Metal Gear Solid 3 countless times over the years, however, revisiting the 2004 classic once more inspired me to finally play one of the only games in the series I haven’t touched. And getting to experience this crucial chapter in the wider Metal Gear mythos so soon after Delta has me the most excited I’ve been about the series in a decade.
