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Joshua Wolens

He once said playing Metal Gear Solid 5 would be '60 hours of humiliation,' but Snake actor David Hayter finally played the game: 'All is forgiven'

Venom Snake holds Ocelot in a headlock and takes a selfie.

Metal Gear Solid 5 came out (oh my god) 10 years ago, but it can still spark discourse like a game half its age. Did Konami mistreat Hideo Kojima? Did Kojima push his luck too far? Will we ever get Episode 51 (no)? Do we regret our words and deeds more than the regular amount? And can we ever forgive the way the series unceremoniously jettisoned David Hayter as Snake's actor so Kojima could hang out with Kiefer Sutherland, who voiced MGS5's Venom Snake?

Well, if it helps, Hayter himself has made peace with that last one. Back when MGS5 released, Hayter was—perhaps understandably—reluctant to give the game a go, describing the notion of playing it as "60 hours of humiliation" in an interview. But in a chat with PC Gamer to mark the upcoming release of Metal Gear Solid Delta, he said he's finally given it a try, and you know what? It's pretty good.

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