If you haven’t heard by now, Metal Gear Solid’s Master Collection - which includes the first proper outing for MGS3: Snake Eater on PC - is a bit of a mess. Lacking graphics options, suffering from visual limitations and crashes, and generally barebones as a package, the catalogue of the first three Metal Gear Solid titles and their two Metal Gear prequels hasn’t exactly gone down well with players.
Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake Looks Amazing But Its “Gameplay” Is Worrying
28.10.2023 - 18:46 / screenrant.com
Something's off about . New footage revealed at the Xbox Partner Preview on October 25, 2023, doesn't show off its best side. This trailer, announced as a "" at the game's graphical prowess, is the second one to be released for the game so far. This marks the first major new release in the franchise — even if it is a remake — since creator Hideo Kojima's departure from Konami and the subsequent disaster that was .
is a remake of the fifth mainline game in the series,. It's actually the first chronologically in the series timeline, a prequel telling the origin story of perennial series antagonist Big Boss. It depicts the legendary soldier before he earned his title, way back when he was codenamed Naked Snake and deployed on an assassination mission deep in the jungles of the Soviet Union. It's one of the most innovative games in the series, and has earned its enduring legacy. But is the remake poised to do it justice?
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MGS Delta’s graphics look amazing, but its gameplay not so much. The trailer opens on some leaves dappling the surface of a pond, gently undulating as the water ripples. It cuts to Naked Snake, hunched over in perfectly distressed army fatigues, as he eyes a sharp-toothed gharial lower its head. He wades carefully through the pond, pushing foliage aside in his wake, then emerges covered, dripping in mud. He lies prone in some tall grass, its blades bowing around him. Finally, he emerges, and grabs hold of an unsuspecting enemy — and then the scene cuts away.
Each scene is gorgeously rendered; just looking at still frames, it's obvious that is uncannily realistic, with tons of attention to detail. But the stealth and combat appear to be nonexistent at this point. Snake is never seen firing a shot, performing a close-quarters combat takedown, or interrogating an enemy, all mechanical cornerstones of the original .
The trailer seems shy to show any of this off, leading right up to the point where the action should be, then deflating all its potential energy by cutting away. The one time Snake actually does perform a combat maneuver — grappling that one soldier at the beginning — it only plays an awkward animation and a dull thud, and the trailer cuts away before he does anything too interesting.
doesn't seem to be putting its best foot forward, and it has some big shoes to fill. As a remake of, it's taking on the most innovative, mechanically unique title in the series, which introduced several new mechanics that even its sequels scarcely attempted to replicate.
is the most frequently re-released title in the series. Since its original 2004 release, it's seen updates in the form of the expanded PS2 edition
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