Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake has already unveiled some sublime visuals following its announcement. But a comparison with the original version is debated among fans.
We can say without getting too wet that the fans of Metal Gear Solid are not living their best years. Since the release of Metal Gear Solid 5, which still dates from September 2015, the saga has almost fallen into oblivion. Obviously, the divorce between Hideo Kojima and Konami following the release of this divisive opus largely explains this. But a bright spot is on the horizon for the public: Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake. This new vision of the cult game was greeted with joy by a large number of players when it was announced last May. As this comparison with the original version shows, MGS 3 Remake sets the bar very high.
On Twitter, or rather on X, the MGSMGN account published a post in which he compares the screenshots of Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake shared by Konami with images of the same locations from the original version. Obviously, MGS Delta, as the Japanese firm calls it, is absolutely sublime while the PS2 game, which was a graphic slap at the time, is showing its age. The remake’s textures (including vegetation), character models, and lighting effects have all been reworked. It is not yet known under which engine the game developed jointly by Konami and Virtuos runs, but it will probably use the Unreal Engine since the Fox Engine developed by Kojima Productions is no longer used by the Japanese company.
Even so, fan reactions to the tweet about this SMG are rather mixed. Several players find the remake magnificent and one of them even says that it is ” of a dream come true “. On the other hand, many agree that the work released on PS2 has a unique charm. ” One of the best things about MGS 3 was that sepia filter that gave the world that kind of autumn movie warmth. Hope they don’t sacrifice art direction for realism “. The disappearance of the sepia filter crystallizes most criticism. Lovers of the original version of Metal Gear Solid 3 hope that an option will make it possible to find this so particular tone in the remake.
A remake and ports
Of course, a few fan concerns are still about the direction this game will take. Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake in the absence of Hideo Kojima. The first dialogue sequences that Konami will share will probably provide some answers on this point. One wonders how the game will do to satisfy all these beautiful people, between those who expect a faithful adaptation and those who want a total rehabilitation of the work. It is recalled that Konami named the title Delta to mark the change, but “ without structural alteration “.
In addition to MGS 3 Remakewhich still does not have a release date, players will be able to (re)immerse themselves in the first opuses of the saga thanks to the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 scheduled on October 24 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch. If we believe the name of this ultimate collection of the first games of the franchise, logically, we should see a second collection arrive some time later. The future will tell.