Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eateris consistently hailed as one of the series' best entries, and one of the best games that came from the PS2 era. Recent rumors indicate that anMetal Gear Solid 3remake is in development at Konami, marking the return of this legendary game.
The originalMGS3was released in 2004, and dramatically switched up the signature stealth gameplay theMetal Gearfranchise had been known for until that point.MGS3moves players out of the highly fortified, futuristic military camps of the previous games, and into the jungles of the USSR during the Cold War; players were no longer dodging camera sight lines or disarming infra-red laser barriers, they were manually changing Naked Snake’s clothing to increase his “camouflage index,” and hunting animals to restore his health and stamina.Many versions ofMetal Gear Solid 3have been released over the years, but after the release ofMetal Gear Survive, it looked like Konami wasn’t going to make another title.
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VGC published a report suggesting Konami is currently developing aMetal Gear Solid 3remake. This information comes from “publishing sources who spoke to VGC anonymously,” writer, Andy Robinson, describes, as “they did not have permission to discuss their projects publicly.” TheMGS3remake project is one of many relating to previous established IPs, as “Konami is now focused on bringing back its biggest brands to the premium games space,” Robinson writes. In recent years, Konami has prioritized its pachinko machines by theming them after its greatest franchises, with aMetal Gear Solid 3-themed pachinko machinegoing viral a few years back.
Speculation in recent months had been that thenow-PlayStation Studios company Bluepointhad been the company developing aMetal Gear Solidremake. As the developer of remakes forShadow of the ColossusandDemon’s Souls, Bluepoint was an obvious contender for the responsibility of ressurecting a classicMetal Gear Solidgame. According to the VGC article though, the series is “being worked on by an external studio based in Singapore,” and not Bluepoint. Robinson adds that Konami is planning on bringing remasters of the originalMetal Gear Solidgames to modern consoles in addition to the remake ofMetal Gear Solid 3.
For fans of the Metal Gear Solid franchise, this is amazing news, following the ill-treatment the series has received over the past couple of years of.Metal Gear Solid’s influence on the video game industry cannot be understated, as its gameplay and narrative-focus influence can still be found in games releasing today. It seemed likeMetal Gear Solid 6was never going to happen, but depending on how these projects go, it may just be possible. Though these are all just rumors still, it’s impossible to not be at least a little excited about the potential of these games having new life today.
Metal Gear Solid 3is available on the Nintendo 3DS, PS2, PS3, PS Vita, and Xbox 360. It is also playable on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S via backward compatibility.
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