Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Reviews
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is, by and large, mission accomplished. The original Metal Gear Solid 3 has been ported wholesale, with as few changes made as possible in order to retain its heart and soul. The improved graphics are great and the quality of life changes are solid — just don’t expect some grand reimagining of the 2004 classic beyond a modernised camera angle. It is still brilliant to play and the story remains engaging all these years later, making this the new best way to play MGS3 despite its lack of new features and content.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater preserves Kojima’s masterpiece while overhauling visuals and streamlining controls, making this the definitive way to relive a classic.
A legend is brought back to life with Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, in a surprisingly sensitive remake from Konami featuring developers from the original.
Between its old-school stealth-action gameplay and engaging spy-thriller story, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater largely succeeds as a faithful, visually impressive remake of the 2004 classic.
A gorgeous remake of a true classic that could, and maybe should, have tried to do a tiny bit more.
After all, I love Metal Gear Solid 3 in its Metal Gear Solid Delta form just as much as I loved it when I last played it as part of the Master Collection. There's no question about it though, this cardboard box still contains the same game at its core, there's no sneaking around that.
Metal Gear Solid Delta makes the case for its existence quickly. It smartly adheres to what made the original game great with evident reverence and makes updates only to the most crucial elements.
Metal Gear Solid Delta breathes new life into Snake Eater, making the classic Cold War stealth adventure look and play better than ever.
Konami's Metal Gear Solid 3 remake is a safe but successful modernization of a beloved classic.
Overall, Metal Gear Solid Delta is a superb remake of probably the best stealth action game ever made. It’s even more impressive that this was achieved with an insane level of accuracy in a completely separate engine and toolset. I would even go so far as to say that this version supersedes the original in almost every way, and comes highly recommended to anyone who wants to crawl on their belly through a jungle while eating snakes.
So, while there are no less than five other versions of Metal Gear Solid 3, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is now the definitive place to play a bonafide classic in a way that feels both accessibly modern, but still authentic to the original experience.
Konami brings the classic Metal Gear Solid 3 to the modern age with stunning visuals, quality-of-life improvements and a feast for fans new and old.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is a masterful remake of this beloved classic. The updated graphics and modernized controls make it viable for modern gamers, but you still get the same basic experience of the original. Right now, this is the definitive way to experience Metal Gear Solid 3.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is unequivocally the best way to play Metal Gear Solid 3 if you’re all about modern comforts and higher frame rates. But under all the modernising gloss, it’s the same silly, daft game full of world-saving babble, over-the-top performances, surprise-stuffing, and a confounding script that’s very much a product of its time, for better or for worse.
It is the perfect gift for Metal Gear Solid fans, ten years after the mainline game. Despite some minor gripes specific to the PlayStation 5 integration, this game is a sign that you can, in fact, improve on perfection... if it's part of the mission.
Remaking Metal Gear without its creator seems foolhardy but this is as good an effort as could be imagined, without completely redesigning the original game.
A hallmark of excellence. There may be flaws, but they are negligible and won't cause massive damage.
Konami hasn't taken too many risks with Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, a very conservative reworking of the PS2 classic. But they've managed to enhance the original game's strengths, as its gameplay, setting, story, and characters still have the same impact in 2025 as they did 20 years ago.
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All of the action, all of the stealth, all of the cheesy one-liners… For those of you who are jumping in for the first time? Have some patience and try to enjoy the rollercoaster. This one is definitely for the fans.
If nothing else, I can say I felt just as awed upon defeating The End as I always have done after fighting that wonderful old bastard, so I’m pretty confident Delta’s nailed it.