Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Reviews
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is a good remake, but it's a step below contemporary games that have taken that route to connect with the past. Although it's rough around the edges, it manages to respect Kojima Productions' original work, so beyond the audiovisual improvements and gameplay improvements, you'll have in your hands the same great game from 2004. Nothing more, nothing less.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater changes what needs to be changed while leaving the core intact. A remake that is both a gift to fans and a golden opportunity for anyone venturing into Operation Snake Eater for the first time. A game that will not be forgotten, with a new look that will help to create new and great memories.
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A careful but not overly courageous remake of a masterpiece that everyone should play: a little old in its structure, but brilliant and contemporary in other aspects.
Review in Italian | Read full review
METAL GEAR SOLID DELTA: SNAKE EATER takes an already awesome game and enhances it in profound ways that'll impress everyone from newcomers to long-time fans. It does such a phenomenal job that I wish every remake could remain this true yet be this innovative. đ
This remake doesnât just revisit a classicâit elevates it, making MGS3 feel alive, daring, and essential for both newcomers and longtime fans.
MGS3 has always been hailed as arguably the best game in the franchise, so how do you improve on it with a remake? Simple. You leave it alone and make it look pretty. Thatâs exactly what Delta has done.
Metal Gear Solid Delta is a faithful remake to a fault. While it's a recommended experience for newcomers or fans who barely remember the original game, its lack of boldness leaves the title disappointing for fans accustomed to the authenticity that is the franchise's hallmark.
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Though incredibly faithful to the original, severe performance issues plague this remake of Snake Eater. While the game could and likely will be made playable down the line, it is hard to recommend the title at the time of writing, where severe framerate issues and engine-level crashes plague the PC version of the game.
Metal Gear Delta - using the Greek letter that signifies change or difference in mathematics - takes the inner-core of the Snake Eater from two decades ago and acts as a new shell around it, largely superficially with some mechanical adjustments. It is a new wrapper for an old candy bar, a new doll with an extraneous new hat, a dusting of makeup before taking the stage, and despite all of those caveats, itâs still a new coat of paint for one of the most incredible gaming experiences of all time.
But for those seeking a nostalgia hit, or to try a classic they may have missed, itâs well worth a look.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is an extremely faithful recreation, but with modern graphics and technology. It uses Unreal Engine 5 to render environments, characters, lighting, and animations with a realism that rewrites the original experience, while keeping its soul intact (especially in terms of content, where Konami has decided to proceed with extreme caution, using the same voice acting, the same musicâwith only one change to the Snake Eater themeâand leaving the story completely unchanged), thus representing a respectful tribute to Kojima's work. The AI in Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is one of the most controversial aspects of the remake. Although, as mentioned, the visuals and technical aspects have been significantly modernized, the behavior of the enemies still seems rooted in the logic of twenty years ago, with sudden changes of heart and elite soldier skills that Snake avoids, which contrasts sharply with the aesthetics and gameplay. The new additions, while respecting the structure of the 2004 version, offer greater accessibility and fluidity as well as different gameplay options that will immerse you in this exciting chapter and its atmosphere, dialogues, and epic boss fights. However, in our opinion, it remains a remake more for nostalgics than for newcomers, but if you are willing to embrace its contemplative slowness, long cutscenes, and frequent interruptions due to Codec communications, Delta will take you to a revamped jungle that is still dangerous and decidedly seductive. Although it doesn't do much to establish its own identity, overall it is as much a masterpiece as the original Snake Eater was in 2004.
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For veterans of the series, this remake offers a faithful return to one of the most beloved entries in gaming history. For newcomers, itâs an opportunity to experience Kojimaâs Cold War masterpiece in a form that balances nostalgia with modern expectations. Whether or not that balance works for you will depend on how much you value preserving the past or reinventing it.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater proves that visual fidelity cannot mask outdated gameplay. It is a gorgeous reminder of a classic, but not a compelling experience for 2025. For new players, it will feel awkward and punishing. For veterans, it may spark nostalgia but also frustration.
This is Snake Eaterâbonkers, brazen and still one of the slickest spy thrillers youâll ever crawl through.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater manages to recapture the essence of 2004âs original, and itâs a remake that both original and new fans of the Metal Gear Solid series will be proud of. I believe that a large portion of the motivation behind this remake was to appeal to newer fans who arenât familiar with the Metal Gear franchise, and I can assure you that youâll love this classic.
If youâve played Metal Gear Solid 3 before, then you know what you want. Do you want Metal Gear Solid 3 exactly as you remember it, but looking much better and running much better? If so, then great- you want Metal Gear Solid Î. Thatâs that. Have you never played Metal Gear Solid 3, been interested, but deterred by the fact that the game is 20 years old? If so, then great â you want Metal Gear Solid Î. Just get it, you know you want it. Itâs as good as a remake is ever going to be.
At its best, Delta reminded me exactly why I consider Snake Eater one of the best games of all time. At its worst, it reminded me of the risks of remakes: sometimes new mechanics clash with old bones. But hereâs what matters: in 2025, stealth action is nearly extinct. And even with its uneven balance and technical hiccups, Snake Eater still towers above most modern games. Itâs proof that a masterpiece can endure.
Metal Gear Solid Î: Snake Eater is more than just a remake. Konami delivers a new interpretation of a classic that will delight veterans and newcomers alike. The story remains dense and exciting, emotionally grippingly staged and in no way loses the iconic moments of the original.
Review in German | Read full review
Still, with the original version of Metal Gear Solid 3 readily available on modern platforms, I would have preferred Delta to take some bolder swings and be reimagined from the ground up to truly differentiate it from its source.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is a stunning, faithful remake that beautifully preserves the 2004 classic, but its reluctance to add anything new makes it feel more like a remaster than a reimagining.