Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is Konami's first major project in the series in many years. But for the creators, it's not just a remake, but a kind of test — whether the franchise can find a second wind.
Producer Noriaki Okamura explained that the success of the game will be a decisive factor. If fans support the project, the brand will have new prospects. In an interview, he and Yuji Korekado noted that the original 2004 version still looks decent and required minimal changes.
The developers admitted that, returning to the third part, they themselves were surprised by its strength and emotionality. Even without modifications, the game still had a powerful effect. But the goal of the remake is to understand whether the series has a future and whether its audience is waiting for new installments.
"We are thinking about what we could do with Metal Gear, but now we are focused on the present," the authors noted. If Delta meets high interest and players want more, then similar updates may be received by other episodes. For now, the team is focused on conveying the game to the modern generation as high quality as possible.
The creators also clarified that Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is only the second remake in the series' history. Its development is not related to Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes 2004. According to them, the new project is made completely differently and has become a complete rethinking of the original.
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