Released today, Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater is finally on Steam—and honestly, I’m not thrilled.
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Released today, Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater is finally on Steam—and honestly, I’m not thrilled.
Don’t get me wrong: the original Metal Gear Solid 3 is a classic. Kojima magic, Cold War jungle espionage, that “Snake Eater” theme song you can belt at karaoke—legendary.
And yes, the Δ remake looks gorgeous. It’s running on Unreal Engine 5, the graphics are modernized, the wounds you take now visibly scar and heal, and the controls have been overhauled with both a Legacy Style (old fixed-camera) and a New Style (modern free-camera).
Even the quirky extras are back—like “Snake vs. Monkey” on PlayStation and PC, or the new “Snake vs. Bomberman” mode on Xbox. Accessibility’s been improved, and both Xbox and PlayStation controllers are supported out of the box.
So what’s the problem? The price: C$93.49. That’s not collector’s edition, that’s just the standard edition. For a remake of a game from 2004. And while Konami did put in the work, this is still fundamentally the same story beat-for-beat—the same boss fights, the same cutscenes, the same legacy. You’re basically paying AAA pricing for nostalgia in HD.
Reviews are strong right now. Critics are praising it as a faithful retelling, the original voice cast has returned, and it’s hitting 87+ on the aggregator charts. That’s great—for people willing to pay almost a hundred bucks for what is still Metal Gear Solid 3.
Me? I’ll wait. When this drops to a sane price, sure, I’ll join Snake in the jungle again. But until then, this is one Cold War I’m sitting out.
METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER on Steam
A remake of the 2004 game METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER, with the same gripping story and engrossing world, now with all new graphics and 3D audio that enhance the jungle atmosphere. Get ready for the ultimate survival stealth action experience.
(store.steampowered.com)
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Released today, Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater is finally on Steam—and honestly, I’m not thrilled.
Don’t get me wrong: the original Metal Gear Solid 3 is a classic. Kojima magic, Cold War jungle espionage, that “Snake Eater” theme song you can belt at karaoke—legendary.
And yes, the Δ remake looks gorgeous. It’s running on Unreal Engine 5, the graphics are modernized, the wounds you take now visibly scar and heal, and the controls have been overhauled with both a Legacy Style (old fixed-camera) and a New Style (modern free-camera).
Even the quirky extras are back—like “Snake vs. Monkey” on PlayStation and PC, or the new “Snake vs. Bomberman” mode on Xbox. Accessibility’s been improved, and both Xbox and PlayStation controllers are supported out of the box.
So what’s the problem? The price: C$93.49. That’s not collector’s edition, that’s just the standard edition. For a remake of a game from 2004. And while Konami did put in the work, this is still fundamentally the same story beat-for-beat—the same boss fights, the same cutscenes, the same legacy. You’re basically paying AAA pricing for nostalgia in HD.
Reviews are strong right now. Critics are praising it as a faithful retelling, the original voice cast has returned, and it’s hitting 87+ on the aggregator charts. That’s great—for people willing to pay almost a hundred bucks for what is still Metal Gear Solid 3.
Me? I’ll wait. When this drops to a sane price, sure, I’ll join Snake in the jungle again. But until then, this is one Cold War I’m sitting out.
METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER on Steam
A remake of the 2004 game METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER, with the same gripping story and engrossing world, now with all new graphics and 3D audio that enhance the jungle atmosphere. Get ready for the ultimate survival stealth action experience.
(store.steampowered.com)
@atomicpoet $90 and Unoptimized Engine 5? Massive Pass.
The original is one of my favorite games of all time, but if I want to play it, the PS2 version is still there for me. -
@atomicpoet $90 and Unoptimized Engine 5? Massive Pass.
The original is one of my favorite games of all time, but if I want to play it, the PS2 version is still there for me.Varyag Exactly. Nothing wrong with the PS2 version.
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Released today, Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater is finally on Steam—and honestly, I’m not thrilled.
Don’t get me wrong: the original Metal Gear Solid 3 is a classic. Kojima magic, Cold War jungle espionage, that “Snake Eater” theme song you can belt at karaoke—legendary.
And yes, the Δ remake looks gorgeous. It’s running on Unreal Engine 5, the graphics are modernized, the wounds you take now visibly scar and heal, and the controls have been overhauled with both a Legacy Style (old fixed-camera) and a New Style (modern free-camera).
Even the quirky extras are back—like “Snake vs. Monkey” on PlayStation and PC, or the new “Snake vs. Bomberman” mode on Xbox. Accessibility’s been improved, and both Xbox and PlayStation controllers are supported out of the box.
So what’s the problem? The price: C$93.49. That’s not collector’s edition, that’s just the standard edition. For a remake of a game from 2004. And while Konami did put in the work, this is still fundamentally the same story beat-for-beat—the same boss fights, the same cutscenes, the same legacy. You’re basically paying AAA pricing for nostalgia in HD.
Reviews are strong right now. Critics are praising it as a faithful retelling, the original voice cast has returned, and it’s hitting 87+ on the aggregator charts. That’s great—for people willing to pay almost a hundred bucks for what is still Metal Gear Solid 3.
Me? I’ll wait. When this drops to a sane price, sure, I’ll join Snake in the jungle again. But until then, this is one Cold War I’m sitting out.
METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER on Steam
A remake of the 2004 game METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER, with the same gripping story and engrossing world, now with all new graphics and 3D audio that enhance the jungle atmosphere. Get ready for the ultimate survival stealth action experience.
(store.steampowered.com)
@atomicpoet @videogames And unsupported on #SteamDeck
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@atomicpoet @videogames And unsupported on #SteamDeck
Mark Gardner videogames@piefed.social Yep, it ain’t worth gambling that kind of money on something that might not work on Linux.
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Mark Gardner videogames@piefed.social Yep, it ain’t worth gambling that kind of money on something that might not work on Linux.
@atomicpoet @mjg depends. New games naturally are unsupported, because major Proton tests, adjustments and fixes are done, after game is released. I would not mock #Steamdeck for missing compatibility, we all exactly knew, that it's about a Linux gaming system emulating the softwares target OS Win.
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@atomicpoet @mjg depends. New games naturally are unsupported, because major Proton tests, adjustments and fixes are done, after game is released. I would not mock #Steamdeck for missing compatibility, we all exactly knew, that it's about a Linux gaming system emulating the softwares target OS Win.
Critical Silence Mark Gardner Actually tons of games are supported. Many don’t even need a Proton layer.
Even so, I’m willing to spend maybe $20 on the off-chance that a game might not work perfectly on Linux—but may improve later. Not C$90, though.
