Metal Gear Solid V will likely be turning 10 in September, nevertheless it nonetheless stirs up conversation–especially concerning the fallout between Konami, Hideo Kojima, and longtime Snake voice actor David Hayter. When Hayter was changed by actor Kiefer Sutherland for MGS5, followers have been surprised, and Hayter himself took it onerous. Again in 2015, he stated taking part in the sport would really feel like “60 hours of humiliation.”
However it appears that evidently time away from issues has modified his thoughts. Talking to PC Gamer forward of the Metal Gear Solid Delta launch, Hayter stated he lastly gave the sport a shot. “I did not wish to play the sport as a result of I figured it might damage my emotions,” he stated. “Then, you realize, 10 years glided by, and I used to be like, ‘To hell with my emotions. What do I care?” As a veteran screenwriter, he added, “I get fired for a dwelling…I am not a baby.”
As soon as he performed it, Hayter was stunned by how a lot he loved it. “I used to be like, ‘Cease being a child and play the sport.’ So I performed it. It is wonderful.” He admitted it gave him a brand new perspective on followers who as soon as advised him MGS5 was their favourite. “I would be like, ‘What the hell, dude? Thanks. You wanna give me a paper minimize as properly? Perhaps pour some lemon juice on it?’ After which I performed it and I am like, ‘I feel that is my favourite gameplay of the collection.'”
As for Sutherland, Hayter holds no grudge. “I bumped into Kiefer Sutherland at a bar in Dallas, and we had a bunch of drinks. He is an incredible man. No sick will.” With Konami now welcoming Hayter again because the voice of Snake in upcoming initiatives just like the Grasp Assortment Vol. 1 and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, a remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, it seems each the franchise–and Hayter–are trying ahead, not again.