Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Opening Cinematic Features New Version Of Iconic Song

With solely three months left till the discharge of Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Konami has taken to YouTube to share the sport’s opening film. Along with giving us an entire lot of recent footage to swoon over, the three-minute clip additionally includes a new recording of Cynthia Harrell’s iconic ballad, “Snake Eater.” And sure, she nonetheless completely knocks it out of the park.

Although the tune is pretty just like the unique recording, the general combine feels a bit softer this time round, with the bass particularly standing out as much less intense. The opening visuals, nonetheless, are considerably completely different. Whereas the unique opening featured nearly psychedelic visuals and was extra enigmatic in tone, the brand new model focuses on displaying off among the recreation’s most iconic moments, together with a pivotal confrontation between Snake and The Boss.

That mentioned, you possibly can relaxation assured that one of many extra beloved elements of the opening is being stored intact. Based on the video’s caption, followers will nonetheless be capable to benefit from the “interactive parts from the unique, included within the in-game model of the opening,” akin to utilizing the analog stick to regulate the snakes that seem on display.

Final August, GameSpot had the possibility to play the primary few hours of Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and located it to be a “comparatively simple, modernized remake of the unique” that dealt with the sport’s transition into 2025 with “a deft hand.” The sport is about to launch August 28 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X | S, and PC.