David Hayter, the veteran voice behind Metal Gear’s Solid Snake, has teased a return to the long-lasting position he final performed over a decade in the past.
Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima controversially changed Hayter as Snake with 24 star Kiefer Sutherland for 2015’s Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Ache. Hayter final performed Snake in 2010’s Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.
However might a return be on the playing cards? That actually appears possible following a cryptic tweet from Hayter himself. “I used to be within the sales space at present,” he stated. “Enjoying a task I’ve not performed, since…” Hayter adopted that tweet up with a gif of Snake within the upcoming Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater.
— David Hayter (@DavidBHayter) October 4, 2024
At first look it seems like Hayter is within the sales space to file Snake voice traces for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, the hotly anticipated remake of Metal Gear Solid 3. Nevertheless, Konami has confirmed Delta makes use of the identical dialogue audio as the unique Snake Eater and thus all cinematics are frame-for-frame and line-for-line similar.
So, what’s Hayter teasing? Followers have all types of theories. It may very well be promotional work for Metal Gear Solid Delta, or additional content material set to include the sport. Alternatively, it may very well be voice work for an upcoming Sonic fan movie referred to as Sonic Villains, which Hayter is supposed to be voicing Solid Snake for as a part of an unofficial cameo.
Extra thrilling is the suggestion that Hayter is reprising his position as Snake for an unannounced Metal Gear Solid sport. If that’s true, what might or not it’s?
In June final yr, followers noticed that inspecting the Metal Gear Solid timeline web page on the official Metal Gear Solid web site revealed placeholder buttons for Metal Gear Solid 4, Metal Gear Solid 5, and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker — three video games IGN understands will certainly type part of the unannounced Metal Gear Solid: Grasp Assortment Vol. 2. Maybe Hayter is recording new voice work for one or all of those video games. Or perhaps Konami has a model new Metal Gear sport up its sleeve and Hayter has parachuted in to reprise the position.
It’s a thriller for now, however we will maybe rule out a remake of the primary Metal Gear Solid sport. Konami lately stated remaking the groundbreaking authentic can be way more sophisticated than its incoming Metal Gear strong 3 remake as a result of it could require the creation of many model new parts.
“Metal Gear Solid Delta appears extra like a really shiny HD remaster than the elegant remake it might have been,” IGN stated in our Metal Gear Solid Delta preview. “It’s an admittedly stunning nostalgia journey, however virtually trustworthy to a fault.”
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