When Hideo Kojima created 2015’s Metal Gear Solid V, his closing contribution to the world-famous sequence earlier than he left Konami underneath one thing of a cloud, he made the fateful choice to take away Snake’s English language voice actor David Hayter and substitute him with Hollywood star Keifer Sutherland.
Fans of the sequence – and of Hayter, who had been taking part in the function since 1998’s Metal Gear Solid – have unsurprisingly taken a dim view of this alteration over the years. It’s not that Sutherland’s efficiency is unhealthy as such; it is simply that Hayter is Snake to many Metal Gear lovers, so having a unique voice (and one so well-known) merely did not really feel proper.
Hayter might be forgiven for turning his again on the Metal Gear Solid sequence and ignoring the fifth entry, however that is not the case. Not solely did he step in to assist promote the recent Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection on fashionable consoles, however he has additionally revealed that, eight years after its launch, he has lastly performed Metal Gear Solid V – and he likes it (thanks, Kotaku).
Since leaving Konami, Kojima has established Kojima Productions as an impartial studio, producing the acclaimed Death Stranding. He’s at present engaged on the sequel.
The Metal Gear sequence has lived on, with the critically panned Metal Gear Survive coming in 2018. Alongside the aforementioned Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection, Konami can also be arduous at work on Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, a remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.
