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Silent Hill 2 and Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater remakes listed for 2024 releaseKonami stealth-and-horror combo to launch this year
Konami stealth-and-horror combo to launch this year
Image credit:Konami
Image credit:Konami
It’s possible that this is an error, given that publisher Konami have yet to make any announcements, butthe blog postnotes that “all featured titles [are] scheduled for release in 2024 at the time of publication”. Go on, Konami, call Sony a liar! No seriously, please do have some kind of public spat. It’s the shallow end of January and there’s precious little news on offer.
The usual approach to covering remakes is to talk in-depth about how they differ from the original games, but I’m going to be obnoxious and assume you have no previous experience of either series. So! Snake Eater is a kind of tropicalSplinter Cellclone about a man stuck in the jungle with his boss and lots of edible crocodiles.
METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER - First In-Engine Look - Xbox Partner PreviewWatch on YouTube
METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER - First In-Engine Look - Xbox Partner Preview
TheSilent Hill 2remake, meanwhile, is a bit like developer Bloober Team’sThe Mediumexcept it happens in a lakeside American town, the titular Silent Hill, rather than a collapsing Soviet-era hotel near Krakow. You are a sad man called James who is searching for his missing wife, while avoiding the earnest attentions of a guy with a triangular hat. Having enjoyed The Medium a lot less thanAlice B did, I am concerned Bloober are going to make a mess of things, but the developers’ previous cyberpunk outing Observer is evidence that they have the skills to make a great horror game.
There area bunch of new Silent Hills on the way, besides the Silent Hill 2 remake, including brand new games from No Code and NeoBards Entertainment.Metal Gear Solidis in a more complicated place, now that original creator Hideo Kojima has cut ties with Konami. The recent Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection wasnot a great advertfor the publisher’s handling of their own series - hopefully, the Snake Eater remake will be less buggy at release.
