One of gaming's most iconic performances is David Hayter's voice work for Snake in the Metal Gear Solid series. While he was replaced by Kiefer Sutherland in MGSV: The Phantom Pain, Hayter's turn as the beloved character is held in very high regard.
He's not played the part for well over 10 years, but the actor and writer is seemingly back in the saddle.
On X, Hayter says he's been "in the booth ... Playing a role I've not played, since..." and follows this up with a GIF of Naked Snake. It's not too difficult to put 2 and 2 together here.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is currently in development, but the original audio from the PS2 title is being used for the remake, so it's likely Hayter is referring to something else.
On his IMDB page, Hayter is credited with voicing Solid Snake in an upcoming fan-made film titled Sonic Villains. The film might be using old clips, but it's also possible Hayter is recording new material for this.
Beyond that, with Konami taking a step back towards game development, we suppose it could be possible he's reprising his role for something official. We'll have to wait and see to find out.
[source x.com]
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So happy he doesn’t hayte the idea of going back.
Ngl, it was kinda cringy how quick Kojima dropped him for Sutherland. For all his vision and creativity, he does seem to have an unhealthy thirst for big Hollywood names. 🤷♂️
@Yousef- Lol 😁
@LuXifer I kinda liked Sutherland as Vemon snake
They should have hired Dwayne Johnson
As keen as I am on Delta, I’d pay £500 for a ground up remake (that would play like MGSV) of Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake! Take my money in advance Konami.
I must be one of the very few people that actually preferred Sutherland as Venom Snake.
@Oram77 He did a good job for sure, but still.
@Czar_Khastik And here I was going to suggest Jack black
@colonelkilgore People really do sleep on just how good MGSV plays, it's in my top 10 thats for sure
I’m kill for that. @colonelkilgore
@Czar_Khastik Actually, they’ll hire a particular other Hollywood legend… stay tuned for more! (Source: Kris Brad)
@Oram77 best gameplay/ controls in the franchise by far.
Im not sure why everyone just assumes he's returning as Snake. Clearly he's teasing a return of his legendary role (checks Wikipedia)... the Roman Legionnaire in Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem.
Rumors of metal gear solid getting a remake, might be true 😁😁
He's pretty good!
@Athrum You're not alone. I also quite like Kiefer voices as Big Boss / Venom Snake.
YES! He is and always will be Snake.
aka the dude from Guyver II
@Oram77 MGS was my favorite gaming franchise... until 5. I tried so many time to get into that game and I just couldn't do it.
No David Hayer.....why?..... here?... wearing an eye patch?
Who are we kidding?!
He is totally talking about his role as Roman Legionnaire #1
Eternal Darkness Remake confirmed! 😂
I wish they would do the same with MGS1. Keep all the exact same dialogue and just give it a graphical upgrade.
I don't hate Kiefer Sutherland as Venom Snake but David Hayter will always be Solid Snake and Naked Snake to me
MGS5 Remake with Hayter?
@Oram77
Sutherland definitely lent a different angle to the voice. Sort of a reading-his-lines-over-the-phone, half asleep quality that really established Venom Snake as his own thing.
@colonelkilgore God yes.
Keep the story but add all the features and mechanics that V brought and add anything that had to be cut due to limitations of the time.
Sort of like the FFVII remake(s).
I don't think they'd even need to graphically improve the MGSV engine. It still looks good.
Very different but somewhat similar to how I've been saying for years that all Rockstar have to do is basically remake Red Dead 1 IN Red Dead 2 and ship them as a single mega-game and people would happily throw money at it.
I find it hard to believe Delta is not having any new lines recorded or re-recorded.
I’m certain it’s for MGS3elta or that fan film you mentioned…
Hnnghhhh…that would be good— DAMN GOOD
Technically non of the actors are back as they are just re using voice lines from the original, doubt Konami would ask them to re do all their voice lines again for the remake.
I love how Delta looks so far and hope they do a good job of the remake
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