When a video game you know and love ushers in a "remaining" (referring to a real remake rather than a simple remake upgrade), players sometimes inevitably fall into thinking: Can this "new version" game really surpass its previous work? It is reasonable to ask such questions about some of the remakes that have been released.For example, Naughty Dog has made a comprehensive transformation of its legendary works, making its pictures more exquisite and design details richer, thus making the experience fuller.Let’s look at Korami’s own “Metal Equipment 3: Remake”, which is also known as a special work, although its development team also seems to be difficult to accurately define its positioning.

In a recent interview, the reporter asked series producer Tokuaki Okamura and David Hatter, who voiced Solid Sneke: Is "Metal Equipment 3: Remake" the "companion" of the original legendary PS2, or is it a "substitute" considering the scenes it showed on PS5 far better than that of that year?

Producer Tokuaki Okamura answered: This may be left to the players to decide:

"For new players who are first exposed to the Metal Gear series, Metal Gear 3: Remake may appear more intimate. For veteran players in the Metal Gear series, the Master Collection experience may be even better."

This statement is fair.Not everyone is lucky enough to play the original PS2 version at the beginning. Many people may just want to experience "why the fanaticism back then" and "whether it deserves such high praise" through the new game.

As for Hayte, his answer is quite in the style of his character Snake:

"I was playing the original Metal Gear two days ago, and it's still great. Will [Remastered] replace [MGS3]? I don't know. I think it's a different, upgraded version."

Although to be fair, the game has indeed undergone a large-scale upgrade and transformation due to logging into the new console, the so-called "remake" is mainly reflected in the visual aesthetic level.As far as the content itself is concerned, none of the changes have been made.In fact, in a previous interview, another member of the team even said it was “too loyal to the original” – but that was absolutely fine, after all, the original was a legendary existence.

The subtle contradiction of the discussion about all these "substitutes" is that you can't help but wonder whether this is related to Hideo Kojima? After all, he is the creator of the original, but he has left Korami...