Released today, Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater is finally on Steam—and honestly, I’m not thrilled.

Don’t get me wrong: the original Metal Gear Solid 3 is a classic. Kojima magic, Cold War jungle espionage, that “Snake Eater” theme song you can belt at karaoke—legendary.

And yes, the Δ remake looks gorgeous. It’s running on Unreal Engine 5, the graphics are modernized, the wounds you take now visibly scar and heal, and the controls have been overhauled with both a Legacy Style (old fixed-camera) and a New Style (modern free-camera).

Even the quirky extras are back—like “Snake vs. Monkey” on PlayStation and PC, or the new “Snake vs. Bomberman” mode on Xbox. Accessibility’s been improved, and both Xbox and PlayStation controllers are supported out of the box.

So what’s the problem? The price: C$93.49. That’s not collector’s edition, that’s just the standard edition. For a remake of a game from 2004. And while Konami did put in the work, this is still fundamentally the same story beat-for-beat—the same boss fights, the same cutscenes, the same legacy. You’re basically paying AAA pricing for nostalgia in HD.

Reviews are strong right now. Critics are praising it as a faithful retelling, the original voice cast has returned, and it’s hitting 87+ on the aggregator charts. That’s great—for people willing to pay almost a hundred bucks for what is still Metal Gear Solid 3.

Me? I’ll wait. When this drops to a sane price, sure, I’ll join Snake in the jungle again. But until then, this is one Cold War I’m sitting out.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2417610/METAL_GEAR_SOLID_D_SNAKE_EATER/

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