It’s a wild and imaginative juxtaposition that makes “Metal Gear” stand out amongst its other stealth game contemporaries. For anyone who’s played “ Death Stranding ” and its sequel, you can see where director Hideo Kojima’s knack for wacky names and abilities manifested when he created the “Metal Gear” series.

Metal Gear Solid Delta has been a long time coming and, you'd think, has been the subject of some truly tortuous soul-searching at Konami HQ. Metal Gear remains the company's biggest series yet one that, until 2023's Master Collection, it seemed scared to touch, let alone move forward.

Konami's new Snake Eater remake is the best way to now experience Metal Gear Solid 3, but it could have been even better.