Steel Gear Strong Delta: Snake Eater remakes the 2004 stealthy-action recreation with all the trendy bells and whistles (and realistically rendered pores) you’d anticipate, however a number of filters will nonetheless allow you to replicate the unique Steel Gear Strong 3’s look. In different phrases, the pee-yellow filter is making a comeback.
“After the brand new trailer, some commenters mentioned they wish to play with the colours from the unique,” producer Noriaki Okamura defined in the latest Steel Gear – Manufacturing Hotline episode on YouTube. “We do have a number of colour filters you’ll be able to change between, relevant whether or not you’re taking part in with New Fashion or Legacy Fashion,” he continued, referring to the up to date management settings and the outdated ones from the PS2 launch which can be each within the remake.
The 2 screenshots beneath examine the identical shot in two completely different filters: the “Regular” colour palate that the remake’s introducing, and the “Legacy” filter that tries to echo the unique recreation’s yellowy-green hues. Scroll just a little additional and the embedded video offers you a have a look at two extra filters – a “Sepia” one that appears prefer it’s been drenched in teabags and a “Retro” one which’s way more purple – beginning at across the 7-minute mark.
Steel Gear Strong Delta’s modifications to the unique recreation’s artwork type have been barely controversial with followers, so it is good to see just a little throwback choice that may alleviate some complaints. Different HD-era remakes, like Shadow of the Colossus and Halo 2 Anniversary for instance, have additionally come below hearth for ignoring the unique’s creative intent in favor of a cleaned up, smoothed out ‘lifelike’ look, so hopefully the development above continues in future remakes/reimaginings/remasters.
Steel Gear Strong Delta is about to launch someday later this yr on PC, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PS5.
A Steel Gear Strong 3 remake producer additionally mentioned Konami would “like nothing higher” than for OG director Hideo Kojima to return again and work on the sequence.