MGS Delta: Snake Eater Retains Original's Suggestive Content, Rating Indicates

The upcoming Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater retains the suggestive and sexual content from Metal Gear Solid 3, including the controversial Peep Demo Theatre, as confirmed by an age rating from the ESRB. The game has been classified as Mature 17+ due to its realistic gunfire, cries of pain, bloody combat, and the inclusion of "suggestive/sexual content."

Although developer Konami has not officially confirmed the retention of this content, the ESRB's detailed report sheds light on the game's mature themes. The report highlights the game's realistic combat and violence, stating: "Cutscenes depict further instances of violence/blood: a restrained character beaten and electrocuted; a character shot in the eye; a character on fire shot several times."

Additionally, the ESRB notes specific instances of suggestive/sexual content: "The game contains some suggestive/sexual content: a man groping a woman's breasts; close-up camera angles of deep cleavage; a character briefly groping a man's crotch; a Peep Demo Theatre allowing players to view cutscenes of a female character's body from a first-person perspective." The Peep Demo Theater, an unlockable feature in the Subsistence and HD Collection versions of the original Metal Gear Solid 3, allows players to manipulate the camera during a cutscene featuring Eva in her underwear. This feature is unlocked after playing through the game four times.

Konami has officially announced that Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater will be released on August 28. A new teaser trailer also confirmed the return of the Snake vs. Monkey minigame.

In our Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater preview, IGN described the game as "more like a very shiny HD remaster than the elegant remake it could have been." The review emphasized the game's nostalgic appeal but noted its faithfulness to the original might be to a fault. The original Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater received an impressive score of 9.6 from IGN, reflecting its high regard in the gaming community.