Regardless, this inclusion of a new Snake explained one of the biggest plotholes back from the inception of the series: Big Boss’s death in 1987’s Metal Gear. While a few players appreciate the twist that revealed Venom Snake’s true nature, many players were bothered by the fact that they were never playing as the real Big Boss in Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain. Originally a random medic that undergoes a memory wipe, extensive brainwashing, and extreme facial reconstruction, the Kiefer Sutherland-voiced Venom Snake is consistently debated by fans. The first Snake to die via one of Metal Gear Solid’s biggest retcons is Venom Snake.

RELATED: 5 Ways Death Stranding Is The Definitive Kojima Game (& 5 It's Metal Gear Solid) If that game ever does come, knowing how each Snake has seen their life come to an end could certainly come in handy. Still, there is always a chance Konami attempts to make a new Metal Gear game work, giving players a modern-day showdown between Solid Snake and Big Boss. Protagonists and antagonists alike have met their demise due to bullets, sword strikes, and viruses throughout the Metal Gear series, leaving many character histories complete.

Beyond that, a Metal Gear 1 and 2 remake is really the only option left when so many Snakes are dead.Īside from a filled-out timeline, a massive issue for a potential Metal Gear Solidsequel is how nearly every Snake, good or bad, has met their demise.

Series creator and industry icon Hideo Kojima would likely not be involved with the project given his much-discussed split from Konami a few years back, limiting Konami’s potential to tell new stories within the MGS universe and not be shamed by fans. If Metal Gear Solid 6 ever did happen, though, it would probably have to be a remake of the original Metal Gear games from the NES days. A new Metal Gear Solid game ever seeing the light of day is incredibly unlikely, as the series has told nearly every story possible in its lengthy timeline over the years.

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