Perhaps the universal correct opinion on MGS5: We miss David Hayter, but it’s still great.
In an interview with VGC, beloved Metal Gear Solid voice actor David Hayter revealed that, not only has time healed the sting of getting recast in Metal Gear Solid 5, he has played the game and loves it.
Hayter supplied the English language voice of Solid Snake for 12 years, from Metal Gear Solid on the PS1 through Peace Walker on the PSP. He became synonymous with the role and a gaming icon that presaged the likes of Mark Meer and Jennifer Hale as Commander Shepard, or Doug Cockle as Geralt of Rivia.
Replacing Snake with Keifer Sutherland in MGS5 was not only a slap in the face to Hayter, it was difficult for fans to accept as well: A beloved talent seemingly shelved in favor of a bankable Hollywood name.
A lesser game might have been defined by such a controversy, but MGS5 was just that good, and Sutherland also put his own mark on the character, delivering a more weary, haunted version of Snake.
