"Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Retains 'Suggestive, Sexual' Content from Original MGS3, Rating Indicates"

The much-anticipated Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater retains the suggestive and sexual content present in the original Metal Gear Solid 3, including the infamous Peep Demo Theatre, as confirmed by an age rating. Developer Konami has not officially verified the inclusion of this controversial content, yet the ESRB has classified the stealth action game as Mature 17+ due to its depiction of realistic gunfire, cries of pain, bloody combat, and "suggestive/sexual content."

The ESRB's detailed report highlights the game's realistic portrayal of violence and bloodshed, mentioning scenes such as a restrained character being beaten and electrocuted, a character shot in the eye, and another character engulfed in flames being shot multiple times. Additionally, the ESRB notes the presence of suggestive/sexual content, which includes scenes of a man groping a woman's breasts, close-up camera angles focusing on deep cleavage, a character briefly groping a man's crotch, and the Peep Demo Theatre. This feature, found in the Subsistence and HD Collection versions of the original game, allows players to view cutscenes of a female character in her underwear from a first-person perspective, unlocked after completing the game four times.

Konami has officially announced that Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater will be released on August 28, accompanied by a teaser trailer that also confirms the return of the Snake vs. Monkey minigame. In our Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater preview, IGN described the game as "a very shiny HD remaster rather than the elegant remake it could have been," noting its beautiful yet overly faithful approach to nostalgia. The original Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater received a stellar 9.6 from us, reflecting its high acclaim and the new first-person perspective introduced in the remake.